Access Miniflux
Open in your browser: http://<IP>
Login credentials are stored in: /root/miniflux/.env
Retrieve credentials:
grep ADMIN_ /root/miniflux/.env
Credentials can be changed from the Miniflux web interface after logging in.
Important Files & Directories
- Install Path:
/root/miniflux - Compose File:
/root/miniflux/docker-compose.yml - Environment File:
/root/miniflux/.env - Caddy Config:
/root/miniflux/Caddyfile - Database Volume:
/var/lib/docker/volumes/miniflux_miniflux-db - Caddy Data Volume:
/var/lib/docker/volumes/miniflux_caddy_data - Caddy Config Volume:
/var/lib/docker/volumes/miniflux_caddy_config
Managing the Stack
Change into the installation directory:
cd /root/miniflux
Check container status:
docker compose ps
View logs:
docker compose logs -f
Restart the application:
docker compose restart
Stop the stack:
docker compose down
Start the stack:
docker compose up -d
Domain & HTTPS (Caddy)
0. HTTPS certificates cannot be issued for IP addresses.
1. Point a domain (for example, miniflux.example.com) to your server's IP address.
2. Edit /root/miniflux/.env and update BASE_URL:
BASE_URL=https://miniflux.example.com
3. Update /root/miniflux/Caddyfile:
miniflux.example.com {
reverse_proxy miniflux:8080
}
4. Recreate the services:
docker compose -f /root/miniflux/docker-compose.yml up -d
5. Caddy will automatically obtain and renew SSL certificates.
