Self-Hosting Dawarich
Get started self-hosting Dawarich with Docker and Docker Compose, including prerequisites and setup
Minimum hardware requirements for self-hosting Dawarich, including RAM, CPU, and disk space recommendations
Install Dawarich using Docker and Docker Compose on Linux, macOS, Windows, or Synology
Set up Dawarich using Docker Compose by following the self-hosting introduction guide
Deploy Dawarich on a Kubernetes cluster with YAML manifests
Step-by-step guide to install and configure Dawarich on a Synology NAS using Container Manager
A guide on how to install Dawarich on Unraid using Community Applications (CA) plugin
Run Dawarich as a native Home Assistant app with automatic location tracking
Reference for all Dawarich environment variables including database, Redis, geocoding, and application
Configure a reverse proxy with Nginx, Traefik, Caddy, or Apache for your self-hosted Dawarich instance
Expose your self-hosted Dawarich instance to the internet using CloudFlare Zero Trust Tunnels without
Configure OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication with providers like Authentik, Authelia, or Keycloak for
Configure outgoing email (password reset, digests, family invitations) for your self-hosted Dawarich
Configure reverse geocoding in Dawarich using Photon, Geoapify, Nominatim, or a self-hosted service to
Breaking changes and migration instructions for each Dawarich version update
Back up and restore your Dawarich PostgreSQL database using Docker commands
Step-by-step guide to upgrade your Dawarich database from an older PostgreSQL version to PostgreSQL 17
Migrate your Dawarich database from standard PostgreSQL to PostGIS for spatial data support
Export Dawarich metrics to Prometheus for monitoring your self-hosted instance
Automatically import GPX, OwnTracks, and GeoJSON files by watching a directory for new files
Running on ARM64?#
Dawarich runs on AMD64 and ARM64 alike. If docker compose fails to pull with no matching manifest for linux/arm64/v8, it is the database image rather than Dawarich — Moving to PostGIS lists the replacement image for each architecture.