Nginx Proxy Manager (for testing reverse proxy setups)

Quick start

1. Start Trilium on the host (default port 8080):

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   pnpm run server:start
   

2. Start Nginx Proxy Manager:

   bashCopy

   docker compose up -d
   

3. Open the NPM admin panel at http://localhost:8081 and log in with:

   • Email: [email protected]
   • Password: changeme (You'll be asked to change these on first login.)

4. Add a proxy host:

   • Domain Names: localhost
   • Scheme: http
   • Forward Hostname / IP: host.docker.internal
   • Forward Port: 8080
   • Enable Websockets Support (required for Trilium sync)

5. Access Trilium through NPM at http://localhost:8090.

With a subpath

To test Trilium behind a subpath (e.g. /trilium/), add a Custom Nginx Configuration in NPM under the Advanced tab of the proxy host:

location /trilium/ {
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    proxy_pass http://host.docker.internal:8080/;
    proxy_cookie_path / /trilium/;
    proxy_read_timeout 90;
}

Cleanup

docker compose down -v