Self-Hosting Arivu

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Arivu runs as one Go application with an embedded browser UI, API, workers, CLI commands, and SQLite database. The first-party installer is the recommended production path.

One-Command Install

curl -fsSL https://install.arivu.app | sudo bash

The bootstrap downloads arivu-installer, verifies it against release checksums, installs it under /usr/local/bin, and starts interactive setup. It does not require the GitHub CLI or a GitHub login.

Pin a release when you need reproducibility:

curl -fsSL https://install.arivu.app | sudo ARIVU_VERSION=v1.2.3 bash

The installer asks for the domain, first admin, TLS email, proxy mode, signup policy, and backup policy. Configure optional model, email, and X providers later from Admin settings.

Environment Variables

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Installer-managed deployments keep /etc/arivu/arivu.env focused on machine configuration. Routine public URL, signup, cookie, model-provider, email, and X settings can be changed by an admin at runtime.

Core Runtime

Variable	Default	Purpose
`ARIVU_ADDR`	`:8080`	HTTP listen address
`ARIVU_DB`	`arivu.sqlite3`	SQLite database path
`APP_URL`	`http://localhost:8080`	Public URL and callback base
`SECRET_KEY`	development fallback	Sessions and encrypted runtime settings
`ADMIN_EMAILS`	empty	Comma-separated administrator emails
`SIGNUPS_ENABLED`	`true`	Public account registration
`COOKIE_SECURE`	`false`	Secure browser cookies, required behind production HTTPS
`ARIVU_FETCH_USER_AGENT`	`Arivu/2.0`	Server-side bookmark fetch identity

Generate a unique production secret and keep it outside version control:

Deployment on Arivu

Self-Hosting Arivu

One-Command Install

Environment Variables

Core Runtime