Huginn
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TypeContainerlinuxhuginn/huginn:latest3000:3000/tcp/var/lib/mysql : /portainer/Files/AppData/Config/huginnunless-stoppedTemplate by xneo1
Standalone Install
Select an install method, to see config/commands for deploying Huginn
Install on Portainer
Import all app templates into your Portainer instance, for easy 1-click deploys
- Ensure both Docker and Portainer are installed, and up-to-date
- Log into your Portainer web UI
- Under Settings → App Templates, paste the below URL
- Head to Home → App Templates, and the list of apps will show up
- Select Huginn, 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, or see huginn/huginn for app-specific guidance.
Huginn for docker with multiple container linkage
This image runs a linkable Huginn instance.There is an automated build repository on docker hub for huginn/huginn.
This was patterned after sameersbn/gitlab by ianblenke/huginn, and imported here for official generation of a docker hub auto-build image.
The scripts/init script generates a .env file containing the variables as passed as per normal Huginn documentation. The same environment variables that would be used for Heroku PaaS deployment are used by this script.
The scripts/init script is aware of mysql and postgres linked containers through the environment variables:
MYSQL_PORT_3306_TCP_ADDR
MYSQL_PORT_3306_TCP_PORTandPOSTGRES_PORT_5432_TCP_ADDR
POSTGRES_PORT_5432_TCP_PORTIts recommended to use an image that allows you to create a database via environmental variables at docker run, like paintedfox / postgresql or centurylink / mysql, so the db is populated when this script runs.If you do not link a database container, a built-in mysql database will be started. There is an exported docker volume of
/var/lib/mysql to allow persistence of that mysql database.NOTE: If you do not export the volme, or use a linked database container, you cannot update Huginn without losing your data.
Additionally, the database variables may be overridden from the above as per the standard Huginn documentation:
DATABASE_ADAPTER #(must be either 'postgresql' or 'mysql2')
DATABASE_HOST
DATABASE_PORTWhen connecting to an external database and your user does not have the permission to create the Huginn database please make sure it exists and set the DO_NOT_CREATE_DATABASE environment variable.This script will run database migrations (rake db:migrate) which should be idempotent.
It will also seed the database (rake db:seed) unless this is defined:
DO_NOT_SEEDThis same seeding initially defines the "admin" user with a default password of "password" as per the standard Huginn documentation.If you do not wish to have the default 6 agents, you will want to set the above environment variable after your initially deploy, otherwise they will be added automatically the next time a container pointing at the database is spun up.
The CMD launches Huginn via the scripts/init script. This may become the ENTRYPOINT later. It does take under a minute for Huginn to come up. Use environmental variables that match your DB's creds to ensure it works.
Usage
Simple stand-alone usage (use only for testing/evaluation as it can not be updated without losing data):docker run -it -p 3000:3000 huginn/huginnUse a volume to export the data of the internal mysql server:docker run -it -p 3000:3000 -v /home/huginn/mysql-data:/var/lib/mysql huginn/huginnTo link to another mysql container, for example:docker run --rm --name huginn_mysql \
-e MYSQL_DATABASE=huginn \
-e MYSQL_USER=huginn \
-e MYSQL_PASSWORD=somethingsecret \
-e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=somethingevenmoresecret \
mysql
docker run --rm --name huginn \
--link huginn_mysql:mysql \
-p 3000:3000 \
-e HUGINN_DATABASE_NAME=huginn \
-e HUGINN_DATABASE_USERNAME=huginn \
-e HUGINN_DATABASE_PASSWORD=somethingsecret \
huginn/huginnTo link to another container named 'postgres':docker run --name huginn_postgres \
-e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword \
-e POSTGRES_USER=huginn -d postgres
docker run --rm --name huginn \
--link huginn_postgres:postgres \
-p 3000:3000 \
-e HUGINN_DATABASE_USERNAME=huginn \
-e HUGINN_DATABASE_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword \
-e HUGINN_DATABASE_ADAPTER=postgresql \
huginn/huginnThe docker/multi-process folder also has a docker-compose.yml that allows for a sample database formation with a data volume container:cd docker/multi-process ; docker-compose upEnvironment Variables
Other Huginn 12factored environment variables of note, as generated and put into the .env file as per Huginn documentation. All variables of the .env.example can be used to override the defaults which a read from the current.env.example.For variables in the .env.example that are commented out, the default is to not include that variable in the generated .env file.
Building on your own
You don't need to do this on your own, because there is an automated build for this repository, but if you really want run this command in the Huginn root directory:docker build --rm=true --tag={yourname}/huginn -f docker/multi-process/Dockerfile .Source
The source is available on GitHub.Please feel free to submit pull requests and/or fork at your leisure.
Serve Huginn 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 huginn.example.com to http://huginn:3000
Add this to your Caddyfile
huginn.example.com {
reverse_proxy http://huginn:3000
}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 huginn - Exit codes help too:
137means killed, usually out of memory.126or127means the command inside the image is broken.
Port already in use
If deployment fails with "Bind for 0.0.0.0:3000 failed: port is already allocated", something else on your server is using that port.
- Find what's using it:
sudo ss -tlnp | grep :3000 - Stop the other service, or pick a different host port. In
3000:3000only 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:3000. The 0.0.0.0 link Portainer shows isn't a real address. - Give it a minute after first deploy, huginn can take a while to initialise.
- Make sure your firewall allows the port, e.g.
sudo ufw allow 3000
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 1000:1000 /portainer/Files/AppData/Config/huginn
Image won't pull
Test the pull directly on the host: docker pull huginn/huginn: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 loginto 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 - 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 huginn --format '{{.State.ExitCode}}' - Still stuck? Redeploy once with the restart policy set to
noso the failure stays visible.
Raise an issue
Found something which isn't working as it should? Here's how to report it.
- Bug within the app: Open an issue on huginn/huginn
- Template not working: Open an issue on xneo1/portainer_templates
- This website not working: Open an issue on lissy93/portainer-templates
A single container
Huginn 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 Huginn needs bundled into one download. This template pulls huginn/huginn:latest, which Docker fetches once (about 837 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. Huginn's comes from Docker Hub, published by huginn.
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 v2026.09.22. 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, 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 3000:3000 means it's reachable on port 3000 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:3000 in a browser. It opens:
3000:3000, likely the web interface
Volumes
A volume is where Huginn 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:
/var/lib/mysqlfrom/portainer/Files/AppData/Config/huginnon the host
Restart policy
The restart policy here is unless-stopped, so Docker restarts Huginn 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).
Networking
Nothing custom is set, so Huginn 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 huginn. That's what you'll spot in the containers list and use in commands like docker logs huginn.
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.
Open source license
Huginn is open source, released under the MIT license. In plain terms the code is out in the open, so you're free to run it and change it to fit what you need.
Portainer app templates
Zooming out, this whole page comes from a Portainer app template: a short recipe telling Portainer how to set Huginn up. Add the template list to Portainer once, then deploying Huginn is a click rather than a wall of config.