Installation Guide

Get Anaphora up and running in your environment.

Requirements

• Docker and Docker Compose (recommended)
• Network access to your Kibana/Grafana instances

Quick Start with Docker

The fastest way to get started is using Docker:

docker run -p 3000:3000 \
  -e PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:3000 \
  -e DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY=your-encryption-key \
  -d beshultd/anaphora

Then open http://localhost:3000 in your browser and log in with admin / admin.

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Required	Example
PUBLIC_URL	External URL where Anaphora is accessible	Yes	http://anaphora.example.com:3000
DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY	Key used to encrypt the DB.	Recommended	your-encryption-key
ADMIN_USERNAME	Initial admin username	No	admin
ADMIN_PASSWORD	Initial admin password	No	your-secure-password
ACTIVATION_KEY	License / activation key for Anaphora	No	xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
DEBUG	Enable debug logging	No	false
WORKER_COUNT	Number of concurrent Puppeteer worker instances	No	2

Production Deployment

For production, use a strong DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY and set PUBLIC_URL to your actual external URL (this is used for callback URLs in SSO configurations).

Docker Compose

For production deployments, use Docker Compose with persistent storage:

version: '3.8'
services:
  anaphora:
    image: beshultd/anaphora
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - anaphora-storage:/usr/src/app/storage
      - anaphora-content:/usr/src/app/content
    environment:
      - PUBLIC_URL=https://anaphora.example.com
      - DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY=${DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY}
      - ADMIN_USERNAME=admin
      - ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}
      - ACTIVATION_KEY=${ACTIVATION_KEY}
      - DEBUG=false
      - WORKER_COUNT=2

volumes:
  anaphora-storage:
  anaphora-content:

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Next Steps

• Features & Editions - Compare Free, PRO, and Enterprise editions
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