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Bonfire

v1.0.5

Federated social networking toolkit for communities: customizable digital spaces with ActivityPub federation, flexible boundaries and moderation tools.

Deploy on Dokploy

Deploy Bonfire on Dokploy

  1. Install Dokploy on your server if you haven't already.
  2. In your Dokploy panel, open a project and click Create Service → Template.
  3. Search for Bonfire and click Create — Dokploy configures domains, environment variables, and volumes for you.

Alternatively, create a Compose service, go to Advanced → Import from Base64, and paste this payload:

base64
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Configuration

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