AppFlowy-Worker

Overview

Step 6/7: AppFlowy Worker — background job processor handling document imports, exports, and async tasks for AppFlowy Cloud. Part of the AppFlowy Cloud stack.

Requirements

Custom Docker network named "appflowy" must exist before deploying any container in this stack. Create it via SSH or the Unraid terminal: docker network create appflowy — Network Type is pre-set to "appflowy" by default, verify it is selected.

Runtime arguments

Network: custom:appflowy
Shell: bash
Privileged: false

Template configuration

Database URLVariable

PostgreSQL connection string. Must match AppFlowy-Cloud.

Target: APPFLOWY_WORKER_DATABASE_URL
Default: postgres://postgres:changeme_strong_password@AppFlowy-Postgres:5432/postgres
Value: postgres://postgres:changeme_strong_password@AppFlowy-Postgres:5432/postgres

Database NameVariable

PostgreSQL database name.

Target: APPFLOWY_WORKER_DATABASE_NAME
Default: postgres
Value: postgres

Redis URLVariable

Redis connection URL. Must match AppFlowy-Cloud.

Target: APPFLOWY_WORKER_REDIS_URL
Default: redis://AppFlowy-Redis:6379
Value: redis://AppFlowy-Redis:6379

Use MinIOVariable

Set true to use MinIO. Must match AppFlowy-Cloud.

Target: APPFLOWY_S3_USE_MINIO
Default: true
Value: true

S3 Access KeyVariable

S3/MinIO access key. Must match AppFlowy-MinIO.

Target: APPFLOWY_S3_ACCESS_KEY
Default: minioadmin
Value: minioadmin

S3 Secret KeyVariable

S3/MinIO secret key. Must match AppFlowy-MinIO.

Target: APPFLOWY_S3_SECRET_KEY
Default: changeme_minio_secret
Value: changeme_minio_secret

S3 BucketVariable

S3/MinIO bucket name. Must match AppFlowy-Cloud.

Target: APPFLOWY_S3_BUCKET
Default: appflowy
Value: appflowy

MinIO URL (internal)Variable

Internal MinIO API URL.

Target: APPFLOWY_S3_MINIO_URL
Default: http://AppFlowy-MinIO:9000
Value: http://AppFlowy-MinIO:9000

S3 RegionVariable

AWS S3 region. Leave empty when using MinIO.

Target: APPFLOWY_S3_REGION

SMTP HostVariable

SMTP host for worker outgoing mail.

Target: APPFLOWY_MAILER_SMTP_HOST

SMTP PortVariable

SMTP port.

Target: APPFLOWY_MAILER_SMTP_PORT
Default: 465
Value: 465

SMTP UsernameVariable

SMTP username.

Target: APPFLOWY_MAILER_SMTP_USERNAME

SMTP EmailVariable

Sender email address.

Target: APPFLOWY_MAILER_SMTP_EMAIL

SMTP PasswordVariable

SMTP password.

Target: APPFLOWY_MAILER_SMTP_PASSWORD

SMTP TLS KindVariable

TLS mode: wrapper, required, opportunistic, or none.

Target: APPFLOWY_MAILER_SMTP_TLS_KIND
Default: wrapper
Value: wrapper

Import Tick Interval (s)Variable

How often (seconds) the worker polls the import queue.

Target: APPFLOWY_WORKER_IMPORT_TICK_INTERVAL
Default: 30
Value: 30

Log LevelVariable

Rust log level.

Target: RUST_LOG
Default: info
Value: info

EnvironmentVariable

Worker environment. Keep as production.

Target: APPFLOWY_WORKER_ENVIRONMENT
Default: production
Value: production

Links

Template Support Docker Hub Project

Details

Repository

appflowyinc/appflowy_worker:latest

Registry

https://hub.docker.com/r/appflowyinc/appflowy_worker

Last Updated2026-05-25

First Seen2026-05-26

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