Files
relay/docker-compose.yaml
j4n 3ef59c3def feat: add Docker and Compose support
Add Docker-based deployment: Dockerfile based on systemd image,
docker-compose.yaml, build script, entrypoint, external certificate
monitoring, CI workflow, and documentation.

This builds on the chatmaild/cmdeploy preparation in the previous
commit (j4n/docker-prep-chatmail) which added the env-var-driven
feature flags (CHATMAIL_NOSYSCTL, CHATMAIL_NOPORTCHECK, CHATMAIL_NOACME)
and @local deployment support needed by the container.

This is commit 2 of 3 to merge squashed changes on j4n/docker and docker
branches, original commits were beef0ec..606f36e

Architecture overview (mostly by original author Keonik1):
- Debian-systemd image wrapping the existing cmdeploy install
- Host networking to not manually expose the many ports needed
- Config via MAIL_DOMAIN env var or (new) mounted chatmail.ini
- New: cmdeploy stages: install at build, configure+activate at startup
- New: Monitoring service for external certs via systemd timer (chatmail-certmon)
- New: Image version tracking for automatic upgrade detection (cm + config hash)
- New: docker-compose.override.yaml pattern for user customizations
- New: GitHub Actions CI for ghcr.io image builds

Traefik reverse-proxy support is prepared but the specific files are
excluded from this PR and will be submitted separately.

TODO:
- [ ] Pull out CHATMAIL_NOACME as PR #855 introduced a proper mechanism
- [ ] Check if underlying image could be based on regular debian-slim
  images with a step to enable systemd, similar to
  https://github.com/alexdzyoba/docker-debian-systemd

Files added:
  .dockerignore
  .github/workflows/docker-build.yaml
  docker-compose.yaml
  docker-compose.override.yaml.example
  docker/build.sh
  docker/chatmail_relay.dockerfile
  docker/files/chatmail-certmon.{service,sh,timer}
  docker/files/entrypoint.sh
  docker/files/setup_chatmail.service
  docker/files/setup_chatmail_docker.sh
  env.example
  doc/source/docker.rst

Files modified:
  .gitignore
  doc/source/getting_started.rst
  doc/source/index.rst

Co-authored-by: Keonik1 <keonik.dev@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: missytake <missytake@systemli.org>
2026-02-19 16:03:41 +01:00

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# Base compose file — do not edit. Put customizations (data paths, extra
# volumes, env overrides) in docker-compose.override.yaml instead.
# See docker/docker-compose.override.yaml.example for a starting point.
#
# Security note: this container uses network_mode:host (chatmail needs many
# ports: 25, 53, 80, 143, 443, 465, 587, 993, 3340, 8443) and cgroup:host
# (required for systemd). Together these give the container near-host-level
# access. This is acceptable for a dedicated mail server, but be aware that
# the container can bind any port and see all host network traffic.
services:
chatmail:
build:
context: ./
dockerfile: docker/chatmail_relay.dockerfile
args:
GIT_HASH: ${GIT_HASH:-unknown}
image: chatmail-relay:latest
restart: unless-stopped
container_name: chatmail
# Required for systemd — use only one of the following:
cgroup: host # compose v2 only
# privileged: true # compose v1 (not tested)
tty: true # required for logs
tmpfs: # required for systemd
- /tmp
- /run
- /run/lock
logging:
driver: json-file
options:
max-size: "10m"
max-file: "3"
environment:
MAIL_DOMAIN: $MAIL_DOMAIN
CMDEPLOY_STAGES: ${CMDEPLOY_STAGES:-}
CHATMAIL_NOSYSCTL: ${CHATMAIL_NOSYSCTL:-True}
CHATMAIL_NOPORTCHECK: ${CHATMAIL_NOPORTCHECK:-True}
CHATMAIL_NOACME: ${CHATMAIL_NOACME:-}
network_mode: "host"
volumes:
## system (required)
- /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
## data (defaults — override in docker-compose.override.yaml)
- chatmail-data:/home/vmail
- chatmail-dkimkeys:/etc/dkimkeys
- chatmail-acme:/var/lib/acme
volumes:
chatmail-data:
chatmail-dkimkeys:
chatmail-acme: