Deploying Teldrive with Nginx Proxy

This guide shows how to deploy Teldrive with automatic SSL certificate generation using nginx-proxy and Let's Encrypt companion containers.

Prerequisites

• A server with Docker and Docker Compose installed
• A domain or subdomain pointing to your server
• Port 80 and 443 accessible from the internet

Setting Up Docker Networks

Create shared Docker networks for your containers:

docker network create nginx-proxy

Setting Up Nginx Proxy Manager

First, create a proxy.yml file for the proxy setup:

version: '3'

services:
  nginx-proxy:
    image: nginxproxy/nginx-proxy
    container_name: nginx-proxy
    restart: always
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock:ro
      - ./nginx/certs:/etc/nginx/certs
      - ./nginx/vhost.d:/etc/nginx/vhost.d
      - ./nginx/html:/usr/share/nginx/html
      - ./nginx/conf.d:/etc/nginx/conf.d
    networks:
      - nginx-proxy
    labels:
      - "com.github.jrcs.letsencrypt_nginx_proxy_companion.nginx_proxy=true"

  letsencrypt:
    image: nginxproxy/acme-companion
    container_name: nginx-proxy-letsencrypt
    restart: always
    volumes:
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
      - ./nginx/certs:/etc/nginx/certs
      - ./nginx/vhost.d:/etc/nginx/vhost.d
      - ./nginx/html:/usr/share/nginx/html
      - ./nginx/acme:/etc/acme.sh
    environment:
      - DEFAULT_EMAIL=your-email@example.com
    depends_on:
      - nginx-proxy
    networks:
      - nginx-proxy

networks:
  nginx-proxy:
    external: true

Create the necessary directories:

mkdir -p nginx/certs nginx/vhost.d nginx/html nginx/conf.d nginx/acme

Start the nginx-proxy containers:

docker compose -f proxy.yml up -d

Docker Compose for Teldrive

Create a docker-compose.yml file for Teldrive setup:

version: '3'

services:
  teldrive:
    image: teldrive/teldrive
    container_name: teldrive
    restart: always
    volumes:
      - ./config.toml:/config.toml
      - ./storage.db:/storage.db
    environment:
      - VIRTUAL_HOST=teldrive.yourdomain.com
      - VIRTUAL_PORT=8080
      - LETSENCRYPT_HOST=teldrive.yourdomain.com
    networks:
      - nginx-proxy
      - postgres

  imgproxy:
    image: darthsim/imgproxy
    container_name: imgproxy
    restart: always
    environment:
      - IMGPROXY_ALLOW_ORIGIN=*
      - IMGPROXY_ENFORCE_WEBP=true
      - IMGPROXY_MALLOC=jemalloc
      - VIRTUAL_HOST=img.yourdomain.com
      - VIRTUAL_PORT=8080
      - LETSENCRYPT_HOST=img.yourdomain.com
    networks:
      - nginx-proxy

networks:
  nginx-proxy:
    external: true
  postgres:
    external: true

Configure WebSocket Support

Create a custom configuration for WebSocket support:

cat > nginx/vhost.d/teldrive.yourdomain.com << 'EOL'
location / {
    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    proxy_read_timeout 86400;
    client_max_body_size 2000M;
}
EOL

Start Teldrive Services

Initialize and start the services:

touch storage.db  # Create the SQLite database file if it doesn't exist
docker compose up -d

Important Configuration Notes

1. Domain Configuration: Replace teldrive.yourdomain.com and img.yourdomain.com with your actual domains in the Docker Compose files.

2. Email for Certificates: Update DEFAULT_EMAIL=your-email@example.com with your actual email address in the proxy.yml file.

3. Teldrive Configuration: Make sure you've created your config.toml file as described in the usage guide.

4. UI Settings: After setting up the services, access the Teldrive UI at https://teldrive.yourdomain.com and set the image resizer URL to https://img.yourdomain.com in the settings page.

Troubleshooting

Certificate Issues:

• Check that your domain's DNS is properly configured and pointing to your server's IP address
• Allow up to 5 minutes for certificate issuance
• Check logs with docker logs nginx-proxy-letsencrypt

WebSocket Connection Failures:

• Verify the custom vhost configuration file is in place
• Check browser console for connection errors
• Inspect logs with docker logs nginx-proxy and docker logs teldrive

502 Bad Gateway Errors:

• Confirm Teldrive is running: docker ps
• Check Teldrive logs: docker logs teldrive

Updating Services

To update your services to the latest versions:

# Update proxy containers
docker compose -f proxy.yml pull
docker compose -f proxy.yml up -d

# Update Teldrive containers
docker compose pull
docker compose up -d