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🛠️ Setup Documenso — Self-Hosted Document Signing

Deploy Documenso on Ubuntu with Docker — an open-source DocuSign alternative for sending and digitally signing documents on your own server, backed by PostgreSQL, on port 3062.

⚠️ 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 Documenso with PostgreSQL on port 3062 and generates its encryption keys. Sign up on first visit; SMTP is not configured, so add it to send emails.
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Quick Install:

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

Tutorial Steps

1 Download the Script

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

2 Make it Executable

chmod +x documenso-ubuntu.sh

3 Run the Installer

./documenso-ubuntu.sh

4 Sign Up and Create Your Account

http://your-server-ip:3062

Ports Used

PortPurpose
3062Documenso web interface (mapped from container port 3000)
5432PostgreSQL — internal to the Docker network, not exposed to the host

Overview

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When You Need It

    Who Should Use It

      Real Use Cases

        Main Features

          How to Use After Installation

            Security Best Practices

              Ports and Firewall Notes

              Backup and Maintenance

                Common Mistakes

                  Troubleshooting

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