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WriteFreely Blog/Notes Server

This docker image contains a WriteFreely server to self-host your own blog(s).

The latest tag points to version 0.15.0 and this is the only image actively being updated. There are tags for older versions, but these may no longer be using the latest Alpine version and packages.

To secure this service, we suggest a separate reverse proxy server, such as an NGINX container. Alternatively, WriteFreely does include built-in options for using your own SSL certificates or using LetsEncrypt.

Docker-Compose

This is an example docker-compose file:

services:
  write-freely:
    image: nephatrine/write-freely:latest
    container_name: write-freely
    environment:
      TZ: America/New_York
      PUID: 1000
      PGID: 1000
    ports:
      - "70:70/tcp"
      - "8080:8080/tcp"
    volumes:
      - /mnt/containers/write-freely:/mnt/config

Admin Creation

You will likely want to create an admin account after installation. You can do that by using the container's terminal to run the following command:

writefreely -c /mnt/config/etc/writefreely.ini --create-admin [username]:[password]

This will create your initial admin user account.

Server Configuration

There are some important configuration files you need to be aware of and potentially customize.

• /mnt/config/etc/writefreely.ini
• /mnt/config/www/writefreely/*

Modifications to these files will require a service restart to pull in the changes made.