docs/content/4.backend/1.deploy.md

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Deploy

Deploying the backend

The only officially recognized hosting method is through Docker (or similar container runtimes).

It can be scaled horizontally to all your heart's content.

For configuration, check out the configuration reference.

::alert{type="info"} The postgres database will need to be populated with migrations if postgres.migrateOnBoot isn't enabled. ::

Method 1 - Docker

For other versions, check out the package page.

docker run \
    -p 80:80 \
    -e POSTGRES__CONNECTION=postgresql://localhost:5432 \
    -e CRYPTO__SESSION_SECRET=add-your-own-secret \
    -e META__NAME=unofficial-movie-web \
    ghcr.io/movie-web/backend:latest