https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-hishtory-server
https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-hishtory-server
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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-hishtory-server
- Owner: linuxserver
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2023-05-19T13:52:31.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-02-13T04:45:21.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-02-13T12:44:17.115Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: hacktoberfest
- Language: Dockerfile
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- Stars: 30
- Watchers: 7
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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The [LinuxServer.io](https://linuxserver.io) team brings you another container release featuring:
* regular and timely application updates
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# [linuxserver/hishtory-server](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-hishtory-server)
[](https://scarf.sh)
[](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-hishtory-server)
[](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-hishtory-server/releases)
[](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-hishtory-server/packages)
[](https://gitlab.com/linuxserver.io/docker-hishtory-server/container_registry)
[](https://quay.io/repository/linuxserver.io/hishtory-server)
[](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/hishtory-server)
[](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/hishtory-server)
[](https://ci.linuxserver.io/job/Docker-Pipeline-Builders/job/docker-hishtory-server/job/main/)
[hiSHtory](https://github.com/ddworken/hishtory) is a better shell history. It stores your shell history in context (what directory you ran the command in, whether it succeeded or failed, how long it took, etc). This is all stored locally and end-to-end encrypted for syncing to to all your other computers.
[](https://github.com/ddworken/hishtory)
## Supported Architectures
We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker [here](https://distribution.github.io/distribution/spec/manifest-v2-2/#manifest-list) and our announcement [here](https://blog.linuxserver.io/2019/02/21/the-lsio-pipeline-project/).
Simply pulling `lscr.io/linuxserver/hishtory-server:latest` should retrieve the correct image for your arch, but you can also pull specific arch images via tags.
The architectures supported by this image are:
| Architecture | Available | Tag |
| :----: | :----: | ---- |
| x86-64 | ✅ | amd64-\ |
| arm64 | ✅ | arm64v8-\ |
## Application Setup
After you have installed hishtory on your machine, add `export HISHTORY_SERVER=http://127.0.0.1:8080` (with your server details) to your shellrc. Then run `hishtory init` (or `hishtory init ${SECRET_KEY}`) to initialise hishtory against your local server.
See the [project readme](https://github.com/ddworken/hishtory/blob/master/README.md) for more details.
## Read-Only Operation
This image can be run with a read-only container filesystem. For details please [read the docs](https://docs.linuxserver.io/misc/read-only/).
## Non-Root Operation
This image can be run with a non-root user. For details please [read the docs](https://docs.linuxserver.io/misc/non-root/).
## Usage
To help you get started creating a container from this image you can either use docker-compose or the docker cli.
>[!NOTE]
>Unless a parameter is flagged as 'optional', it is *mandatory* and a value must be provided.
### docker-compose (recommended, [click here for more info](https://docs.linuxserver.io/general/docker-compose))
```yaml
---
services:
hishtory-server:
image: lscr.io/linuxserver/hishtory-server:latest
container_name: hishtory-server
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
- TZ=Etc/UTC
- HISHTORY_POSTGRES_DB=postgresql://${HISHTORY_DB_USER}:${HISHTORY_DB_PASS}@hishtory-db:5432/hishtory?sslmode=disable #optional
- HISHTORY_SQLITE_DB=/config/hishtory.db #optional
ports:
- 8080:8080
restart: unless-stopped
```
### docker cli ([click here for more info](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cli/))
```bash
docker run -d \
--name=hishtory-server \
-e PUID=1000 \
-e PGID=1000 \
-e TZ=Etc/UTC \
-e HISHTORY_POSTGRES_DB=postgresql://${HISHTORY_DB_USER}:${HISHTORY_DB_PASS}@hishtory-db:5432/hishtory?sslmode=disable `#optional` \
-e HISHTORY_SQLITE_DB=/config/hishtory.db `#optional` \
-p 8080:8080 \
--restart unless-stopped \
lscr.io/linuxserver/hishtory-server:latest
```
## Parameters
Containers are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate `:` respectively. For example, `-p 8080:80` would expose port `80` from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port `8080` outside the container.
