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How to run PRINTFILM locally with Docker in about 30 minutes with Printfilm

Start the full stack on your own machine and open the user site, admin site, and API docs.

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  • Intermediate
  • 30 minutes
  • From the README
  • Any agent

Who it is forA developer or creator who wants to see the platform running before deciding whether to use it for real content.

The problemSetting up a multi-service AI video platform by hand takes time, and the user needs to know it works before adding API keys.

The outcomeThe user site at localhost:8080, admin at localhost:8081, and API docs at localhost:8000/docs are running, with the health check passing.

What you need first

  • Docker Desktop, or Docker Engine with Compose
  • A TokenFree API key (sk-...), or set ARK_MOCK=true to try the interface without real generation
  • Ports 8000, 8080, and 8081 free on the host machine

Steps

  1. Clone the repo with git clone https://github.com/yi1108/printfilm.git, then run cd printfilm.
  2. Create the env file with cp deploy/.env.docker.example deploy/.env.docker, then set POSTGRES_PASSWORD, SECRET_KEY, and OPENAI_API_KEY / ARK_API_KEY. For a no-key preview, set ARK_MOCK=true.
  3. Start the stack with docker compose --env-file deploy/.env.docker up -d, then wait about half a minute.
  4. Check the API with http://localhost:8000/api/health in a browser or with curl, then open http://localhost:8080 and register at /auth.
  5. Check status with docker compose --env-file deploy/.env.docker ps and read logs with docker compose --env-file deploy/.env.docker logs -f api if a service does not start.

Prompt for your agent

In the printfilm repo, copy deploy/.env.docker.example to deploy/.env.docker, set ARK_MOCK=true and strong values for POSTGRES_PASSWORD and SECRET_KEY, then run docker compose --env-file deploy/.env.docker up -d. Output the status from docker compose ps and confirm that http://localhost:8000/api/health responds.

Caveat. The README says the repo has no built-in demo account, so you must register first, and real image or video generation needs a TokenFree key instead of ARK_MOCK=true.

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