Accessing Portabase Dashboard
- Open in browser:
http://<SERVER_IP> - Sign up and create your account.
- First created account becomes admin.
Important Files & Directories
- Install Path :
/opt/portabase-dashboard - Compose File :
/opt/portabase-dashboard/docker-compose.yml - Environment File :
/opt/portabase-dashboard/.env - Nginx Config :
/etc/nginx/sites-available/portabase - PostgreSQL Volume :
postgres-data - Application Volume :
portabase-data
Managing the Stack
# Go to installation directory (where docker-compose.yml is located)
cd /opt/portabase-dashboard
# Show running containers and their status
docker compose ps
# View live logs (useful for debugging issues)
docker compose logs -f
# Restart all services without recreating containers
docker compose restart
# Stop and remove containers (data volumes remain unless explicitly removed)
docker compose down
# Start services in detached mode (background)
docker compose up -d
Enabling SSL with a Domain
1. Point your domain to the server IP.
2. Edit the /opt/portabase-dashboard/.env file to set your domain name: PROJECT_URL=https://yourdomain.com
# Before
PROJECT_URL=http://<SERVER_IP>
# After
PROJECT_URL=https://yourdomain.com
3. Restart the stack:
cd /opt/portabase-dashboard
docker compose down
docker compose up -d
4. Edit Nginx configs and replace server_name <SERVER_IP>; with your domain (server_name yourdomain.com;):
vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/portabase
5. Install Certbot:
apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx
6. Generate SSL certificate:
certbot --nginx -d yourdomain.com
7. Restart Nginx:
systemctl restart nginx
8. Open your browser and visit: https://yourdomain.com
