How to install Autobase Console on a Cloud VPS

Autobase Console is an open-source DBaaS-style control panel that deploys and manages production PostgreSQL clusters with high availability.

A database on your own server gives you low latency and full control over configuration and backups, without managed-service pricing.

One-click install on cloudlinux.ro

The fastest way: Autobase Console installs automatically at the first boot of a new server.

1. Create a Cloud VPS from the control panel.
2. In the configuration step, pick Autobase Console from the app catalog.
3. Start the server. The install runs in the background for a few minutes and its status shows on the server page.
4. Access details and generated passwords are saved on the server in /root/app-credentials.txt. The app will be available on port 80.

Manual install on any Ubuntu server

If you prefer doing it yourself, below is the exact script our automatic install runs. Execute it as root on a fresh Ubuntu server (24.04 recommended). It stops at the first error, and when it finishes you will find the access details in /root/app-credentials.txt.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
AUTH_TOKEN=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
docker volume create autobase_console_postgres
docker run -d --name autobase-console --restart=always -p 80:80 \
  -e AUTH_TOKEN="${AUTH_TOKEN}" \
  -e PG_CONSOLE_AUTHORIZATION_TOKEN="${AUTH_TOKEN}" \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
  -v autobase_console_postgres:/var/lib/postgresql \
  autobase/console:latest
IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
printf 'Autobase Console: http://%s\nToken de autentificare (foloseste-l ca parola la login): %s\nAtentie: consola monteaza socketul Docker (acces echivalent root) si administreaza clustere Postgres pe ALTE servere prin SSH, restrictioneaza accesul cu firewall si nu o expune public.\n' "$IP" "$AUTH_TOKEN" > /root/app-credentials.txt

You can also save this script as a recipe in your account and reuse it on any new server.