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Get the self-hosted helpdesk that puts you back in control of your data. Fully open-source and ready for production.

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The Famous 5-Minute Install

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FoxDesk is well-known for its ease of installation. Under most circumstances, installing FoxDesk is a very simple process and takes less than five minutes to complete.

1 Download and Extract

Download the latest FoxDesk package and unzip it on your computer.

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2 Create a Database

Create a MySQL (or MariaDB) database for FoxDesk on your web server, along with a dedicated user.

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3 Upload the Files

Upload the files to your web server. Ensure the domain points to the /public directory.

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4 Run the Install Script

Access your URL in a web browser to launch the installation wizard.

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Alternative: Local Docker Testing

Want to test the app locally? Use our provided Docker Compose setup.

git clone https://github.com/Gt5678ax/foxdesk.git

cd foxdesk

cp .env.example .env

./vendor/bin/sail up -d

Suitable Hosting

Recommended Environments

DigitalOcean, Hetzner, AWS, Linode (VPS)
Standard Shared Hosting (cPanel, DirectAdmin, Webglobe, etc.)
Basic restricted shared hosting matching only PHP 7.x

Check with your hosting provider

Not sure if your current hosting supports FoxDesk? Copy the text below and send it to your hosting provider's support team.

FoxDesk Shared Hosting Requirements: - PHP 8.2+ - MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.5+ - PHP Extensions: BCMath, Ctype, Fileinfo, JSON, Mbstring, OpenSSL, PDO, Tokenizer, XML - Ability to set domain Document Root to the /public directory