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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.

The Famous 5-Minute Install

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Upload the files. Open your browser. Follow the wizard. You'll be up and running in under five minutes — no command line required.

1 Download and Extract

Download the latest FoxDesk release from GitHub and unzip it on your computer.

2 Create a Database

Create a MySQL 8.0+ (or MariaDB 10.5+) database and a dedicated user via cPanel, phpMyAdmin, or the command line.

3 Upload the Files

Upload the extracted files to your web server via FTP or file manager. Point your domain to the /public directory.

4 Run the Install Script

Open your domain in a browser — the setup wizard will guide you through database connection and admin account creation.

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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 Hosting Requirements: - PHP 8.2+ - MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.5+ - Standard PHP extensions (BCMath, Ctype, Fileinfo, JSON, Mbstring, OpenSSL, PDO, Tokenizer, XML) - Domain Document Root must point to the /public directory