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HomeautomationManagement

Domoticz is a Home Automation System that lets you monitor and configure various devices like: Lights, Switches, various sensors/meters like Temperature, Rain, Wind, UV, Electra, Gas, Water and much more. Notifications/Alerts can be sent to any mobile device

Image details

Pulls: 25.7M
Architecture: amd64, arm64, arm/v7
Image size: 85 MB
Latest: 2023.2.20231129
User: linuxserver
Created: Jan 03, 2017
Updated: 2 years ago
Status: active

Configuration

Type
Container
Platform
linux
Image
linuxserver/domoticz:latest
Ports
1443:1443/tcp6144:6144/tcp8080:8080/tcp
Volumes
/config : /portainer/Files/AppData/Config/Domoticz
Env vars
PUID=1000PGID=100
Restart
unless-stopped

Template by mikestraney

Standalone Install

Select an install method, to see config/commands for deploying Domoticz

Installation method

Install on Portainer

Import all app templates into your Portainer instance, for easy 1-click deploys

  1. Ensure both Docker and Portainer are installed, and up-to-date
  2. Log into your Portainer web UI
  3. Under Settings → App Templates, paste the below URL
  4. Head to Home → App Templates, and the list of apps will show up
  5. Select Domoticz, fill in any config options, and hit Deploy

Template Import URL

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Lissy93/portainer-templates/main/templates.json
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More install options in our documentation.

linuxserver.io
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The LinuxServer.io team brings you another container release featuring:
  • regular and timely application updates
  • easy user mappings (PGID, PUID)
  • custom base image with s6 overlay
  • weekly base OS updates with common layers across the entire LinuxServer.io ecosystem to minimise space usage, down time and bandwidth
  • regular security updates

Find us at:
  • Blog - all the things you can do with our containers including How-To guides, opinions and much more!
  • Discord - realtime support / chat with the community and the team.
  • Discourse - post on our community forum.
  • Fleet - an online web interface which displays all of our maintained images.
  • GitHub - view the source for all of our repositories.
  • Open Collective - please consider helping us by either donating or contributing to our budget

This image is deprecated. We will not offer support for this image and it will not be updated.

linuxserver/domoticz

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Domoticz is a Home Automation System that lets you monitor and configure various devices like: Lights, Switches, various sensors/meters like Temperature, Rain, Wind, UV, Electra, Gas, Water and much more. Notifications/Alerts can be sent to any mobile device.
domoticz

Supported Architectures

We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker here and our announcement here.
Simply pulling lscr.io/linuxserver/domoticz:latest should retrieve the correct image for your arch, but you can also pull specific arch images via tags.
The architectures supported by this image are:
ArchitectureAvailableTag
x86-64amd64-\
arm64arm64v8-\
armhf

Application Setup

To configure Domoticz, go to the IP of your docker host on the port you configured (default 8080), and add your hardware in Setup > Hardware. The user manual is available at www.domoticz.com

Usage

To help you get started creating a container from this image you can either use docker-compose or the docker cli.

docker-compose (recommended, click here for more info)

---
version: "2.1"
services:
  domoticz:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/domoticz:latest
    container_name: domoticz
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
      - WEBROOT=domoticz #optional
      - "DBASE=<path to database>" #optional
    volumes:
      - /path/to/data:/config
    ports:
      - 8080:8080
      - 6144:6144
      - 1443:1443
    devices:
      - path to device:path to device
    restart: unless-stopped

docker cli (click here for more info)

docker run -d \
  --name=domoticz \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=Etc/UTC \
  -e WEBROOT=domoticz `#optional` \
  -e DBASE="<path to database>" `#optional` \
  -p 8080:8080 \
  -p 6144:6144 \
  -p 1443:1443 \
  -v /path/to/data:/config \
  --device path to device:path to device \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  lscr.io/linuxserver/domoticz:latest

