How do I self-host Mautic?

Mautic can be deployed using Docker Compose. The AltStack provides a production-ready configuration that you can deploy on your own server. Simply copy the configuration and run it on any machine with Docker installed.

Is Mautic free to self-host?

Yes, Mautic is open source under the GPL-3.0 and free to self-host. Your only costs are the server infrastructure. A basic cloud VPS starts at around $5-10/month.

What programming language is Mautic built with?

Mautic is built with PHP. It has 10,760 stars on GitHub, indicating strong community adoption and support.

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Quick Start

Create a directory

mkdir mautic-self-hosted && cd mautic-self-hosted

Create config file

Copy the content from the Config tab below into a file named docker-compose.yml

Deploy

docker compose up -d

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Metadata

License

GPL-3.0

Language

PHP

Last Updated

10/13/2026

Configuration

yaml

services:
  mautic:
    image: mautic/mautic:latest
    container_name: mautic
    restart: unless-stopped
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    environment:
      - MAUTIC_DB_HOST=db
      - MAUTIC_DB_USER=mautic
      - MAUTIC_DB_PASSWORD=mautic
      - MAUTIC_DB_NAME=mautic
      - MAUTIC_RUN_CRON_JOBS=true
    volumes:
      - mautic_data:/var/www/html

  db:
    image: mysql:8.0
    container_name: mautic-db
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=rootpass
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=mautic
      - MYSQL_USER=mautic
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=mautic
    volumes:
      - mautic_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "mysqladmin", "ping", "-h", "localhost"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5

volumes:
  mautic_data:
  mautic_db_data:

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