Open the server Apps tab
Select your VPS, open the Apps tab, and start a new app deployment. Keep sensitive server details hidden before capturing or sharing screenshots.


Self-hosted appointment scheduling
Add your server credentials to Server Compass
Choose from our template library
Fill in settings and click Deploy
Use the Easy!Appointments template in Server Compass to deploy a self-hosted appointment scheduling system with persistent Easy!Appointments application and MySQL volumes on your VPS, then verify the Easy!Appointments web UI in a browser.
Select your VPS, open the Apps tab, and start a new app deployment. Keep sensitive server details hidden before capturing or sharing screenshots.

Click New App and choose the template deployment path so Server Compass can load the built-in catalog.

Use the template picker search to find Easy!Appointments in the Server Compass template catalog.

Choose the Easy!Appointments template. Server Compass fills the Easy!Appointments image, host port, published server URL, and persistent Easy!Appointments application and MySQL volumes.

Confirm the app name and compose services. In this run, the app was named easyappointments-demo and used host port 8080.

Review the generated environment values, confirm the port is available, and click Deploy Now.

Keep the deployment modal open while Server Compass uploads the compose file, pulls the Easy!Appointments image, starts the container, and verifies the stack.

After deployment finishes, return to the Apps tab and confirm the Easy!Appointments app is marked Running with its application URL available.

Open the application URL in a browser. The Easy!Appointments web UI confirms the site is reachable.

The Easy!Appointments web UI loaded successfully in a browser.
It deploys Easy!Appointments with MySQL plus persistent application and database volumes.
The tutorial used host port 8080, which maps to the Easy!Appointments web server on container port 80.
The tutorial verifies the clean first-run web UI because real library paths, users, metadata providers, and remote access settings depend on the production server.
No. The deployment guide should live on the Easy!Appointments template detail page and be linked from the reusable template deployment docs page.
Learn how to self-host Easy!Appointments with this hands-on deployment guide.
Launch your preferred terminal and connect to your VPS using SSH.
# Log into your server
ssh root@<your-server-ip>
# If using key-based auth
ssh -i ~/.ssh/my-key root@<your-server-ip>First time? Docker not installed? Run: curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
Prepare a directory for your application files and configuration.
# Create and navigate to project directory
mkdir -p ~/apps/easyappointments
cd ~/apps/easyappointmentsCreate the Docker Compose configuration file with these contents:
services:
easyappointments:
image: alextselegidis/easyappointments:latest
ports:
- "8080:80"
environment:
- DB_HOST=db
- DB_NAME=easyappointments
- DB_USERNAME=easyappointments
- DB_PASSWORD=<your-db-password>
- BASE_URL=<your-base-url>
volumes:
- easyappointments_data:/var/www/html
restart: unless-stopped
depends_on:
db:
condition: service_healthy
db:
image: mysql:8.0
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=<your-db-root-password>
- MYSQL_DATABASE=easyappointments
- MYSQL_USER=easyappointments
- MYSQL_PASSWORD=<your-db-password>
volumes:
- mysql_data:/var/lib/mysql
restart: unless-stopped
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD-SHELL", "mysqladmin ping -h localhost -u root -p$$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD || exit 1"]
interval: 10s
timeout: 5s
retries: 5
start_period: 30s
volumes:
easyappointments_data:
mysql_data:
PORTHost port(default: 8080)BASE_URLBase URLDB_PASSWORDDB passwordDB_ROOT_PASSWORDRoot passwordLaunch the application stack using Docker Compose.
# Deploy the application
docker compose up -d
# Check container health
docker compose ps
# Monitor logs
docker compose logs -f --tail=100Enable external access by opening the necessary port.
# Allow the application port through firewall
sudo ufw allow 8080/tcp
sudo ufw reload
# Access your app at:
# http://your-server-ip:8080Let Server Compass handle the complexity. Deploy Easy!Appointments with a simple, intuitive interface.
After deploying Easy!Appointments with Server Compass, complete these steps to finish setup
Complete installation wizard
Create admin and providers
Configure services and working hours
Need help? Check out our documentation for detailed guides.
Common questions about self-hosting Easy!Appointments
Simply download Server Compass, connect to your VPS, and select Easy!Appointments from the templates list. Fill in the required configuration and click Deploy. The entire process takes under 3 minutes.
Easy!Appointments requires a minimum of 256MB RAM. We recommend a VPS with at least 1024MB RAM for optimal performance. Any modern Linux server with Docker support will work.
Yes! Server Compass provides volume mapping that allows you to import existing data. You can also use standard Easy!Appointments backup and restore procedures.
Server Compass makes updates easy. Simply click the Update button in your deployment dashboard, and the latest Easy!Appointments image will be pulled and deployed with zero downtime.
Easy!Appointments is open-source software. You only pay for your VPS hosting (typically $5-20/month) and optionally Server Compass ($29 one-time). No subscription fees or per-seat pricing.
Download Server Compass and deploy Easy!Appointments to your VPS in under 3 minutes. No Docker expertise required.
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