Accessing ZITADEL
- Startup may take several minutes on first run.
- Open your browser and visit:
https://<SERVER_IP>.sslip.io - A browser warning is expected due to the self-signed certificate.
Logging in to the Admin Console
Go to: https://<SERVER_IP>.sslip.io/ui/console
Use the initial admin credentials:
- Username:
zitadel-admin@zitadel.<SERVER_IP>.sslip.io - Password:
Password1!
Important Files and Directories
- Main installation directory:
/root/zitadel - Base Docker Compose configuration:
/root/zitadel/docker-compose-base.yaml - Nginx Docker Compose configuration:
/root/zitadel/docker-compose-nginx.yaml - Nginx configuration (external TLS):
/root/zitadel/nginx-external-tls.conf - Self-signed TLS certificate and key:
/root/zitadel/selfsigned.crt&/root/zitadel/selfsigned.key - PostgreSQL persistent data: Stored in the Docker volume
data - ZITADEL login client token:
/root/zitadel/login-client.pat
Managing the Deployment
Check container status:
cd /root/zitadel
docker compose -f docker-compose-base.yaml -f docker-compose-nginx.yaml ps
View logs:
cd /root/zitadel
docker compose -f docker-compose-base.yaml -f docker-compose-nginx.yaml logs -f
Restart all services:
cd /root/zitadel
docker compose -f docker-compose-base.yaml -f docker-compose-nginx.yaml restart
Health Checks
Check ZITADEL gRPC health:
grpcurl --insecure <SERVER_IP>.sslip.io:443 zitadel.admin.v1.AdminService/Healthz
Check HTTP health endpoint:
curl --insecure https://<SERVER_IP>.sslip.io/admin/v1/healthz
