Automate with Activepieces – Self-Hosted Workflows Made Easy

This is a shorter version of the article I published on my website with only the condensed most important information. This is one of the article on my website so far so I want to share it with everyone. I’ve been testing Activepieces, an open-source, self-hostable automation tool, and it’s fantastic for creating workflows across apps without coding. Here’s how to set it up with Docker and Traefik:

Requirements

• Docker & Docker Compose
• Traefik (guide here)

Installation

Use this docker-compose.yml (replace pieces.example.com with your domain):

version: '3.0'
services:
  activepieces:
    image: activepieces/activepieces:0.17.0
    container_name: activepieces
    restart: unless-stopped
    depends_on:
      - postgres
      - redis
    env_file: .env
    networks:
      - activepieces
      - traefik
    labels:
      - traefik.enable=true
      - traefik.http.routers.activepieces-${NUMBER:-1}.rule=Host(`pieces.example.com`)
      - traefik.http.routers.activepieces-${NUMBER:-1}.entrypoints=websecure
      - traefik.http.routers.activepieces-${NUMBER:-1}.tls.certresolver=cloudflare
      - traefik.http.services.activepieces-${NUMBER:-1}.loadbalancer.server.port=80
    volumes:
      - "/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro"
      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"

  postgres:
    image: 'postgres:14.10'
    # ... (see full config in original post)
  redis:
    image: 'redis:7.0.7'
    # ... (see full config in original post)

volumes:
  postgres_data:
  redis_data:
networks:
  activepieces:
  traefik:
    external: true

Once running, configure Activepieces via its web UI. Don’t expose ports directly—Traefik handles proxying.

Need help? Let me know in the comments! 🚀

(Full guide & backup tips: here)