Transmute
★ 1.5kMIT LicenseOpen Source — No PaywallSingle Container — single container — minimal hosting footprintDocker · ComposeNo external DB1 documented maintainer
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Transmute is a self-hosted file conversion and compression application aimed at users who want private, automated handling of media and documents on their own infrastructure. It supports a wide range...
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Features
- local file conversion
- file compression
- 100+ supported formats
- OIDC/SSO login
- user accounts and roles
- API key support
- REST API
- multiple UI themes
- no file size limits
- local processing
Details
- Last Updated
- Nov 2, 2026
- Created
- Feb 17, 2026
- Install Methods
- dockerdocker-compose
- Requirements
- Docker
- Default Port
- 3313From the project's Compose file
- Authentication
- oidc-ssolocal
- API
- REST
- Runtime / Stack
- Docker
- Privacy & Independence
- No Cloud RequiredOffline Capable
- User Model
- Multi-User
- Deployment
Deployment: Docker Compose ✓Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container
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Run Transmute with Docker Compose
Compose file from the Transmute project repository.
1 service
no resource limits declared
needs persistent storage (1 volume)
docker-compose.yml · @ 66c4fbe · scanned Nov 3, 2026
services:
transmute:
image: ghcr.io/transmute-app/transmute:latest
container_name: transmute
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- 3313:3313
volumes:
- transmute_data:/app/data
# Optional: mount a custom stylesheet for Markdown/document -> PDF output.
# - ./pdf-custom.css:/app/data/pdf/custom.css:ro
healthcheck:
test:
- "CMD"
- "wget"
- "-q"
- "-O"
- "/dev/null"
- "--tries=1"
- "http://localhost:3313/api/health/ready"
interval: 30s
timeout: 10s
retries: 3
start_period: 40s
volumes:
transmute_data:
This file may be out of date. Check the Transmute documentation for current setup steps.
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