BookStack

Upstream source: Current installation guide. MariaDB stores books and users; /config holds application files and uploads. Keep the generated APP_KEY stable after first deployment.

Towbar manifests

id: bookstack-mariadb
name: BookStack MariaDB
type: mariadb
container:
  network: application
  networkAlias: bookstack-mariadb
  resources:
    cpus: 1
    memory: 1g
secrets:
  runtime:
    - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
    - MYSQL_DATABASE
    - MYSQL_USER
    - MYSQL_PASSWORD
environments:
  production:
    server: 192.0.2.10

id: bookstack
name: BookStack
buildServer: null
deployment:
  type: image
  image: lscr.io/linuxserver/bookstack:25.07.3
container:
  port: 80
  network: application
  volumes:
    - name: config
      mountPath: /config
      initialData: image
environments:
  production:
    server: 192.0.2.10
rollout:
  type: recreate
  maintenanceMode: true
  reason: Persistent application data uses a single writer
secrets:
  runtime:
    - APP_URL
    - APP_KEY
    - DB_HOST
    - DB_PORT
    - DB_DATABASE
    - DB_USERNAME
    - DB_PASSWORD
domains:
  primary: bookstack.example.com
tls:
  mode: direct

Configure

Prepare the example server, connect the repository, and map production to the branch containing these manifests. Replace the example server IP and domain. Commit the manifests, then sync the repository and inspect the resolved configuration.
Save the initialization values in the table below for the mariadb Datastore under Datastore → Settings → Secrets. Deploy it first and wait for readiness. These values create the database and user only on an empty volume.
Set the Service’s declared runtime values under Service → Settings → Secrets using the table below. Replace descriptions and placeholders with actual values; do not commit passwords or keys.
Keep the Service’s named volumes attached across deployments. Towbar’s Datastore backup policy does not back up Service volumes, so include them in your own recovery plan.
Deploy the Service, then perform the checks below before enabling auto-deploy.

Datastore values

Save these in each Datastore’s Settings → Secrets before deploying it. Use the suggested names or choose your own, then use the same names and passwords in the Service connection values below.

Datastore	Key	Suggested value
BookStack mariadb	`MYSQL_DATABASE`	bookstack
BookStack mariadb	`MYSQL_USER`	bookstack
BookStack mariadb	`MYSQL_PASSWORD`	Run `openssl rand -hex 32`; save its output and reuse it in the Service connection value.
BookStack mariadb	`MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD`	Run `openssl rand -hex 32` again for a separate root password.

Runtime values

Save these values on the Service after the repository sync. The manifest declares required keys, not their values.

Key	Value to save
`APP_URL`	https://bookstack.example.com
`APP_KEY`	Generate with the image’s `appkey` command.
`DB_HOST`	bookstack-mariadb
`DB_PORT`	3306
`DB_DATABASE`	Same value as MYSQL_DATABASE.
`DB_USERNAME`	Same value as MYSQL_USER.
`DB_PASSWORD`	Same value as MYSQL_PASSWORD.

Verify

Create a page with an attachment, redeploy, and confirm both are still available. For field constraints, see Service manifest and Datastore manifest.

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​Towbar manifests

​Configure

​Datastore values

​Runtime values

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Towbar manifests

Configure

Datastore values

Runtime values

Verify