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---
title: Get started with self-hosting
description: This is a simple guide how to get started with OpenPanel on your own VPS.
---
import { Step, Steps } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/steps';
## Instructions
### Prerequisites
- VPS of any kind (only tested on Ubuntu 24.04)
- We recommend using [Hetzner (affiliate link)](https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=7Hq0H5mQh7tM). Use the link if you want to support us. 🫶
- 🙋‍♂️ This should work on any system if you have pre-installed docker, node and pnpm
### Quickstart
```bash
git clone -b self-hosting https://github.com/Openpanel-dev/openpanel && cd openpanel/self-hosting && ./setup
# After setup is complete run `./start` to start OpenPanel
```
<Steps>
<Step>
### Clone
Clone the repository to your VPS and checkout the self-hosting tag
```bash
git clone -b self-hosting https://github.com/Openpanel-dev/openpanel.git
```
</Step>
<Step>
### Run the setup script
The setup script will do 3 things
1. Install node (if you accept)
2. Install docker (if you accept)
3. Execute a node script that will ask some questions about your setup
> Setup takes 30s to 2 minutes depending on your VPS
```bash
cd openpanel/self-hosting
./setup
```
⚠️ If the `./setup` script fails to run, you can do it manually.
1. Install docker
2. Install node
3. Install npm
4. Run the `npm run quiz` script inside the self-hosting folder
</Step>
<Step>
### Start 🚀
Run the `./start` script located inside the self-hosting folder
```bash
./start
```
</Step>
</Steps>
## Good to know
### Always use correct api url
When self-hosting you'll need to provide your api url when initializing the SDK.
The path should be `/api` and the domain should be your domain.
```html title="index.html"
<script>
window.op = window.op||function(...args){(window.op.q=window.op.q||[]).push(args);};
window.op('init', {
apiUrl: 'https://your-domain.com/api', // [!code highlight]
clientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID',
trackScreenViews: true,
trackOutgoingLinks: true,
trackAttributes: true,
});
</script>
<script src="https://openpanel.dev/op1.js" defer async></script>
```
```js title="op.ts"
import { OpenPanel } from '@openpanel/sdk';
const op = new OpenPanel({
apiUrl: 'https://your-domain.com/api', // [!code highlight]
clientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID',
trackScreenViews: true,
trackOutgoingLinks: true,
trackAttributes: true,
});
```
### E-mail
Some of OpenPanel's features require e-mail. We use Resend as our transactional e-mail provider. So to get this working you'll need to create an account on Resend and set the `RESEND_API_KEY` environment variable.
<Callout>This is nothing that is required for the basic setup, but it is required for some features.</Callout>
Features that require e-mail:
- Password reset
- Invitations
- more will be added over time
### Managed Redis
If you use a managed Redis service, you may need to set the `notify-keyspace-events` manually.
Without this setting we wont be able to listen for expired keys which we use for caluclating currently active vistors.
> You will see a warning in the logs if this needs to be set manually.
### Registration / Invitations
By default registrations are disabled after the first user is created.
You can change this by setting the `ALLOW_REGISTRATION` environment variable to `true`.
```bash title=".env"
ALLOW_REGISTRATION=true
```
Invitations are enabled by default. You can also disable invitations by setting the `ALLOW_INVITATION` environment variable to `false`.
```bash title=".env"
ALLOW_INVITATION=false
```
## Helpful scripts
OpenPanel comes with several utility scripts to help manage your self-hosted instance:
### Basic Operations
```bash
./start # Start all OpenPanel services
./stop # Stop all OpenPanel services
./logs # View real-time logs from all services
```
### Maintenance
```bash
./rebuild <service-name> # Rebuild and restart a specific service
# Example: ./rebuild op-dashboard
```
### Troubleshooting
```bash
./danger_wipe_everything # ⚠️ Removes all containers, volumes, and data
# Only use this if you want to start fresh!
```
<Callout>
The `danger_wipe_everything` script will delete all your OpenPanel data including databases, configurations, and cached files. Use with extreme caution!
</Callout>
All these scripts should be run from within the `self-hosting` directory. Make sure the scripts are executable (`chmod +x script-name` if needed).
## Updating
To grab the latest and greatest from OpenPanel you should just run the `./update` script inside the self-hosting folder.
<Callout>
If you don't have the `./update` script, you can run `git pull` and then `./update`
</Callout>
Also read any changes in the [changelog](/docs/self-hosting/changelog) and apply them to your instance.