Install guide · Claude Desktop
Install Docmost (self-hosted) for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
Paste the JSON config below.
Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
{ "mcpServers": { "bbik52-docmost-mcp-remote": { "command": "docker", "args": [ "run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/bbik52/docmost-mcp-remote:1.2.3" ], "env": { "PUBLIC_URL": "http://localhost:8000", "DOCMOST_URL": "", "DATABASE_URL": "YOUR_DATABASE_URL", "SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY" } } }}
Where the config lives
| System | Path |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json |
| Linux | ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |