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🛠️ Setup Dawarich — Self-Hosted Location History

Deploy Dawarich on Ubuntu with Docker, PostGIS, and Redis — a self-hosted Google Timeline alternative that maps your location history on your own server, on port 3057.

⚠️ This script is provided for demo and testing purposes only. Not intended for production use.

📦 Resources & Setup Scripts

Grab the automated bash script from GitHub to follow along with the video.

Automated install script — one command deploys Dawarich with PostGIS and Redis. Default login demo@dawarich.app / password — change it.
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Quick Install:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/tools/dawarich/dawarich-ubuntu.sh
chmod +x dawarich-ubuntu.sh
sudo bash dawarich-ubuntu.sh

Tutorial Steps

1 Download the Script

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/tools/dawarich/dawarich-ubuntu.sh

2 Make it Executable

chmod +x dawarich-ubuntu.sh

3 Run the Installer

The script installs Docker if needed, generates a database password, and starts four containers: the Rails app, a Sidekiq worker, PostGIS for geospatial data, and Redis, on port 3057.

sudo bash dawarich-ubuntu.sh

4 Log In and Change the Password

Sign in with the default demo@dawarich.app / password, then change both immediately from your account settings:

http://<your-server-ip>:3057

Ports Used

PortPurpose
3057Web UI (host → container 3000) — default login demo@dawarich.app / password
internalPostGIS + Redis + Sidekiq worker (not published)
./dbLocation history (also ./public, ./watched)

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