Passing Through USB Devices

To get full use of Domoticz, you probably have a USB device you want to pass through. To figure out which device to pass through, you have to connect the device and look in dmesg for the device node created. Issue the command 'dmesg | tail' after you connected your device and you should see something like below.
usb 1-1.2: new full-speed USB device number 7 using ehci-pci
ftdi_sio 1-1.2:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected
usb 1-1.2: Detected FT232RL
usb 1-1.2: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
As you can see above, the device node created is ttyUSB0. It does not say where, but it's almost always in /dev/. The correct tag for passing through this USB device is '--device /dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyUSB0'

Parameters

Containers are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate <external>:<internal> respectively. For example, -p 8080:80 would expose port 80 from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port 8080 outside the container.
ParameterFunction
-p 8080WebUI
-p 6144Domoticz communication port.
-p 1443Domoticz communication port.
-e PUID=1000for UserID - see below for explanation
-e PGID=1000for GroupID - see below for explanation
-e TZ=Etc/UTCspecify a timezone to use, see this list.
-e WEBROOT=domoticzSets webroot to domoticz for usage with subfolder reverse proxy. Not needed unless reverse proxying.
-e DBASE=<path to database>Sets path to database. Do not set unless you know what this does.
-v /configWhere Domoticz stores config files and data.
--device path to deviceFor passing through USB devices.

Environment variables from files (Docker secrets)

You can set any environment variable from a file by using a special prepend FILE__.
As an example:
-e FILE__MYVAR=/run/secrets/mysecretvariable

Will set the environment variable MYVAR based on the contents of the /run/secrets/mysecretvariable file.

Umask for running applications

For all of our images we provide the ability to override the default umask settings for services started within the containers using the optional -e UMASK=022 setting. Keep in mind umask is not chmod it subtracts from permissions based on it's value it does not add. Please read up here before asking for support.

User / Group Identifiers

When using volumes (-v flags), permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user PUID and group PGID.
Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic.
In this instance PUID=1000 and PGID=1000, to find yours use id your_user as below:
id your_user

Example output:
uid=1000(your_user) gid=1000(your_user) groups=1000(your_user)

Docker Mods

Docker Mods Docker Universal Mods
We publish various Docker Mods to enable additional functionality within the containers. The list of Mods available for this image (if any) as well as universal mods that can be applied to any one of our images can be accessed via the dynamic badges above.

Support Info

  • Shell access whilst the container is running:
```bash
docker exec -it domoticz /bin/bash
```
  • To monitor the logs of the container in realtime:
```bash
docker logs -f domoticz
```
  • Container version number:
```bash
docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' domoticz
```
  • Image version number:
```bash
docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' lscr.io/linuxserver/domoticz:latest
```

Updating Info

Most of our images are static, versioned, and require an image update and container recreation to update the app inside. With some exceptions (ie. nextcloud, plex), we do not recommend or support updating apps inside the container. Please consult the Application Setup section above to see if it is recommended for the image.
Below are the instructions for updating containers:

Via Docker Compose

  • Update images:
* All images:

    ```bash
    docker-compose pull
    ```

* Single image:

    ```bash
    docker-compose pull domoticz
    ```
  • Update containers:
* All containers:

    ```bash
    docker-compose up -d
    ```

* Single container:

    ```bash
    docker-compose up -d domoticz
    ```
  • You can also remove the old dangling images:
```bash
docker image prune
```

Via Docker Run

  • Update the image:
```bash
docker pull lscr.io/linuxserver/domoticz:latest
```
  • Stop the running container:
```bash
docker stop domoticz
```
  • Delete the container:
```bash
docker rm domoticz
```
  • Recreate a new container with the same docker run parameters as instructed above (if mapped correctly to a host folder, your /config folder and settings will be preserved)
  • You can also remove the old dangling images:
```bash
docker image prune
```

Via Watchtower auto-updater (only use if you don't remember the original parameters)

  • Pull the latest image at its tag and replace it with the same env variables in one run:
```bash
docker run --rm \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
  containrrr/watchtower \
  --run-once domoticz
```
  • You can also remove the old dangling images: docker image prune

warning: We do not endorse the use of Watchtower as a solution to automated updates of existing Docker containers. In fact we generally discourage automated updates. However, this is a useful tool for one-time manual updates of containers where you have forgotten the original parameters. In the long term, we highly recommend using Docker Compose.

