Self-host Mathesar

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

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A spreadsheet-like web interface that works directly on PostgreSQL databases, schemas and tables, with access control built on Postgres roles and privileges, a data explorer for queries and a form builder.

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Self-hosted / yr~$283

You keep$5/yr

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Key facts

CategoryNo-code database

LicenseGPL-3.0

StackPython, Django, Svelte

Min RAM1024 MB

Official imageyes

Measured idle RAM273 MB

Difficulty

Sourcegithub.com/mathesar-foundation/mathesar

Websitemathesar.org

What you need

Any VPS with at least 1024 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:

# Mathesar — upstream's Docker Compose file (docs.mathesar.org, install via Docker Compose): app + PostgreSQL + Caddy
mkdir -p mathesar && cd mathesar
wget -q https://github.com/mathesar-foundation/mathesar/raw/0.12.0/docker-compose.yml
printf 'DOMAIN_NAME=http://SERVER_IP\nPOSTGRES_PASSWORD=%s\nSECRET_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 16)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d  # → http://SERVER_IP:80
# the first visit asks you to create the admin user; set DOMAIN_NAME to your domain to get automatic HTTPS from the bundled Caddy