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Self-host Wallabag

updated Jul 2026prices checked · Aug 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Jul 2026 · how we test

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.

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

Run these commands on your server:

# 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)
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