Image Update Notifications - Diun (Docker Image Update Notifier)

tip: We recommend Diun for update notifications. Other tools that automatically update containers unattended are not recommended or supported.

Building locally

If you want to make local modifications to these images for development purposes or just to customize the logic:
git clone https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-domoticz.git
cd docker-domoticz
docker build \
  --no-cache \
  --pull \
  -t lscr.io/linuxserver/domoticz:latest .

The ARM variants can be built on x8664 hardware using multiarch/qemu-user-static
docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset

Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with -f Dockerfile.aarch64.

Versions

  • 29.11.23: - Deprecate.
  • 06.07.23: - Deprecate armhf. As announced here
  • 20.02.23: - Migrate to s6v3.
  • 15.10.22: - Remove deprecated legacy stable branches.
  • 05.02.22: - Set default webroot to /. Add env. variable for setting custom databas path.
  • 26.12.20: - Rebase to Ubuntu Focal, see here for troubleshooting armhf.
  • 24.11.19: - Change to using domoticz builtin Lua and MQTT.
  • 03.11.19: - Set capabilities for domoticz binary and move cmake from edge repo.
  • 28.06.19: - Rebasing to alpine 3.10. Add iputils for ping. Fix typo in readme. Fix permissions for custom icons.
  • 12.05.19: - Add boost dependencies and turn off static boost build. Bump to Alpine 3.9.
  • 30.03.19: - Add env variable to set webroot.
  • 23.03.19: - Switching to new Base images, shift to arm32v7 tag.
  • 19.02.19: - Fix branch for version logic.
  • 11.02.19: - Add pipeline logic and multi arch.
  • 02.07.18: - Add openssh package.
  • 01.07.18: - Fix backup/restore in webgui.
  • 03.04.18: - Add dependencies for BroadlinkRM2 plugin.
  • 20.01.18: - Move telldus core to repo to prevent build fail when source site goes down.
  • 18.01.18: - Remove logging to syslog in the run command to prevent double logging.
  • 04.01.18: - Deprecate cpucore routine lack of scaling.
  • 08.12.17: - Rebase to alpine 3.7.
  • 26.11.17: - Use cpu core counting routine to speed up build time.
  • 28.05.17: - Rebase to alpine 3.6.
  • 26.02.17: - Add curl and replace openssl with libressl.
  • 11.02.17: - Update README.
  • 03.01.17: - Initial Release.

Serve Domoticz on your own domain behind Caddy, Nginx or Traefik. Fill in your domain and copy the result. It's a starting point, some apps need their own base URL or extra headers set too.

Proxying domoticz.example.com to http://domoticz:8080

Add this to your Caddyfile

domoticz.example.com {
	reverse_proxy http://domoticz:8080
}

Check the logs first

Nine times out of ten the logs tell you exactly what went wrong.

  • In Portainer, go to Containers, click the container, then Logs. Or run docker logs domoticz
  • Exit codes help too: 137 means killed, usually out of memory. 126 or 127 means the command inside the image is broken.

Port already in use

If deployment fails with "Bind for 0.0.0.0:1443 failed: port is already allocated", something else on your server is using that port.

  • Find what's using it: sudo ss -tlnp | grep :1443
  • Stop the other service, or pick a different host port. In 1443:1443 only the left number is yours to change, the right one belongs to the app.

Running but the page won't load

The container is up but nothing appears in your browser.

  • Use your server's real IP: http://your-server-ip:8080. The 0.0.0.0 link Portainer shows isn't a real address.
  • Give it a minute after first deploy, domoticz can take a while to initialise.
  • Make sure your firewall allows the port, e.g. sudo ufw allow 8080

Permission denied on volumes

If the logs show "permission denied", the app can't write to its data folder on the host.

