Docker

Docker is the easiest way to get started with the self-hosted version of Lago.

Requirements

1. Install Docker on your machine;
2. Make sure Docker Compose is installed and available (it should be the case if you have chosen to install Docker via Docker Desktop); and
3. Make sure Git is installed on your machine.

Run the app

To start using Lago, run the following commands in a shell:

# Get the code
git clone https://github.com/getlago/lago.git

# Go to Lago folder
cd lago

# Set up environment configuration
echo "LAGO_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY=\"`openssl genrsa 2048 | base64`\"" >> .env
source .env

# Start
docker-compose up

You can now open your browser and go to http://localhost to connect to the application. Just after signing up, Lago's API is exposed at http://localhost:3000.

Signing up

It's mandatory to create your organization by signing up to Lago. This organization is the core object of your biller as it's used to invoice your customers.

1. Write down your organization name;
2. Use the main billing email of your company; and
3. Define the admin password for this email.

You will be able to invite other email addresses within the application. If you already have an account, you can also log in. Once you are able to access the app, you can retrieve your API key.

Find your API Key

Your API Key can be found directly in the UI:

1. Access the Developer section from the sidebar;
2. The first tab of this section is related to your API keys; and
3. Click the Copy button to copy it to clipboard.

Configuration

Version

Docker images are always updated to the last stable version in the docker-compose.yml file. You can use a different tag if needed by checking the releases list.

caution

We recommend to avoid the usage of latest tag, you should use the last tagged version, you can track what are the last version on Dockerhub

• lago-api : https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/getlago/api
• lago-front : https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/getlago/front

Environment variables

Lago uses the following environment variables to configure the components of the application. You can override them to customise your setup.

Variable	Default value	Description
POSTGRES_HOST	db	Host name of the postgres server
POSTGRES_DB	lago	Name of the postgres database
POSTGRES_USER	lago	Database user for postgres connection
POSTGRES_PASSWORD	changeme	Database password for postgres connection
POSTGRES_PORT	5432	Port the postgres database listens to
REDIS_HOST	redis	Host name of the redis server
REDIS_PORT	6379	Port the redis database listens to
LAGO_REDIS_CACHE_HOST	redis	Host name of the redis cache server
LAGO_REDIS_CACHE_PORT	6379	Port the redis cache server listens to
LAGO_FRONT_URL	http://localhost	URL of the Lago front-end application. Used for CORS configuration
FRONT_PORT	80	Port the front-end application listens to
LAGO_API_URL	http://localhost:3000	URL of the Lago back-end application
API_PORT	3000	Port the back-end application listens to
SECRET_KEY_BASE	your-secret-key-base-hex-64	Secret key used for session encryption
SENTRY_DSN		Sentry DSN key for error and performance tracking
LAGO_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY		Private key used for webhook signatures
LAGO_SIDEKIQ_WEB		Activate the Sidekiq web UI, disabled by default
LAGO_ENCRYPTION_PRIMARY_KEY		Encryption primary key used to secure sensitive values stored in the database
LAGO_ENCRYPTION_DETERMINISTIC_KEY		Encryption deterministic key used to secure sensitive values stored in the database
LAGO_ENCRYPTION_KEY_DERIVATION_SALT		Encryption key salt used to secure sensitive values stored in the database
LAGO_WEBHOOK_ATTEMPTS	3	Number of failed attempt before stopping to deliver a webhook
LAGO_USE_AWS_S3		Use AWS S3 for files storage
LAGO_AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID		AWS Access Key id that has access to S3
LAGO_AWS_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY		AWS Secret Access Key that has access to S3
LAGO_AWS_S3_REGION		AWS S3 Region
LAGO_AWS_S3_BUCKET		AWS S3 Bucket name
LAGO_AWS_S3_ENDPOINT		S3 compatible storage endpoint. Should be set only if you are using another storage provider than AWS S3
LAGO_PDF_URL	http://pdf:3000	PDF Service URL on your infrastructure
LAGO_DISABLE_SIGNUP		Disable Sign up when running Lago in self-hosted

caution

We recommend that you change POSTGRES_PASSWORD, SECRET_KEY_BASE, LAGO_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY, LAGO_ENCRYPTION_PRIMARY_KEY, LAGO_ENCRYPTION_DETERMINISTIC_KEY and LAGO_ENCRYPTION_KEY_DERIVATION_SALT to improve the security of your Lago instance:

• SECRET_KEY_BASE can be generated using the openssl rand -hex 64 command.
• LAGO_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY can be generated using the openssl genrsa 2048 | base64 command.
• LAGO_ENCRYPTION_PRIMARY_KEY, LAGO_ENCRYPTION_DETERMINISTIC_KEY and LAGO_ENCRYPTION_KEY_DERIVATION_SALT can all be gerated using the cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 32 | head -n 1 command.

Components

Lago uses the following containers:

Container	Role
front	Front-end application
api	API back-end application
api_worker	Asynchronous worker for the API application
api_clock	Clock worker for the API application
db	Postgres database engine used to store application data
redis	Redis database engine used as a queuing system for asynchronous tasks
pdf	PDF generation powered by Gotenberg

You can also use your own database or Redis server. To do so, remove the db and redis configurations from the docker-compose.yml file and update the environment variables accordingly.

SSL Support

Lago Front application can be configured to support SSL certificates. You have two options to achieve this:

• by using a self-signed certificate
• by using a signed certificate generated by Let's Encrypt

Self Signed Certificate

• Run the script to generate the certificates

# Be sure to be in your lago folder
./extra/init-selfsigned.sh

# This should create certificates in the ./extra/ssl/ folder

• Take a look at the docker-compose.yml file and uncomment the part related to the Self-Signed certificate

volumes:
  - ./extra/nginx-selfsigned.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
  - ./extra/ssl/nginx-selfsigned.crt:/etc/ssl/certs/nginx-selfsigned.crt
  - ./extra/ssl/nginx-selfsigned.key:/etc/ssl/private/nginx-selfsigned.key
  - ./extra/ssl/dhparam.pem:/etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem

• You can now start the front application with a self signed SSL certificate support

docker-compose up front

Let's Encrypt Certificate

• Edit the file extra/init-letsencrypt.sh

  • You must replace lago.example with your domain name
  • You must enter a valid email address

• Run the script

# Be sure to be in your lago folder
./extra/init-letsencrypt.sh

# You will be asked to provide some information
# After that you should be able to see the extra/certbot folder

• Take a look at the docker-compose.yml file and uncomment all the parts related to the Let's Encrypt's support

command: "/bin/sh -c 'while :; do sleep 6h & wait $${!}; nginx -s reload; done & nginx -g \"daemon off;\"'"
...
volumes:
  - ./extra/nginx-letsencrypt.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
  - ./extra/certbot/conf:/etc/letsencrypt
  - ./extra/certbot/www:/var/www/certbot

• You can now start the front application with the signed certificate support

docker-compose up front