.. _howto_docker_server:


Run PathLay as network server with Docker
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You can run a PathLay docker container with either of the following:

#. Using docker-compose in the directory where the `docker-compose.yml <https://github.com/matteoramazzotti/PathLay/blob/main/docker-compose.yml>`_ file is located:

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		sudo docker-compose up -d


#. Using standard docker:

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		sudo docker run --name pathlay_server_0.1.0-alpha4 -d -p 80:80 -p 143:143 -v $(pwd)/pathlay_data/:/var/www/html/pathlay/pathlay_data/ --mount type=bind,source=$(pwd)/pathlay_users/,target=/var/www/html/pathlay/pathlay_users/ --network host  vonb/pathlay





You can check that the container is running on your host machine with the following:

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	docker ps -a


Check the IP address of your host machine:

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	hostname -I


To access PathLay from your host machine simply connect to http://localhost/pathlay/login.html

To access PathLay from a client machine in the same network simply connect to http://host_ip_address/pathlay/login.html