Self-host NodeBB

copy# NodeBB + MongoDB — based on the docker-compose.yml in the NodeBB repo and its Docker install docs, pinned to 4.16.3
echo "MONGO_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16)" > .env
cat > docker-compose.yml <<'EOF'
services:
  nodebb:
    image: ghcr.io/nodebb/nodebb:4.16.3
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - 4567:4567
    depends_on:
      - mongo
    volumes:
      - nodebb-build:/usr/src/app/build
      - nodebb-uploads:/usr/src/app/public/uploads
      - nodebb-config:/opt/config
  mongo:
    image: mongo:7.0.45-jammy
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: nodebb
      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MONGO_PASSWORD}
      MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: nodebb
    volumes:
      - mongo-data:/data/db
volumes:
  nodebb-build:
  nodebb-uploads:
  nodebb-config:
  mongo-data:
EOF
docker compose up -d
# first start installs dependencies (a few minutes) → web installer at http://SERVER_IP:4567 — database host mongo, user nodebb, password from .env, database admin