OpenGalley

A self-hosted LaTeX editor built for developers, students, and researchers.

Create and manage multiple LaTeX projects directly from the browser, compile documents using full TeX Live + latexmk.

Everything runs inside Docker — no local LaTeX installation required.

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Features

• Multi-project dashboard
• Browser-based LaTeX editing
• Full TeX Live environment
• PDF compilation with latexmk
• Persistent PostgreSQL storage
• Docker-first workflow
• No local TeX setup needed

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Quick Start

cp .env.example .env
docker compose up --build -d

Open the application at:

http://localhost:8088

You can override the default port using WEB_PORT in .env.

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Services

Service	URL
Web App	http://localhost:8088
API	http://localhost:4000
Health Check	http://localhost:4000/api/health

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Notes

The first build downloads the complete TeX Live image (~4–6 GB). This may take a while initially, but Docker caches everything afterward, making future compilations significantly faster.

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Data Persistence

Resource	Storage
Metadata	postgres (pgdata volume)
Project sources	projects Docker volume

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API Reference

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/projects	List all projects
POST	/api/projects	Create a new project using the default template
PATCH	/api/projects/:id	Rename a project
DELETE	/api/projects/:id	Delete a project
GET	/api/projects/:id/files	List project files
PUT	/api/projects/:id/files/*	Create or update a file (autosave)
POST	/api/projects/:id/compile	Compile project → { ok, log }
GET	/api/projects/:id/pdf	Download the latest compiled PDF