System Requirements

Server

Resource	Minimum	Recommended
vCPU	1	2
RAM	2 GB	4 GB
Disk	20 GB	40 GB SSD
OS	Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04, Debian 12, AlmaLinux 9	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Video files are not stored on the server — they live in Bunny Stream — so disk usage stays small. The Postgres volume holds users, courses, page-builder JSON, theme settings, and encrypted credentials.

Software

• Docker Engine 24+ with the Compose plugin (docker compose, not docker-compose).
• A reverse proxy that terminates TLS. Pick one:
  • Caddy — easiest, automatic Let's Encrypt.
  • Nginx + Certbot — most familiar.
  • A managed load balancer (Cloudflare, Hetzner, AWS ALB, etc).

The bundled docker-compose.yml does not include a reverse proxy — the app container binds to 127.0.0.1:4210 by default and expects you to terminate TLS in front of it.

Network

• A public DNS A/AAAA record pointing at the server.
• Inbound TCP 80 and 443 reachable from the internet.
• Outbound HTTPS to:
  • api.bunny.net and video.bunnycdn.com (video uploads + signed embeds).
  • api.stripe.com (Checkout sessions).
  • Your SMTP provider (typical port 465 or 587).

Third-party accounts the client must own

These belong to the client, not you. They are pasted into the admin UI after install — you do not need them to bring the stack up.

• Stripe account (Checkout + webhook signing secret).
• Bunny.net account with a Stream library and an API key.
• An SMTP provider (Resend, SES, Postmark, or any username/password SMTP server) for transactional email.
• Optionally a Google Cloud OAuth client for "Sign in with Google".

If any of these are missing on launch day, the platform still boots — the client just can't accept payments / upload videos / send mail until they fill the keys in.