Accessing Focalboard
- Open your browser and visit:
http://<SERVER_IP> - Sign up and create your account on the first visit (this becomes the admin user).
Important Files & Directories
- Install directory:
/opt/focalboard - Compose file:
/opt/focalboard/docker-compose.yml - Nginx config:
/etc/nginx/sites-available/focalboard - Data volume:
/var/lib/docker/volumes/focalboard_fbdata/_data - PostgreSQL volume (if using PostgreSQL):
/var/lib/docker/volumes/focalboard_pgdata/_data - App config (if using PostgreSQL):
/opt/focalboard/config.json - Env file (if using PostgreSQL):
/opt/focalboard/.env
Docker Management
Go to the install directory:
cd /opt/focalboard
Start containers:
docker compose up -d
View logs:
docker compose logs -f
Stop containers:
docker compose down
Restart container:
docker restart focalboard
Access container shell:
docker exec -it focalboard sh
Enabling SSL with a Domain
1. Point your domain to the server IP.
2. Edit Nginx config and replace server_name <IP>; with your domain (<your-domain>):
vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/focalboard
3. Install Certbot:
apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx
4. Run the following command to generate a valid Let’s Encrypt certificate:
certbot --nginx --non-interactive --agree-tos --email [email protected] -d yourdomain.com
5. Restart Nginx to apply the changes:
systemctl restart nginx
6. Open your browser and visit: https://yourdomain.com
