Hosting

LaraPaper runs anywhere Docker is supported: Raspberry Pi, VPS, NAS, or container platforms (Cloud Run, etc.).

Docker Compose (recommended)

Use the production compose file at docker/prod/docker-compose.yml.

For production, generate an application key and set it in your environment:

php artisan key:generate --show

Set APP_KEY= in your environment. For personal use you can disable registration (see Environment variables).

Backup database

docker ps   # find the LaraPaper container id
docker cp {{CONTAINER_ID}}:/var/www/html/database/storage/database.sqlite database_backup.sqlite

Update

docker compose pull
docker compose down
docker compose up -d

Other hosting

First login

• Local: open http://localhost:4567 and sign in with admin@example.com / admin@example.com (after seeding).
• Production: register a user, or set REGISTRATION_ENABLED=0 to disable public registration.