Install on Debian / Ubuntu (no Docker)

Install Drumee directly on the host as native .deb packages via apt. No Docker involved — the packages configure the machine itself (reverse proxy, database, process manager, TLS).

Use a dedicated host

The native install reconfigures the whole machine (nginx, MariaDB, and optionally BIND/Postfix/Prosody). Run it on a fresh, dedicated Debian 12 or Ubuntu server/VM — not your laptop or a box already running other services.

Requirements

• A fresh Debian 12 (bookworm) or recent Ubuntu host — a VPS or VM.
• A domain pointed at the host (for real HTTPS), ports 80/443 open.
• Root / sudo.

Everything else (Node.js 20, MariaDB, nginx, Redis, pm2) is pulled in automatically.

Install

curl -fsSL https://get.drumee.com/native | sudo bash

This bootstrap:

1. installs Node.js 20 (from NodeSource — Drumee's runtime needs ≥ 20),
2. adds the signed Drumee APT repository,
3. runs apt install drumee — the drumee metapackage pulls the components in the correct order (infra → schemas → static → server → ui),
4. each component's post-install configures the host: renders the reverse-proxy + TLS, restores the MariaDB schema, stocks the entity pool, creates your admin account, and launches the app under pm2,
5. → Drumee is serving at https://<your-domain>/.

You'll be prompted (via debconf) for your domain, admin email, and storage paths.

Unattended install

Render the answers ahead of time and feed them in:

# produce a debconf preseed from your config
node config/render.mjs debconf --config drumee.yaml > install.conf

sudo PRESEED=install.conf bash install-native.sh

What gets installed

Package	Provides
drumee-infra	Reverse proxy, TLS, host config, the pm2 launcher
drumee-schemas	MariaDB schema + seed + the populate step (accounts, pool, keys)
drumee-server-pod	Backend (REST + page/WebSocket), runs under pm2
drumee-ui-pod	Frontend assets
drumee-static	Static assets, fonts, locales

Installed paths follow the standard layout: config in /etc/drumee/, runtime in /srv/drumee/, data in your chosen data directory.

Manage it

The native install ships a systemd unit and an init script:

sudo systemctl status drumee-server-pod      # service status
sudo /etc/init.d/drumee status               # pm2 process list
sudo /etc/init.d/drumee restart              # restart the app
sudo /etc/init.d/drumee log                  # tail logs

Database and config live on the host (/etc/drumee/, your data dir, MariaDB).

Upgrade

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

New package versions bring their schema patches; the post-install applies them.

Manual install (from packages)

If you already have the .debs (e.g. on an air-gapped host), copy them over and:

# Node 20 first (Drumee needs >= 20; Debian ships 18)
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

# install the packages (apt resolves MariaDB / nginx / etc.)
sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
  -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold ./drumee-*.deb

--force-confold keeps the Drumee-rendered MariaDB config when prompted.

Where to next

• 🚀 Production & operations — domain, TLS, email, backups
• 🐳 Want isolation / easier upgrades instead? Use Docker Compose