Docker & Services

How Launchtic runs with Docker Compose and what each service does.

Services overview

Launchtic runs as a set of Docker Compose services. After installation, the docker-compose.yml is in the launchtic/ directory.

Common commands

All commands run from the launchtic/ directory:

# Start all services (detached)
docker compose up -d

# Stop all services
docker compose down

# Restart all services
docker compose restart

# View all logs (live)
docker compose logs -f

# View logs for one service
docker compose logs -f web
docker compose logs -f renderer

# Check service status
docker compose ps

Update Launchtic

cd launchtic
git pull
docker compose up -d --build

This rebuilds images from the updated source and restarts changed services only.

Rebuild from scratch

docker compose down
docker compose build --no-cache
docker compose up -d

Scale (advanced)

For most self-hosted setups, upgrading your VPS is the simplest and most effective first step:

Upgrade your VPS, then run docker compose restart — no other changes needed.

For larger scale beyond a single server, reach out on X @launchtic — we can help with architecture guidance.