Setting Up Mautic with Docker on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial, we’ll walk through the steps to set up Mautic, an open-source marketing automation platform, using Docker on Ubuntu 22.04. Docker simplifies the process of deploying applications by encapsulating them in containers, making it easy to manage dependencies and configurations.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites installed:

• Docker

Step 1: Clone Docker-Mautic Repository

First, let’s clone the Docker-Mautic repository from GitHub. Navigate to Docker-Mautic repository and clone it to your local system.

git clone https://github.com/mautic/docker-mautic.git

Step 2: Configure Environment

Inside the cloned directory, you’ll find three files. Create a new folder for your Mautic instance and copy these three files into the new folder.

mkdir my-mautic
cp docker-compose.yml .env mautic.env my-mautic/
cd my-mautic

Now, let’s edit the .env file to set up the MySQL root password and make some adjustments.

sudo nano .env

Find the line MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=changeme and replace changeme with your desired password.

Additionally, comment out the following lines by adding a # at the beginning:

#DOCKER_MAUTIC_RUN_MIGRATIONS=false
#DOCKER_MAUTIC_LOAD_TEST_DATA=false

Save the changes and exit the editor.

Step 3: Run Docker Compose

Now, we’re ready to spin up the Mautic container using Docker Compose. Run the following command in your terminal:

docker-compose up -d

This command will pull the necessary Docker images and start the Mautic container in detached mode.

Step 4: Access Mautic

Once the container is up and running, you can access Mautic by visiting localhost:8001 or 192.168.0.210:8001 (Whatever your IP is) in your web browser.

Step 5: Create Admin Account

Upon visiting localhost:8001 or 192.168.0.210:8001, you’ll be prompted to set up your Mautic instance. Follow the on-screen instructions to create an admin account and complete the setup process.

Congratulations! You have successfully set up Mautic using Docker on your Ubuntu 22.04 system. You can now start leveraging Mautic’s powerful marketing automation features for your projects.