LNbits docker compose enviroments

Multiple setups with different fundingsources to choose from.

• Postgres database
• (optional) nginx reverse proxy with letsencrypt certificates
• (optional) caddy reverse proxy with letsencrypt certificates

Available fundingsources

• FakeWallet
• PhoenixWallet

Prerequisites (tested on ubuntu 22.04 LTS), install and start docker

sudo apt-get install docker.io docker-compose-v2
# enable so docker starts on boot
sudo systemctl enable docker
# start docker
sudo systemctl start docker
# check if docker is running
sudo systemctl status docker

Run LNbits

Clone the repository and choose a setup

git clone https://github.com/lnbits/docker
cd docker
# choose setup
cd fakewallet # or phoenixd
docker compose up

Update LNbits

git pull
cd docker/fakewallet # or docker/phoenixd
docker compose pull
docker compose down
docker compose up -d

Webserver

IMPORTANT: be sure that your server is reachable from the internet and that you have a domain name pointing to your server. Also dont forget connect the webserver container to the lnbits container

Caddy

cd webserver/caddy
sh change_domain.sh mydomain.com
docker compose up
# connect to lnbits container use fakewallet_default or phoenixd_default
docker network connect fakewallet_default caddy-caddy-1

Nginx

Run the nginx webserver

cd webserver/nginx
docker compose up
# connect to lnbits container use fakewallet_default or phoenixd_default
docker network connect fakewallet_default nginx-nginx-1

Getting a certificate

cd webserver/nginx
sh create_cert.sh mydomain.com

Renewing a certificate

cd webserver/nginx
sh renew_cert.sh mydomain.com