Self-host LinkStack

A self-hosted link-in-bio page: each user gets a customizable profile page that lists all of their links. It is a PHP/Laravel app shipped as an Alpine-based Docker image with Apache.

Key facts

What you need

• Any VPS with at least 256 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

Install

Run these commands on your server:

copy# LinkStack — official Docker image (Apache + PHP, SQLite or MySQL)
docker volume create linkstack
docker run --detach --name linkstack \
  --publish 80:80 --publish 443:443 \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  --mount source=linkstack,target=/htdocs \
  linkstackorg/linkstack
# open http://SERVER_IP — the first visit runs the setup wizard (database + admin account)

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