Self-host Rallly
updated Sep 2026deployed by usprices checked · Jul 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Sep 2026 · how we test
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A meeting-poll tool: create a poll with candidate dates and times, share the link, and participants vote on when they are available. Sign-in uses email magic links.
Key facts
CategoryScheduling
LicenseAGPL-3.0
StackTypeScript, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Prisma
Min RAM2048 MB
Official imageyes
Measured idle RAM338 MB
Difficulty
Websiterallly.co (opens in new tab)
What you need
- Any VPS with at least 2048 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
Where to host itaffiliate disclosure
Hetzner Cloudrun it on
From $23.59/mo · 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB · EU + USKamaterafree trial
From $4/mo · 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 20 GB · US + EU + AsiaDigitalOceanalso works on
From $6/mo · 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 25 GB · US + EU + AsiaPaid link — we earn a commission if you shop through it.
Install
Run these commands on your server:
# Rallly — the official image + PostgreSQL (trimmed from lukevella/rallly-selfhosted, which adds Traefik + Garage storage)
mkdir rallly && cd rallly
cat > .env <<EOF
SECRET_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16)
NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL=http://SERVER_IP:3000
SUPPORT_EMAIL=admin@example.com
EOF
cat > compose.yml <<'EOF'
services:
db:
image: postgres:18-alpine
restart: always
environment: { POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}", POSTGRES_DB: rallly }
volumes: ["db-data:/var/lib/postgresql"]
healthcheck: { test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"], interval: 5s, retries: 10 }
rallly:
image: lukevella/rallly:4
restart: always
depends_on: { db: { condition: service_healthy } }
ports: ["3000:3000"]
env_file: .env
environment: { DATABASE_URL: "postgres://postgres:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@db:5432/rallly" }
volumes: { db-data: {} }
EOF
docker compose up -d # → http://SERVER_IP:3000
# no SMTP configured: sign-in links are not emailed — add SMTP_HOST/SMTP_PORT/SMTP_USER/SMTP_PWD to .env, or read the link from `docker compose logs rallly`More self-hosted tools
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