| Parameter | Function |
| :----: | --- |
| `-p 8080:8080` | API port |
| `-e PUID=1000` | for UserID - see below for explanation |
| `-e PGID=1000` | for GroupID - see below for explanation |
| `-e TZ=Etc/UTC` | specify a timezone to use, see this [list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List). |
| `-e HISHTORY_POSTGRES_DB=postgresql://${HISHTORY_DB_USER}:${HISHTORY_DB_PASS}@hishtory-db:5432/hishtory?sslmode=disable` | Postgres DB [Connection URI](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING). Special characters must be [URL encoded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_encoding). |
| `-e HISHTORY_SQLITE_DB=/config/hishtory.db` | SQLite database path. Needs to be a mounted volume for persistence. Don't set at the same time as HISHTORY_POSTGRES_DB. |
| `--read-only=true` | Run container with a read-only filesystem. Please [read the docs](https://docs.linuxserver.io/misc/read-only/). |
| `--user=1000:1000` | Run container with a non-root user. Please [read the docs](https://docs.linuxserver.io/misc/non-root/). |
## Environment variables from files (Docker secrets)
You can set any environment variable from a file by using a special prepend `FILE__`.
As an example:
```bash
-e FILE__MYVAR=/run/secrets/mysecretvariable
```
Will set the environment variable `MYVAR` based on the contents of the `/run/secrets/mysecretvariable` file.
## Umask for running applications
For all of our images we provide the ability to override the default umask settings for services started within the containers using the optional `-e UMASK=022` setting.
Keep in mind umask is not chmod it subtracts from permissions based on it's value it does not add. Please read up [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umask) before asking for support.
## User / Group Identifiers
When using volumes (`-v` flags), permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user `PUID` and group `PGID`.
Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic.
In this instance `PUID=1000` and `PGID=1000`, to find yours use `id your_user` as below:
```bash
id your_user
```
Example output:
```text
uid=1000(your_user) gid=1000(your_user) groups=1000(your_user)
```
## Docker Mods
[](https://mods.linuxserver.io/?mod=hishtory-server "view available mods for this container.") [](https://mods.linuxserver.io/?mod=universal "view available universal mods.")
We publish various [Docker Mods](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods) to enable additional functionality within the containers. The list of Mods available for this image (if any) as well as universal mods that can be applied to any one of our images can be accessed via the dynamic badges above.
## Support Info
* Shell access whilst the container is running:
```bash
docker exec -it hishtory-server /bin/bash
```
* To monitor the logs of the container in realtime:
```bash
docker logs -f hishtory-server
```
* Container version number:
```bash
docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' hishtory-server
```
* Image version number:
```bash
docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' lscr.io/linuxserver/hishtory-server:latest
```
## Updating Info
Most of our images are static, versioned, and require an image update and container recreation to update the app inside. With some exceptions (noted in the relevant readme.md), we do not recommend or support updating apps inside the container. Please consult the [Application Setup](#application-setup) section above to see if it is recommended for the image.
Below are the instructions for updating containers:
### Via Docker Compose
* Update images:
* All images:
```bash
docker-compose pull
```
* Single image:
```bash
docker-compose pull hishtory-server
```
* Update containers:
* All containers:
```bash
docker-compose up -d
```
* Single container:
```bash
docker-compose up -d hishtory-server
```
* You can also remove the old dangling images:
```bash
docker image prune
```
### Via Docker Run
* Update the image:
```bash
docker pull lscr.io/linuxserver/hishtory-server:latest
```
* Stop the running container:
```bash
docker stop hishtory-server
```
* Delete the container:
```bash
docker rm hishtory-server
```
* Recreate a new container with the same docker run parameters as instructed above (if mapped correctly to a host folder, your `/config` folder and settings will be preserved)
* You can also remove the old dangling images:
```bash
docker image prune
```
### Image Update Notifications - Diun (Docker Image Update Notifier)
>[!TIP]
>We recommend [Diun](https://crazymax.dev/diun/) for update notifications. Other tools that automatically update containers unattended are not recommended or supported.
## Building locally
If you want to make local modifications to these images for development purposes or just to customize the logic:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-hishtory-server.git
cd docker-hishtory-server
docker build \
--no-cache \
--pull \
-t lscr.io/linuxserver/hishtory-server:latest .
```
The ARM variants can be built on x86_64 hardware and vice versa using `lscr.io/linuxserver/qemu-static`
```bash
docker run --rm --privileged lscr.io/linuxserver/qemu-static --reset
```
Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with `-f Dockerfile.aarch64`.
## Versions
* **25.12.25:** - Rebase to Alpine 3.23.
* **05.07.25:** - Rebase to Alpine 3.22.
* **19.12.24:** - Rebase to Alpine 3.21.
* **26.08.24:** - Bump to go 1.23
* **24.05.24:** - Rebase to Alpine 3.20.
* **31.01.24:** - Rebase to Alpine 3.19.
* **19.05.23:** - Initial Release.