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---
title: "Docker Setup"
description: "Set up Formbricks quickly using our ready-to-use Docker image."
icon: "docker"
---
The image is pre-built and requires minimal setup—just download it and start the container.
### Requirements
Make sure Docker and Docker Compose are installed on your system. These are usually included in tools like Docker Desktop and Rancher Desktop.
<Note>
`docker compose` without the hyphen is now the primary method of using docker-compose, according to the Docker documentation.
</Note>
## Start
1. **Create a New Directory for Formbricks**
Open a terminal and run the following commands to create and enter a new directory for Formbricks:
```bash
mkdir formbricks-quickstart && cd formbricks-quickstart
```
1. **Download the Docker-Compose File**
Get the docker-compose file from the Formbricks repository by running:
```bash
curl -o docker-compose.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/formbricks/formbricks/main/docker/docker-compose.yml
```
1. **Generate NextAuth Secret**
You need a NextAuth secret for session signing and encryption. Run one of the commands below based on your operating system:
For Linux:
```bash
sed -i "/NEXTAUTH_SECRET:$/s/NEXTAUTH_SECRET:.*/NEXTAUTH_SECRET: $(openssl rand -hex 32)/" docker-compose.yml
```
For macOS:
```bash
sed -i '' "s/NEXTAUTH_SECRET:.*/NEXTAUTH_SECRET: $(openssl rand -hex 32)/" docker-compose.yml
```
1. **Generate Encryption Key**
Next, you need to generate an Encryption Key. This will be used for authenticating and verifying 2 Factor Authentication. Run one of the commands below based on your operating system:
For Linux:
```bash
sed -i "/ENCRYPTION_KEY:$/s/ENCRYPTION_KEY:.*/ENCRYPTION_KEY: $(openssl rand -hex 32)/" docker-compose.yml
```
For macOS:
```bash
sed -i '' "s/ENCRYPTION_KEY:.*/ENCRYPTION_KEY: $(openssl rand -hex 32)/" docker-compose.yml
```
1. **Generate Cron Secret**
You require a Cron secret to secure API access for running cron jobs. Run one of the commands below based on your operating system:
For Linux:
```bash
sed -i "/CRON_SECRET:$/s/CRON_SECRET:.*/CRON_SECRET: $(openssl rand -hex 32)/" docker-compose.yml
```
For macOS:
```bash
sed -i '' "s/CRON_SECRET:.*/CRON_SECRET: $(openssl rand -hex 32)/" docker-compose.yml
```
1. **Start the Docker Setup**
Now, you're ready to run Formbricks with Docker. Use the command below to start Formbricks along with a PostgreSQL database using Docker Compose:
```bash
docker compose up -d
```
The `-d` flag runs the containers in the background, so they keep running even after you close the terminal.
1. **Open Formbricks in Your Browser**
Once the setup is running, open [**http://localhost:3000**](http://localhost:3000) in your browser to access Formbricks. The first time you visit, you'll see a setup wizard. Follow the steps to create your first user and start using Formbricks.
## Update
Please take a look at our [migration guide](/self-hosting/advanced/migration) for version specific steps to update Formbricks.
1. Pull the latest Formbricks image
```bash
docker compose pull
```
1. Stop the Formbricks stack
```bash
docker compose down
```
1. Re-start the Formbricks stack with the updated image
```bash
docker compose up -d
```
## Debug
If you encounter any issues, you can check the logs of the container with this command:
```bash
docker compose logs -f
```
In an ideal case, you should see this:
```bash
[+] Running 9/16
⠹ formbricks 15 layers [⣿⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀] 29.78MB/47.76MB Pulling 13.3s
✔ 7264a8db6415 Already exists 0.0s
⠋ 751194035c36 Downloading [===============================> ] 29.78MB/47.76... 8.1s
✔ eff5dce73b38 Download complete 1.7s
✔ c8ce5be43019 Download complete 1.2s
✔ a2f33c630af5 Download complete 5.1s
✔ e3b64e437860 Download complete 3.3s
✔ a6551ac5f976 Download complete 4.9s
✔ 4f4fb700ef54 Download complete 6.0s
✔ 22163889e16b Download complete 6.7s
✔ dc647bb9eb13 Download complete 7.8s
⠋ 49c2ad494720 Waiting 8.1s
⠋ 5c797a842dcb Waiting 8.1s
⠋ 1f231213db04 Waiting 8.1s
⠋ e407294bdcda Waiting 8.1s
⠋ 6fd8358dca47 Pulling fs layer 8.1s
[+] Running 2/2
✔ Container formbricks-quickstart-postgres-1 Created 0.0s
✔ Container formbricks-quickstart-formbricks-1 Created 0.0s
```
And at the tail of the output, you should see this:
```bash
formbricks-quickstart-formbricks-1 | All migrations have been successfully applied.
formbricks-quickstart-formbricks-1 |
formbricks-quickstart-formbricks-1 | - info Loaded env from /home/nextjs/apps/web/.env
formbricks-quickstart-formbricks-1 | Listening on port 3000 url: http://<random-string>:3000
```
You can close the logs again by hitting `CTRL + C`.
<Note>
**Customizing environment variables**
To edit any of the available environment variables, check out our [Configuration](/self-hosting/configuration/environment-variables) section!
</Note>
If you have any questions or require help, feel free to reach out to us on [**GitHub Discussions**](https://github.com/formbricks/formbricks/discussions). 😃