Linkding

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11,329

Forks

666

Open issues and pull requests

237

Last push

2026-10-01

Latest release

v1.47.0

Released

2026-09-13

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Compose file

services:
  linkding:
    container_name: "${LD_CONTAINER_NAME:-linkding}"
    image: sissbruecker/linkding:latest
    ports:
      - "${LD_HOST_PORT:-9090}:9090"
    volumes:
      - "${LD_HOST_DATA_DIR:-./data}:/etc/linkding/data"
    env_file:
      - .env
    restart: unless-stopped

From the app's own repository: github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/blob/27b7303/docker-compose.yml.

Compose file from the app repository.

Install

1. Docker with the Compose plugin (github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/blob/27b7303/docs/src/content/docs/installation.md)

   A host with Docker and the Docker Compose plugin. This entry runs from a compose file.

2. Save the compose file as docker-compose.yml (github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/blob/27b7303/docker-compose.yml)

   Use the compose file shown above.

3. Save as .env next to the compose file (github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/blob/27b7303/.env.sample)

   # Docker container name
   LD_CONTAINER_NAME=linkding
   # Port on the host system that the application should be published on
   LD_HOST_PORT=9090
   # Directory on the host system that should be mounted as data dir into the Docker container
   LD_HOST_DATA_DIR=./data
   
   # Can be used to run linkding under a context path, for example: linkding/
   # Must end with a slash `/`
   LD_CONTEXT_PATH=
   # Username of the initial superuser to create, leave empty to not create one
   LD_SUPERUSER_NAME=
   # Password for the initial superuser, leave empty to disable credentials authentication and rely on proxy authentication instead
   LD_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=
   # Option to disable background tasks
   LD_DISABLE_BACKGROUND_TASKS=False
   # Option to disable URL validation for bookmarks completely
   LD_DISABLE_URL_VALIDATION=False
   # Enables support for authentication proxies such as Authelia
   LD_ENABLE_AUTH_PROXY=False
   # Name of the request header that the auth proxy passes to the application to identify the user
   # See docs/Options.md for more details
   LD_AUTH_PROXY_USERNAME_HEADER=
   # The URL that linkding should redirect to after a logout, when using an auth proxy
   # See docs/Options.md for more details
   LD_AUTH_PROXY_LOGOUT_URL=
   # Disables the login form, useful to enforce OIDC authentication
   LD_DISABLE_LOGIN_FORM=False
   # List of trusted origins from which to accept POST requests
   # See docs/Options.md for more details
   LD_CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS=
   
   # Database settings
   # These are currently only required for configuring PostreSQL.
   # By default, linkding uses SQLite for which you don't need to configure anything.
   
   # Database engine, can be sqlite (default) or postgres
   LD_DB_ENGINE=
   # Database name (default: linkding)
   LD_DB_DATABASE=
   # Username to connect to the database server  (default: linkding)
   LD_DB_USER=
   # Password to connect to the database server
   LD_DB_PASSWORD=
   # The hostname where the database is hosted (default: localhost)
   LD_DB_HOST=
   # Port use to connect to the database server
   # Should use the default port if not set
   LD_DB_PORT=
   # Any additional options to pass to the database (default: {})
   LD_DB_OPTIONS=
   

4. What the compose file check ran with (github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/blob/27b7303/docs/src/content/docs/installation.md)

   The compose file check ran together with .env.sample from the same commit, saved as .env. The folder held only these files. The installation guide tells the reader to download docker-compose.yml and .env.sample, rename the sample to .env, set the parameters and start it with docker compose.

5. Start it (github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/blob/27b7303/docs/src/content/docs/installation.md)

   docker compose up -d

6. Open the app (github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/blob/27b7303/docker-compose.yml)

   Open http://localhost:9090. The compose file publishes host port 9090 for the linkding service.

Compose file check: config_ok on 2026-10-22.

Gotchas and maintenance

Gotchas

• Some images use the latest tag or no tag. Images without a pinned version: linkding: sissbruecker/linkding:latest. A later pull can get a different version. (github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/blob/27b7303/docker-compose.yml, checked 2026-10-22)
• The compose file publishes host ports. Host ports: 9090 (linkding). A port without a host address listens on all host network interfaces. (github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/blob/27b7303/docker-compose.yml, checked 2026-10-22)
• The compose file mounts host folders. Host paths mounted into containers: ${LD_HOST_DATA_DIR at -./data} (linkding). (github.com/sissbruecker/linkding/blob/27b7303/docker-compose.yml, checked 2026-10-22)

Signals

• Open issues and pull requests: 237
• Last push: 2026-10-01 (21 days before this page was built)
• Latest release: v1.47.0 on 2026-09-13 (39 days before this page was built)