Mobilizon
Description
Experience Mobilizon, an open-source event management platform that empowers communities to create, manage, and attend events with ease. Mobilizon puts privacy and decentralization first, giving you full control over your data and how you engage with your audience.
Overview
This role deploys Mobilizon using Docker, automating the setup of your event management platform along with its underlying database. With support for health checks, persistent storage for uploads and configuration, and seamless integration with an NGINX reverse proxy, Mobilizon is configured to provide reliable and scalable event hosting for your community.
Cosmos
The diagram places Mobilizon in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).
flowchart LR
subgraph deps [Dependencies]
dep_svc_bkp_volume_2_local["svc-bkp-volume-2-local 💻"]
dep_svc_db_postgres["svc-db-postgres 🐳🐝"]
dep_svc_net_tor["svc-net-tor 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_dashboard["web-app-dashboard 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_keycloak["web-app-keycloak 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_matomo["web-app-matomo 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_prometheus["web-app-prometheus 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_app_stalwart["web-app-stalwart 🐳🐝"]
dep_web_svc_css["web-svc-css 💻"]
dep_web_svc_logout["web-svc-logout 🐳🐝"]
end
subgraph role [web-app-mobilizon 🐳🐝]
svc_sso["sso"]
svc_logout["logout"]
svc_dashboard["dashboard"]
svc_matomo["matomo"]
svc_email["email"]
svc_postgres["postgres"]
svc_mobilizon["mobilizon"]
svc_seaweedfs["seaweedfs ❌"]
svc_css["css"]
svc_prometheus["prometheus"]
svc_tor["tor"]
svc_container_backup["container_backup"]
end
dep_svc_bkp_volume_2_local -. "0..1" .-> svc_container_backup
dep_svc_db_postgres -. "0..1" .-> svc_postgres
dep_svc_net_tor -. "0..1" .-> svc_tor
dep_web_app_dashboard -. "0..1" .-> svc_dashboard
dep_web_app_keycloak -. "0..1" .-> svc_sso
dep_web_app_matomo -. "0..1" .-> svc_matomo
dep_web_app_prometheus -. "0..1" .-> svc_prometheus
dep_web_app_stalwart -. "0..1" .-> svc_email
dep_web_svc_css -. "0..1" .-> svc_css
dep_web_svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> svc_logout
Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role's deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.
Features
- Event Scheduling: Create and manage events with rich metadata and RSVP functionality.
- Community-Driven: Foster connections with built-in discussion and follow features for organizers and participants.
- Privacy-First: Self-hosted solution ensures data ownership and GDPR-compliance.
- Customizable Setup: Configure database connections, instance settings, and admin credentials via environment variables and a TOML configuration file.
- Scalable Deployment: Use Docker to ensure your event platform grows seamlessly with your community’s needs.
Quick Setup
Development
Clone, set up the workstation, and deploy Mobilizon onto the local stack:
git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
make onboard
make compose-deploy mode=reinstall apps=web-app-mobilizon full_cycle=false
Production
Run the published image to provision the inventory and deploy Mobilizon to a managed server (the mounted volume persists the inventory):
APP=web-app-mobilizon
HOST=<your-server>
DOMAIN=<your-domain>
TLS_MODE=self_signed
SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="<your-ssh-public-key>"
docker run --rm -it \
-v "$PWD/inventories:/etc/infinito.nexus/inventories" \
-e APP="$APP" -e HOST="$HOST" -e DOMAIN="$DOMAIN" -e TLS_MODE="$TLS_MODE" -e SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" \
ghcr.io/infinito-nexus/core/debian bash -c '
INVENTORY=/etc/infinito.nexus/inventories/production
infinito administration inventory provision "$INVENTORY" \
--inventory-file "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
--host "$HOST" \
--include "$APP" \
--vars "{\"TLS_MODE\": \"$TLS_MODE\", \"DOMAIN_PRIMARY\": \"$DOMAIN\", \"users\": {\"administrator\": {\"authorized_keys\": [\"$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY\"]}}}" &&
infinito administration deploy dedicated "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
--password-file "$INVENTORY/.password" \
--diff -vv'
Further Resources
Persona contract opt-outs
templates/config.exs.j2 wires Keycloak as the only login provider this role configures, and tasks/main.yml creates no Mobilizon account; MOBILIZON_INSTANCE_DISABLE_DATABASE_LOGIN (templates/env.j2) additionally closes the database login whenever LDAP is on. In the services.sso.enabled: false matrix variants neither persona has credentials, so templates/playwright.env.j2 renders PERSONA_BIBER_BLOCKED=true and PERSONA_ADMINISTRATOR_BLOCKED=true. The guest persona and the baseline assertions run unconditionally.
Credits
Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).