Obsidian webgui (gitrepo Nystik-gh/ignis)

How to install Obsidian on a Ubuntu server. In my case Ubunto 24 LTS.

Preparing

cd ~
apt install git curl

Install latest Docker using official script

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sh get-docker.sh
rm get-docker.sh

Clone repository

git clone https://github.com/Nystik-gh/ignis
cd ~/ignis/apps/ignis-server

Optional change port

in file Dockerfile

change “ENV PORT” and “EXPOSE”

in file docker-compose.yml

change “ports”

in ./server/config.js

change process.env.PORT

build and start the container

docker compose up -d --build

Done !

helpfull commands for debugging:

docker compose down           # tears down the whole container
docker compose up -d --build  # rebuilds the container
docker container ls           # should show ignis-server-ignis UP
netstat -tulpn                # show used ports from hostsys (needs net-tools)
docker compose ps             # show the networking of the container
docker compose exec ignis /bin/sh  # enter container

If you are using Firefox as Browser

I had real problem connecting to the server because firefox didn’t use my home DNS-proxy
which my system uses. Instead it uses externl DNS servers.
To change it go to: about:preferences#privacy
Scroll down to “DNS over HTTPS”.
Change the setting from “Max Protection” or “Standard” to “Off” – Uses system DNS