Self-Hosting with Docker
No Cloudflare account? Run SonicJS on any server with Docker and SQLite:
docker build -t sonicjs .
docker run -d --name sonicjs -p 3000:3000 \
-v $(pwd)/data:/app/data \
-e JWT_SECRET=$(openssl rand -base64 32) \
-e BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=$(openssl rand -base64 32) \
sonicjs
# Create the first admin user
docker exec sonicjs npm run reset
# → admin@sonicjs.com / sonicjs! (change after first login)See the Self-Hosting guide for Docker Compose, Node.js, backup strategy, and production hardening.
Source captured: 2026-10-11