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`libreportal app export <app>` writes one app to a single file; `libreportal app import <file>` installs it here. This is the thing the original request described as "upload or navigate to the backup file" — a restic repository is not a file, but the want behind the phrasing is real. The format is deliberately boring: gzipped tar of the app directory with its .libreportal-manifest.json at the root. That manifest already records size, images, volumes, databases and storage location, so import reuses the phase-3 checks for free — refusing an app this version no longer ships, or one that will not fit, before unpacking anything. Export stops the app first. A tar of a running Postgres is a corrupt Postgres, and a file that looks fine until you restore it is worse than a refusal. tar runs as the owning user with --numeric-owner so container sub-UIDs survive the round trip instead of being remapped through this machine's /etc/passwd. Import re-runs the normal install pipeline after unpacking, because the compose still carries the SOURCE machine's ports, IPs and domains — that pipeline is what re-allocates them here, and migrateUrlRewrite fixes the host-bound CFG_* fields. Documented throughout as a courier format, not a backup: no history, no retention, no encryption. Importing under a different name is refused outright rather than half-working — the CFG_<APP>_* namespace and compose identities would all need rewriting, and `instance create` already answers "a second copy". Fixes a bug this surfaced: _appDirIntended did an indirect expansion on CFG_<SLUG>_STORAGE without checking <SLUG> can be a variable name, so a hyphenated or mistyped app name emitted "invalid variable name" and then reported the misleading "storage location is not mounted" for an app that simply did not exist. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
LibrePortal
Your own private corner of the internet — free, open, and yours.
LibrePortal is a self-hosted platform for running the apps you rely on, on your own server: one-click installs, a reverse proxy with automatic SSL, rootless Docker, optional VPN routing, and a clean web dashboard to manage it all.
⚠️ v0.1.0 — early days. Expect rough edges while things settle.
Why LibrePortal
Too many services today treat your data as theirs to take — quietly overstepping boundaries that should never have been crossed. LibrePortal grew out of frustration with that: it's a way to run the apps you depend on on your own server, where your data stays yours. Privacy here isn't a feature to toggle — it's the whole point.
Free & open — forever
The entire platform is free software under the GNU AGPLv3. Self-host it and you get everything — every feature, no paywalls, no telemetry. See our Promise for exactly what that means.
What you get
- 📦 One-click self-hosted apps (Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, Jellyfin, Gitea, …)
- 🔀 Traefik reverse proxy + automatic Let's Encrypt SSL
- 🔒 Rootless Docker, CrowdSec, sane security defaults
- 🛡️ Optional VPN routing (gluetun) for any app
- 🖥️ A web dashboard to install, configure, back up, and monitor everything
Quick start
curl -fsSL https://get.libreportal.org/install.sh | sudo bash
This installs a versioned, checksum-verified release (Debian/Ubuntu, root). Put
data on separate disks with --system-dir= / --containers-dir= / --backups-dir=.
The
get.libreportal.orghost is still being set up — until it's live, build a release and install from it locally (see the docs below).
Documentation
- docs/guide/install-and-use.md — install, place data on separate disks/drives, update, back up, uninstall.
- docs/contributing/development.md — run a dev copy, cut stable/edge releases, and test them before publishing.
LibrePortal Connect (optional)
Self-hosting is free and complete. If you'd rather not fiddle with the tricky parts — like reaching your server from your phone, or keeping off-site backups — LibrePortal Connect will handle them for you. Here's the catch that makes us different: we work like a courier carrying a sealed box. We move your data between your devices and store backup copies, but it stays locked and you hold the only key — we can't open it, and we never run your apps for you. Everything we offer, you can also set up yourself for free. Our Promise spells out exactly where that line sits.
Contributing
PRs welcome — see CONTRIBUTING.md. We use a lightweight
DCO sign-off (git commit -s), no CLA.
Acknowledgments
LibrePortal has been built from scratch since 2023. Its spark of inspiration
was a small installer script from Brian McGonagill (OpenSourceIsAwesome):
gitlab.com/bmcgonag/docker_installs.
From that seed it grew start to finish — refined, extended, and refactored
into the platform it is today.
License
GNU AGPLv3. What's open stays open.