Deploy Penpot

Penpot: The open-source design tool for design and code collaboration

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What You’ll Get

A fully working Penpot 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 Penpot and add this docker-compose.yml:


# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 🚀 Created and distributed by The AltStack
# 🌍 https://thealtstack.com
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
version: '3.8'
 
services:
  penpot-frontend:
    image: penpotapp/frontend:latest
    container_name: penpot-frontend
    restart: unless-stopped
    depends_on:
      - penpot-backend
      - penpot-exporter
    ports:
      - "9010:80"
    environment:
      - PENPOT_FLAGS=disable-registration disable-login-with-password
    volumes:
      - penpot_assets:/opt/data/assets
 
  penpot-backend:
    image: penpotapp/backend:latest
    container_name: penpot-backend
    restart: unless-stopped
    depends_on:
      - penpot-postgres
      - penpot-redis
    environment:
      - PENPOT_FLAGS=disable-registration disable-login-with-password
      - PENPOT_DATABASE_URI=postgresql://penpot-postgres/penpot
      - PENPOT_DATABASE_USERNAME=penpot
      - PENPOT_DATABASE_PASSWORD=penpot
      - PENPOT_REDIS_URI=redis://penpot-redis/0
      - PENPOT_ASSETS_STORAGE_BACKEND=assets-fs
      - PENPOT_STORAGE_ASSETS_FS_DIRECTORY=/opt/data/assets
      - PENPOT_TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false
    volumes:
      - penpot_assets:/opt/data/assets
 
  penpot-exporter:
    image: penpotapp/exporter:latest
    container_name: penpot-exporter
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - PENPOT_DATABASE_URI=postgresql://penpot-postgres/penpot
      - PENPOT_DATABASE_USERNAME=penpot
      - PENPOT_DATABASE_PASSWORD=penpot
      - PENPOT_REDIS_URI=redis://penpot-redis/0
 
  penpot-postgres:
    image: postgres:15
    container_name: penpot-postgres
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS=--data-checksums
      - POSTGRES_DB=penpot
      - POSTGRES_USER=penpot
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=penpot
    volumes:
      - penpot_postgres_v15:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
  penpot-redis:
    image: redis:7
    container_name: penpot-redis
    restart: unless-stopped
 
volumes:
  penpot_postgres_v15:
  penpot_assets:

Let’s Ship It


# Create a directory
mkdir -p /opt/penpot && cd /opt/penpot
 
# 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
`PENPOT_FLAGS`	`disable-registration disable-login-with-password`	No
`PENPOT_DATABASE_URI`	`postgresql://penpot-postgres/penpot`	No
`PENPOT_DATABASE_USERNAME`	`penpot`	No
`PENPOT_DATABASE_PASSWORD`	`penpot`	No
`PENPOT_REDIS_URI`	`redis://penpot-redis/0`	No
`PENPOT_ASSETS_STORAGE_BACKEND`	`assets-fs`	No
`PENPOT_STORAGE_ASSETS_FS_DIRECTORY`	`/opt/data/assets`	No
`PENPOT_TELEMETRY_ENABLED`	`false`	No
`POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS`	`--data-checksums`	No
`POSTGRES_DB`	`penpot`	No
`POSTGRES_USER`	`penpot`	No
`POSTGRES_PASSWORD`	`penpot`	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 penpot | 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