Self-host Wallabag
Read-it-laterdeployed & timed by usprices checked · Jul 2026
A self-hosted read-it-later app — saves a clean, readable copy of any article for offline reading, with apps and browser extensions. Your own Pocket.
Pocket / yr$60
Self-hosted / yr~$55
You keep$5/yr
Key facts
CategoryRead-it-later
LicenseMIT
StackPHP, Symfony
Min RAM512 MB
Dockeryes
Difficulty
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
Install with Docker Compose
Save this as compose.yml and run docker compose up -d:
# Wallabag (SQLite default; set SYMFONY__ENV__DOMAIN_NAME)
docker run -d --name wallabag \
-p 8080:80 -v wallabag-data:/var/www/wallabag/data \
wallabag/wallabag
# open http://SERVER_IP:8080 (login wallabag/wallabag)