Deploy Mautic

World’s largest open source marketing automation project.

⭐ 7.0k stars📜 GPL-3.0🔴 Advanced⏱ ~20 minutes

What You’ll Get

A fully working Mautic instance running on your server. Your data stays on your hardware — no third-party access, no usage limits, no surprise invoices.

Prerequisites

A server with Docker and Docker Compose installed (setup guide)
A domain name pointed to your server (optional but recommended)
Basic terminal access (SSH)

The Config

Create a directory for Mautic and add this docker-compose.yml:


# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 🚀 Created and distributed by The AltStack
# 🌍 https://thealtstack.com
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
version: '3.8'
 
services:
  mautic:
    image: mautic/mautic:latest
    container_name: mautic
    restart: unless-stopped
    depends_on:
      - db
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    environment:
      - MAUTIC_DB_HOST=db
      - MAUTIC_DB_USER=mautic
      - MAUTIC_DB_PASSWORD=mautic
      - MAUTIC_DB_NAME=mautic
      - MAUTIC_RUN_CRON_JOBS=true
    volumes:
      - mautic_data:/var/www/html
 
  db:
    image: mysql:5.7
    container_name: mautic-db
    restart: unless-stopped
    command: --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root
      - MYSQL_USER=mautic
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=mautic
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=mautic
    volumes:
      - mautic_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
 
volumes:
  mautic_data:
  mautic_db_data:

Let’s Ship It


# Create a directory
mkdir -p /opt/mautic && cd /opt/mautic
 
# Create the docker-compose.yml (paste the config above)
nano docker-compose.yml
 
# Pull images and start
docker compose up -d
 
# Watch the logs
docker compose logs -f

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Required
`MAUTIC_DB_HOST`	`db`	No
`MAUTIC_DB_USER`	`mautic`	No
`MAUTIC_DB_PASSWORD`	`mautic`	No
`MAUTIC_DB_NAME`	`mautic`	No
`MAUTIC_RUN_CRON_JOBS`	`true`	No
`plugin`	`mysql_native_password`	No
`MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD`	`root`	No
`MYSQL_USER`	`mautic`	No
`MYSQL_PASSWORD`	`mautic`	No
`MYSQL_DATABASE`	`mautic`	No

Post-Deployment Checklist

Service is accessible on the configured port
Admin account created (if applicable)
Reverse proxy configured (Caddy guide)
SSL/HTTPS working
Backup script set up (backup guide)
Uptime monitor added (Uptime Kuma)

The “I Broke It” Section

Container won’t start?


docker compose logs mautic | tail -50

Port already in use?


# Find what's using the port
lsof -i :PORT_NUMBER

Need to start fresh?


docker compose down -v  # ⚠️ This deletes volumes/data!
docker compose up -d