Self Hosting#

#Configuration

For the most up to date view on all configuration options, please refer to the source code.

For self hosting, the following options are recommended:

# This is needed for webhooks to correctly reach the backend
PUBLIC_API_URL: <your-public-url>

# Depending on your deployment environment, you can choose to run the 
# the user code in a container on the local machine or on a kubernetes cluster
RUNTIME_TYPE: docker | kubernetes

# Saves you the hassle of running migrations seperately
RUN_MIGRATIONS_ON_STARTUP: true

#Components & Services

• Floww Backend
• Floww Dashboard
• Centrifugo
• Registry

#Deployment options

#Docker Compose

The simplest way to get started with self hosting is to use docker compose

When using docker compose for self hosting floww will spin up images with the runtimes for user code and will scale the container back to 0 when not in use (after 5 minutes of inactivity).

#Requirements

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• A public url for the backend to be reachable from the internet

#Deployment

Run the following command to install Floww:

curl -L https://docs.usefloww.dev/install.sh -o install-floww.sh && bash install-floww.sh

Now you should be able to start the services with:

docker compose up -d

#Kubernetes

#Usage

To use the self hosted version of Floww, you can use the following commands you can use the following commands

npx floww login --backend-url <your-backend-url>