Docker

A complete Ubuntu (jammy) based docker image is provided for both amd64 and arm64 at ghcr.io/drewcarlson/anystream.

This image is based on azul/zulu-openjdk:21-jre-latest (Dockerfile).

The image includes FFmpeg (via jellyfin-ffmpeg) and runs as a non-root user (UID/GID 1000 by default).

Docker CLI

Docker CLI example

docker run -d --name anystream \
    -v /path/to/anystream:/app/storage \
    -v /path/to/media:/app/media \
    -p 8888:8888 \
    ghcr.io/drewcarlson/anystream:main

Docker Compose

Create a docker-compose.yml and copy one of the following examples:

Without qBittorrent

services:
  anystream:
    container_name: anystream
    image: ghcr.io/drewcarlson/anystream:main
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8888:8888"
    volumes:
      - /path/to/anystream:/app/storage
      - /path/to/media:/app/media

With qBittorrent

services:
  anystream:
    container_name: anystream
    image: ghcr.io/drewcarlson/anystream:main
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8888:8888"
    environment:
      QBT_URL: http://qbittorrent:9090
      QBT_USER: admin
      QBT_PASSWORD: adminadmin
    volumes:
      - /path/to/anystream:/app/storage
      - /path/to/media:/app/media
      - /path/to/qbittorrent/downloads:/app/downloads
    links:
      - qbittorrent
    depends_on:
      - qbittorrent

  qbittorrent:
    image: drewcarlson/docker-qbittorrentvpn
    container_name: qbittorrent
    restart: unless-stopped
    cap_add:
      - NET_ADMIN
    sysctls:
      - net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0
    privileged: true
    environment:
      - VPN_ENABLED=yes
      - NAME_SERVERS=1.1.1.1,8.8.8.8
      - WEBUI_PORT=9090
      - TZ=America/Los_Angeles
      - UMASK_SET=022
    volumes:
      - /path/to/qbittorrent/config:/config
      - /path/to/qbittorrent/downloads:/downloads
      - /path/to/media:/content

Once you've configured the docker-compose.yml file, start it with:

docker compose up -d

Environment Variables

The following environment variables can be set on the AnyStream container:

Variable	Default	Description
PORT	8888	The port the server listens on.
DATA_PATH	/app/storage/	Where AnyStream stores its data inside the container.
DATABASE_URL	/app/storage/anystream.db	The file path for the SQLite database.
CONFIG_PATH	/app/storage/anystream.conf	Path to a configuration file. Mount your config file into this location.
FFMPEG_PATH	/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg	Path to FFmpeg binaries (pre-installed in the image).
BASE_URL	(none)	Public URL when behind a reverse proxy (e.g. https://stream.example.com).
TRANSCODE_PATH	/tmp	Directory for temporary transcode files.
WEB_PATH	/app/client-web	Path to web client files (pre-installed in the image).
QBT_URL	(none)	qBittorrent Web API URL (e.g. http://qbittorrent:9090).
QBT_USER	(none)	qBittorrent username.
QBT_PASSWORD	(none)	qBittorrent password.

Volumes

Container Path	Description
/app/storage	Persistent data directory (database, config, images).
/app/media	Your media library (mount your movies, TV shows, music here).
/app/downloads	Download directory (shared with qBittorrent if used).

Configure Server

Now your server is running and ready to be used! See Installation > Configure Server for what to do next.