Tinyfilemanager Docker Compose May 2026

Use this if you want a dedicated database (better for many users/large directories) or if you want Tiny File Manager to be able to manage your Docker containers.

docker compose logs -f tinyfilemanager

Run the following command from within your project directory:

docker compose up -d

Check if it's running:

docker compose ps

Now, open your browser to http://localhost:8080. You should see the elegant TinyFile Manager interface prompting for a password. Enter your defined credentials. tinyfilemanager docker compose

Troubleshooting:

version: '3'
services:
db:
image: mariadb:latest
container_name: tfm_db
environment:
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: my_secret_root_password
MYSQL_DATABASE: tinyfilemanager
MYSQL_USER: tfm_user
MYSQL_PASSWORD: tfm_password
volumes:
- ./db_data:/var/lib/mysql
restart: unless-stopped
web:
image: tinyfilemanager/tinyfilemanager:master
container_name: tinyfilemanager
ports:
- "8080:80"
volumes:
- ./data:/var/www/html/data
# Allow TinyFilemanager to manage your docker containers (Optional)
- /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
environment:
- TZ=America/New_York
# Database Configuration
- DB_HOST=db
- DB_NAME=tinyfilemanager
- DB_USER=tfm_user
- DB_PASS=tfm_password
depends_on:
- db
restart: unless-stopped
 Use this if you want a dedicated database

version: '3.8'
services:
tinyfilemanager:
image: pritunl/tinyfilemanager:latest
container_name: tinyfilemanager
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "8080:80"
volumes:
- ./data:/var/www/html
- ./uploads:/var/www/html/uploads
- ./config:/config
environment:
- USERNAME=$TFM_USERNAME:-admin
- PASSWORD=$TFM_PASSWORD:-admin123
- TZ=$TZ:-America/New_York
- MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE=100M
- THEME=dark
networks:
- webnet
logging:
driver: "json-file"
options:
max-size: "10m"
max-file: "3"
networks:
webnet:
driver: bridge

One of TinyFile Manager’s most powerful (and dangerous) features is the ajax terminal. It gives you command-line access to the container. To enable it, you must mount the Docker socket or provide SSH access – but an easier way is to set the environment variable:

environment:
  - TFM_ALLOW_EXTERNAL=true
  - TFM_ALLOW_TERMINAL=true

Security Warning: Only enable the terminal if you absolutely trust all users who have the TFM password. The terminal runs as www-data inside the container. To make it useful, you may need additional tools (apt-get install -y vim git) – but this requires building a custom Dockerfile. Run the following command from within your project