Install Redlib Inside Docker Container on Linux

Redlib is an alternative front-end for Reddit, designed to offer a private, lightweight, and customizable user experience. It allows users to browse Reddit content without interacting directly with Reddit's official website, which helps to enhance privacy and reduce data tracking.

This tutorial explains how to install Redlib inside a Docker container on Linux. Commands have been tested on Ubuntu.

Prepare environment

Make sure you have installed Docker in your system. If you are using Ubuntu, installation instructions can be found in the post.

Install Redlib

• Host network

Run the following command to create a container for Redlib that uses host network:

docker run -d --name=redlib --restart=always --network=host \
    quay.io/redlib/redlib

• User-defined bridge network

User-defined bridge network can be used for listening on different port. By default, Redlib service is listening on port 8080. It can be changed with -p option.

docker network create app-net

docker run -d --name=redlib --restart=always --network=app-net \
    -p 8081:8080 \
    quay.io/redlib/redlib

Testing Redlib

To access the application, open a web browser and go to http://<IP_ADDRESS>:8080, where <IP_ADDRESS> is the IP address of the system.

Uninstall Redlib

To completely remove Redlib, remove its container:

docker rm --force redlib

Remove Redlib image:

docker rmi quay.io/redlib/redlib

If a user-defined bridge network was created, you can delete it as follows:

docker network rm app-net