Deployment Guide

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Docker Compose

Configuration

1. Copy server.example.env to server.env:

   cp server.example.env server.env
   

2. Edit server.env with your settings:

3. Set secure passwords
4. Configure ports
5. Set security pepper

Database Management

To expose MongoDB for external tools: 1. Set EXPOSE_DB=true in server.env 2. Optionally set DB_PORT to change the exposed port (default: 27017) 2. Use tools like MongoDB Compass with:

mongodb://username:password@localhost:27017

Deployment

1. Start services:

   docker-compose --env-file server.env up -d
   

2. Check status:

   docker-compose ps
   

3. View logs:

   docker-compose logs -f
   

Maintenance

• Backup database:

  docker exec labtasker-mongodb mongodump --out /data/backup
  

• Restore database:

  docker exec labtasker-mongodb mongorestore /data/backup