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# Appwrite Web Installer
The Appwrite Web Installer provides a modern, user-friendly web interface for installing Appwrite. It runs in a
temporary Docker container with its own web server before the Appwrite stack is created.
## Architecture
The web installer runs as part of the installation task using a Swoole HTTP server with Utopia PHP routing:
```
docker run (temporary container)
└── Server.php
├── Swoole HTTP server (0.0.0.0:20080)
├── Module / Service / Action routes
├── State (progress tracking)
└── Config (installation settings)
```
## Features
- Retry failed steps with payload validation
- Step-by-step guided installation with real-time validation
- Progress tracking with Server-Sent Events and polling fallback
## Usage
### Docker
```bash
docker run -it --rm \
--name appwrite-installer \
-p 20080:20080 \
--volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
--volume "$(pwd)"/appwrite:/usr/src/code/appwrite:rw \
--entrypoint="install" \
appwrite/appwrite:<version>
```
Then open http://localhost:20080 in your browser.
### Composer (Development)
```bash
composer installer:dev # Start web installer in Docker
composer installer:dev-upgrade # Start web installer in upgrade mode
composer installer:clean # Clean up installer containers and temp files
```
### CLI Mode
```bash
docker run -it --rm \
--name appwrite-installer \
--volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
--volume "$(pwd)"/appwrite:/usr/src/code/appwrite:rw \
--entrypoint="install" \
appwrite/appwrite:<version> \
--interactive N
```
## Files
### Frontend
- `app/views/install/installer.phtml` - Main layout
- `app/views/install/installer/` - UI components (templates, CSS, JS, icons)
### Backend
- `src/Appwrite/Platform/Installer/**/*.php` - Installer backend (Server, Module, Actions, State, Config)
- `src/Appwrite/Platform/Tasks/Install.php` - Installation task execution
- `app/views/install/*.phtml` - Docker Compose and env templates
## Technical Details
### Endpoints
- `GET /` - Installer UI
- `POST /install` - Start installation (SSE stream or JSON)
- `GET /install/status?installId=...` - Progress polling
- `POST /install/validate` - CSRF validation
- `POST /install/complete` - Notify completion
### URL Parameters
- `?step=1..5` - Jump to specific installation step
### Installation Flow
1. User submits form → CSRF validation
2. Acquire global lock (prevents concurrent installs)
3. Stream progress via SSE (or poll if SSE fails)
4. Generate `docker-compose.yml` and `.env`
5. Run `docker compose up -d`
6. Redirect to console, shutdown server
## Security
- **CSRF**: Cookie tokens with timing-safe comparison
- **CSP**: Strict headers prevent XSS
- **Validation**: Ports (1-65535), emails, domains, env var names
- **Escaping**: All shell commands use `escapeshellarg()`
- **Path protection**: `realpath()` + `str_starts_with()` checks
- **File permissions**: Config files created with mode 0600
- **Global lock**: File-based with exception-safe cleanup
## Troubleshooting
### ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE
Server binds to `0.0.0.0` (not `localhost`) for Docker port mapping. If `localhost` resolves to IPv6 `::1`, connection
will fail from host.
### Can't access localhost:20080
Ensure `-p 20080:20080` is in docker run command. Try `http://127.0.0.1:20080` instead.
### Installation fails
- Check Docker is running
- Verify write permissions for appwrite directory
- Check browser console for errors
- Review Docker logs: `docker logs appwrite-installer`
## Support
For issues or questions:
- [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/issues)
- [Discord Community](https://appwrite.io/discord)
- [Documentation](https://appwrite.io/docs)