Self-host Casdoor

updated Sep 2026deployed by usprices checked · Jul 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Sep 2026 · how we test

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An identity and access management server with a web admin console that exposes one user directory over OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, CAS, LDAP and SCIM, with Casbin-based authorization policies. It runs as a single Go binary backed by MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite.

Auth0 / yr$420

Self-hosted / yr~$283

You keep$137/yr

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Key facts

CategorySSO & Identity

LicenseApache-2.0

StackGo, React

Min RAM512 MB

Official imageyes

Measured idle RAM480 MB

Difficulty

Sourcegithub.com/casdoor/casdoor

Websitecasdoor.ai

What you need

Any VPS with at least 512 MB of RAM
A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
Under an hour if you've used Docker before

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Install

Run these commands on your server:

# Casdoor + MySQL — standard image, configured through env vars
echo "DB_PASS=$(openssl rand -hex 16)" > .env
cat > docker-compose.yml <<'EOF'
services:
  casdoor:
    image: casbin/casdoor:4.11.0
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports: ["8000:8000"]
    environment: { driverName: mysql, dataSourceName: "root:${DB_PASS}@tcp(db:3306)/", dbName: casdoor }
    depends_on: { db: { condition: service_healthy } }
  db:
    image: mysql:8.4
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment: { MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "${DB_PASS}", MYSQL_DATABASE: casdoor }
    volumes: ["casdoor-db:/var/lib/mysql"]
    healthcheck: { test: ["CMD", "mysqladmin", "ping", "-h", "localhost"], interval: 5s, retries: 30 }
volumes: { casdoor-db: {} }
EOF
docker compose up -d  #  →  http://SERVER_IP:8000  (built-in / admin / 123 — change it)