Gotosocial Apple Container

GoToSocial on Apple Container (macOS)

Assumptions

• macOS host with Apple container CLI available
• No Docker/Colima
• LAN HTTP is acceptable (Tailscale/HTTPS optional)

Setup

1) Prepare directories

mkdir -p ~/gotosocial/data ~/gotosocial/.cache

2) Start container services

container system start

3) Run GoToSocial (LAN HTTP)

Replace ap-wyvern.local with your chosen host. Ensure it resolves for all VMs.

container run -d --name gotosocial \
  --publish 0.0.0.0:8080:8080 \
  --env GTS_HOST=ap-wyvern.local \
  --env GTS_PROTOCOL=http \
  --env GTS_DB_TYPE=sqlite \
  --env GTS_DB_ADDRESS=/gotosocial/storage/sqlite.db \
  --env GTS_WAZERO_COMPILATION_CACHE=/gotosocial/.cache \
  --env GTS_LETSENCRYPT_ENABLED=false \
  --volume "$HOME/gotosocial/data:/gotosocial/storage" \
  --volume "$HOME/gotosocial/.cache:/gotosocial/.cache" \
  docker.io/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial:latest

4) Verify server

curl -i http://127.0.0.1:8080/
curl -i http://<LAN_IP>:8080/

5) Hostname resolution (VMs)

Add to /etc/hosts on macOS + each VM:

<LAN_IP> ap-wyvern.local

6) Create users

container exec gotosocial /gotosocial/gotosocial admin account create \
  --username green --email green@ap-wyvern.local --password '<PASSWORD>'

container exec gotosocial /gotosocial/gotosocial admin account promote \
  --username green

container exec gotosocial /gotosocial/gotosocial admin account create \
  --username blue --email blue@ap-wyvern.local --password '<PASSWORD>'

7) Login URL

http://ap-wyvern.local:8080/login

Notes

• If you change GTS_HOST, wipe the DB first: rm -f ~/gotosocial/data/sqlite.db
• Tailscale HTTPS can be layered later with tailscale serve if allowed on the tailnet

Troubleshooting

container list
container logs gotosocial
container inspect gotosocial