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A later pull can get a different version.", "source_url": "https://github.com/teslamate-org/teslamate/blob/9f4098eeb8460c7d56235dd8d3fe0afedcdf682b/website/docs/installation/docker.md", "checked_at": "2026-10-22" }, { "kind": "gotcha", "title": "The compose file has placeholder values", "body": "Placeholder values: DATABASE_PASS is \"password\" (teslamate), POSTGRES_PASSWORD is \"password\" (database), DATABASE_PASS is \"password\" (grafana).", "source_url": "https://github.com/teslamate-org/teslamate/blob/9f4098eeb8460c7d56235dd8d3fe0afedcdf682b/website/docs/installation/docker.md", "checked_at": "2026-10-22" }, { "kind": "gotcha", "title": "The compose file publishes host ports", "body": "Host ports: 4000 (teslamate), 3000 (grafana). A port without a host address listens on all host network interfaces.", "source_url": "https://github.com/teslamate-org/teslamate/blob/9f4098eeb8460c7d56235dd8d3fe0afedcdf682b/website/docs/installation/docker.md", "checked_at": "2026-10-22" }, { "kind": "gotcha", "title": "The compose file mounts host folders", "body": "Host paths mounted into containers: ./import at /opt/app/import (teslamate).", "source_url": "https://github.com/teslamate-org/teslamate/blob/9f4098eeb8460c7d56235dd8d3fe0afedcdf682b/website/docs/installation/docker.md", "checked_at": "2026-10-22" } ], "signals": { "captured_at": "2026-10-22", "stars": 9157, "forks": 1022, "open_issues": 67, "last_push": "2026-10-21", "days_since_push": 1, "latest_release": "v4.3.0", "latest_release_date": "2026-09-29", "days_since_release": 23 }, "links": { "html": "https://openlogs.fyi/tools/teslamate", "markdown": "https://openlogs.fyi/tools/teslamate.md", "json": "https://openlogs.fyi/tools/teslamate.json" }, "updated_at": "2026-10-22" }