Access Donetick

Open your browser and visit: https://<SERVER_IP>
A browser SSL warning is expected (self-signed certificate).
Create a new account on first visit.

Important Files and Directories

Install directory: /opt/donetick
Docker Compose: /opt/donetick/docker-compose.yml
Config file: /opt/donetick/config/selfhosted.yaml
Data directory: /opt/donetick/data
SQLite DB: /opt/donetick/data/donetick.db
Nginx config: /etc/nginx/sites-available/donetick
SSL certs: /etc/nginx/ssl/

Manage the Service

cd /opt/donetick

# Start
docker compose up -d

# Stop
docker compose down

# Restart container only
docker restart donetick

# Logs
docker logs -f donetick

Disable User Registration (Optional)

Edit config (/opt/donetick/config/selfhosted.yaml):

is_user_creation_disabled: true

Then restart:

cd /opt/donetick && docker compose restart donetick

Enabling SSL with a Domain

1. Point your domain to the server IP.

2. Update the public_host in Donetick configuration (/opt/donetick/config/selfhosted.yaml):

public_host: "https://yourdomain.com"

3. Restart Donetick service:

cd /opt/donetick/
docker compose restart

4. Edit Nginx config and replace both server_name <IP>; with your domain (<yourdomain.com>) for both HTTP (port 80) and HTTPS (port 443) blocks:

vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/donetick

5. Install Certbot:

apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx

6. Run the following command to generate a valid Let’s Encrypt certificate:

certbot certonly --nginx --non-interactive --agree-tos --email [email protected] -d yourdomain.com

7. Replace SSL paths in Nginx config:

vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/donetick
# Before:
    # ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/donetick.crt;
    # ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/donetick.key;
# After:
    # ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem;
    # ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/privkey.pem;

8. Restart Nginx to apply the changes:

systemctl restart nginx

9. Open your browser and visit: https://yourdomain.com

Mobile App Requirement

If you plan to use the Android or iOS apps, your Donetick instance must be publicly accessible and served over HTTPS with a valid certificate. The mobile apps will not connect to a local-only or insecure HTTP address.
Set up a domain and configure SSL using Certbot and Let’s Encrypt as described above.

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