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How to run Franco from the published container image with Franco

Use the prebuilt image that already includes Chromium and the Claude CLI instead of a local Python install.

Short answer: Run docker pull ghcr.io/gortexai/franco:latest; then put your settings in Franco.local.yaml and your keys in .env; start it with docker compose up -d. All steps.

Who it is forAn operator who wants Franco on a Linux server, isolated from their laptop.

The problemInstalling Python, Chromium and the agent CLI by hand on a server is fiddly and easy to get wrong.

The outcomeFranco running in Docker with your data folder, .env and config mounted, and its dashboard reachable.

What you need first

  • Python 3.11 or newer
  • Claude Code logged in on a Pro or Max plan, or an opt-in Codex runtime on a ChatGPT plan
  • A mailbox to send from (Google Workspace recommended) and email verifier keys
  • Chromium, installed with franco install, for LinkedIn and JavaScript-heavy sites

Steps

  1. Run docker pull ghcr.io/gortexai/franco:latest
  2. Put your settings in Franco.local.yaml and your keys in .env
  3. Start it with docker compose up -d
  4. Optionally verify the image with gh attestation verify oci://ghcr.io/gortexai/franco:latest --owner GortexAI
  5. Open the dashboard and keep new campaigns in preview until you have read the first emails

Prompt for your agent

Deploy GortexAI/franco with the published ghcr.io image and docker compose on <server>, mount ./data, .env and my config, verify the image attestation, and confirm the dashboard loads.

Caveat. This card is written from the GortexAI/franco README, not from a test run by Deduped. Before you start, make sure you have Python 3.11 or newer. Check the repo for newer instructions before you rely on these steps.

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