Self-host Activepieces with Docker
An open-source, no-code automation tool for connecting apps and building AI-powered workflows.
This page describes the Levelrail template for Activepieces (Automation). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server.
Project site: https://www.activepieces.com/docs.Recommended memory: about 512 MiB.
Services, ports and volumes
| Service | Image | Container ports | Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
activepieces | ghcr.io/activepieces/activepieces:0.75.0 | 80 | none |
db | postgres:16-alpine | none | activepieces_db_data -> /var/lib/postgresql/data |
redis | redis:7-alpine | none | activepieces_redis_data -> /data |
Environment variables
| Service | Variable | Value |
|---|---|---|
activepieces | AP_ENCRYPTION_KEY | Generated at deploy |
activepieces | AP_FRONTEND_URL | Preset in the template |
activepieces | AP_JWT_SECRET | Generated at deploy |
activepieces | AP_POSTGRES_DATABASE | Preset in the template |
activepieces | AP_POSTGRES_HOST | Preset in the template |
activepieces | AP_POSTGRES_PASSWORD | Generated at deploy |
activepieces | AP_POSTGRES_USERNAME | Preset in the template |
activepieces | AP_REDIS_HOST | Preset in the template |
db | POSTGRES_DB | Preset in the template |
db | POSTGRES_PASSWORD | Generated at deploy |
db | POSTGRES_USER | Preset in the template |
Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.
Deploy Activepieces with Levelrail
In the dashboard, open Apps, choose New app, then Browse templates, and select Activepieces. Review the Compose body and deploy.
With the CLI:
levelrail-cli templates deploy activepieces --name my-activepiecesSee Service template catalog for how templates work, and Getting started if you have not installed Levelrail yet.
More Automation templates
All templates are listed in the self-host gallery.