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Outline

Outline

vlatest

Modern wiki and knowledge base for teams with real-time collaboration

Install

$curl -fsSL https://virtua.sh/i/outline | bash
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What's included

  • Outline wiki (Docker)
  • PostgreSQL database
  • Redis cache
  • MinIO S3-compatible file storage
  • Caddy web server with auto-HTTPS

After install

  • Workspace is auto-created during install (no setup wizard exposed)
  • Configure an auth provider to log in: edit /opt/outline/.env, then run cd /opt/outline && docker compose restart outline
  • See https://docs.getoutline.com/s/hosting/doc/authentication-7ViKRmRY5o
  • Custom domain: OUTLINE_HOST=wiki.example.com
  • Upgrade: cd /opt/outline && docker compose pull && docker compose up -d

Architecture

  • Outline runs in Docker with Redis and MinIO. PostgreSQL runs on the host. Caddy handles HTTPS and proxies requests.

How the install works

Generated from the install script itself -- these are the exact phases it runs on your server.

  1. 1.Pre-flight checks
  2. 2.Creating swap
  3. 3.Opening firewall
  4. 4.Installing system dependencies
  5. 5.Installing Docker
  6. 6.Installing Caddy
  7. 7.Setting up PostgreSQL
  8. 8.Setting up Outline
  9. 9.Starting Outline
  10. 10.Configuring Caddy

Supported Operating Systems

Ubuntu 24Ubuntu 25Debian 12Debian 13Rocky 9Rocky 10Alma 9Alma 10

Requirements

RAM
2GB minimum
Disk
10GB minimum

Configuration

VariableDefaultDescription
OUTLINE_HOSTserver hostnameDomain name or IP. Domains get auto-HTTPS via Let's Encrypt.
OUTLINE_DB_PASSrandom 24-charPostgreSQL password
OUTLINE_SECRET_KEYrandom 64-char hexApplication secret key
OUTLINE_UTILS_SECRETrandom 64-char hexUtilities secret key
OUTLINE_MINIO_PASSrandom 24-charMinIO root password for file storage
OUTLINE_TEAM_NAMEWorkspaceWorkspace name shown in Outline
OUTLINE_ADMIN_NAMEAdminAdmin display name
OUTLINE_ADMIN_EMAILadmin@hostnameAdmin email address
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Changelog

v1.0.12026-07-12
  • PostgreSQL no longer listens on all interfaces (localhost + docker bridge only)
  • PostgreSQL ordered after Docker so Outline survives reboots
  • Reliable Caddy config load (restart instead of enable --now)
v1.0.02026-04-02
  • Initial release with Docker Compose deployment
  • PostgreSQL on host with Docker bridge access
  • MinIO for S3-compatible file storage
  • Redis for caching and sessions
  • Caddy reverse proxy with auto-HTTPS