Must have
Installation requirements
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.
Application hosting
Hosting Outline
A collaborative knowledge base for team documentation. Its self-hosted stack needs a database, Redis and persistent file storage alongside the web application.
- Min vCPU
- Not specified
- Min memory
- Not specified
- Min storage
- Not specified
Understand the setup
Check runtime, storage and installation requirements before choosing a server.
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Allow room for the operating system, database and your actual workload.
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Planning guidance
No further general recommendations are published for this version.
Capacity depends on your workload
The Docker guide does not provide a universal CPU or RAM minimum. Team size, uploads and database activity determine capacity.
We only compare what providers publish. A RAM figure alone can't confirm compatibility or production capacity.
Deploy with
Supported paths
The host must provide
Runtime
- PostgreSQL
- Follow the release-specific configuration
- Redis
- Required service
Storage
Persistent data
Preserve the database and uploaded files. The example mounts application data at /var/lib/outline/data.
Step by step
Plan a Outline deployment
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Prepare the stack
Configure dependencies and required environment settings before starting the application.
Official instructions -
Plan upgrades
Pin container versions and back up the database; startup normally runs migrations.
Official instructions
Security
Before you go public
- Replace sample passwords and protect secrets.
- Configure HTTPS for public access.
Cost
Beyond the server price
- Include database, Redis, file storage and backups in the budget.
Matching plans
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Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Vercel
Pro
- Included usage credit
- 20 USD/month
- Deployment
- Application platform
- Billing scope
- Subscription plus metered usage
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Docker or Docker Compose with a supported image.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- PostgreSQL, Redis and configured storage.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Required environment settings including URL, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL and SECRET_KEY.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
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