  • Fix the ownership: sudo chown -R 1000:100 /portainer/Files/AppData/Config/Domoticz
  • Or set the PUID and PGID variables (defaults 1000:100) to match your own user, found with id $USER

Image won't pull

Test the pull directly on the host: docker pull linuxserver/domoticz:latest

  • "manifest unknown" means the tag no longer exists. This template uses latest, so try pinning a specific version instead.
  • "toomanyrequests" is the Docker Hub rate limit. Log in with docker login to raise it.
  • "no space left on device" means a full disk. Reclaim space with docker system prune

"exec format error"

This means the image was built for a different CPU architecture than your server.

  • This image supports: amd64, arm64, arm/v7
  • Check yours with uname -m: x86_64 is amd64, aarch64 is arm64. Raspberry Pi and other ARM boards are the usual culprits.

Container keeps restarting

The unless-stopped restart policy relaunches the app after every crash, so the real error can scroll past.

  • Check the logs right after a restart, the last few lines before it died are the useful ones.
  • Get the exit code with docker inspect domoticz --format '{{.State.ExitCode}}'
  • Still stuck? Redeploy once with the restart policy set to no so the failure stays visible.

Raise an issue

Found something which isn't working as it should? Here's how to report it.

A single container

Domoticz runs as one container, the simplest kind of app here. Just the one image to pull and nothing else wired up alongside it.

The app image

An image is the app packed up ready to go, everything Domoticz needs bundled into one download. This template pulls linuxserver/domoticz:latest, which Docker fetches once (about 85 MB) and then starts your own copy from.

Where the image comes from

Docker pulls its images from registries, public libraries of ready-built apps. Domoticz's comes from Docker Hub, published by linuxserver.

Version tags

The bit after the colon in the image name is the version tag. Here it's latest, which always points at the newest build, so a redeploy can bump you to a newer release without you asking. Newest right now is 2023.2.20231129. Pin a specific tag if you would rather stay on one version.

Which machines it runs on

Every image is built for particular CPU types. This one ships for amd64, arm64, arm/v7, so it runs on both regular x86 servers and ARM boards like a Raspberry Pi.

Ports

A port is the door the app answers on. A mapping like 1443:1443 means it's reachable on port 1443 of your server, where the left number is yours to change and the right one belongs to the app. Once it's running, open http://your-server-ip:8080 in a browser. It opens:

  • 1443:1443
  • 6144:6144
  • 8080:8080, likely the web interface

Volumes

A volume is where Domoticz keeps its files so they survive an update or a restart. Without one, anything it saves would sit inside the container and vanish the moment it's recreated. This template mounts:

  • /config from /portainer/Files/AppData/Config/Domoticz on the host

Environment variables

Environment variables are the settings you hand over when you deploy, things like a password or a timezone. Domoticz takes 2 of them, all with defaults you can leave alone or tweak:

  • PUID, defaults to 1000
  • PGID, defaults to 100

Restart policy

The restart policy here is unless-stopped, so Docker restarts Domoticz after a crash or reboot, but leaves it off when you stop it on purpose. You can change this on the deploy screen. The choices are no (never restart), on-failure (only after a crash), unless-stopped (restart unless you stop it), and always (bring it back no matter what).

Users and permissions

The PUID and PGID settings tell it which user and group to act as on your host. Point them at your own account (find yours with id $USER) so the files it writes into your mounted folders come out owned by you rather than root.

Networking

Nothing custom is set, so Domoticz sits on Docker's default bridge network: its own private space that reaches the outside world only through the ports it publishes.

Container name

Once it's deployed, Portainer names the container domoticz. That's what you'll spot in the containers list and use in commands like docker logs domoticz.

Platform

The platform is linux, the kind of system the container is built to run on. Docker and Portainer handle this on a normal Linux server.

Portainer app templates

Zooming out, this whole page comes from a Portainer app template: a short recipe telling Portainer how to set Domoticz up. Add the template list to Portainer once, then deploying Domoticz is a click rather than a wall of config.