TRMNL LaraPaper Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

TRMNL LaraPaper hosting runs a self-hosted TRMNL BYOS server on your own domain, so your e-ink devices get their screens, firmware and settings from a server you control. Deploy TRMNL LaraPaper 0.43.0 as one pinned Laravel container with SQLite and three persistent volumes, over HTTPS in minutes. Open the site and register right away, because the first account becomes administrator, and then close sign-ups.

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What is TRMNL LaraPaper?

TRMNL LaraPaper is a self-hostable implementation of a TRMNL server, known as BYOS, built with Laravel. It manages TRMNL-compatible e-ink devices and generates their screens with plugins, recipes, screenshots and image webhooks, and it stores devices, recipes, generated screens and firmware. A self-hosted TRMNL LaraPaper is an alternative to the TRMNL cloud for people who want their own server, released under the MIT licence, with documentation published upstream.

On xCloud it is LaraPaper 0.43.0 from the upstream image, pinned by digest, as one container with SQLite, a queue worker, a scheduler and Chromium, using three volumes. xCloud generates a unique application key and serves it over HTTPS. Registration is open until you close it, and the first registrant becomes administrator.

From Sign-Up to a Live TRMNL LaraPaper In Just 3 Easy Steps

A BYOS server needs the app, a database, a queue worker, a scheduler, a rendering browser, volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first device pairs. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick TRMNL LaraPaper from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and a server with 2 CPU cores or more; the install form has no fields.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start ghcr.io/usetrmnl/larapaper:0.43.0, pinned by digest, generate a unique application key, mount larapaper_database, larapaper_generated and larapaper_firmwares and publish it over HTTPS. First boot takes one to two minutes.
Step 03
Register And Pair A Device
Open your HTTPS URL and register the first account straight away. Then set REGISTRATION_ENABLED=0 in the Environment editor and redeploy, and pair TRMNL devices and add recipes in the application.

E-Ink Dashboard Server: TRMNL LaraPaper On Your Own Server

TRMNL LaraPaper runs here as one Laravel container, with devices, screens and firmware on volumes you control.

Device Management
Upstream shows device information such as battery status, WiFi strength and firmware version for each device paired with the server.
Screen Generation
Generate screens with native plugins such as Screenshot and Image Webhook, recipes, markup or API updates, rendered with Chromium in the image.
Community Recipes
Import compatible recipes from the community catalogs that upstream links, though the recipe ZIP import caps at 10 MB.
Firmware Storage
Downloaded device firmware is kept on the larapaper_firmwares volume, next to generated screens and the SQLite database.
Optional OIDC And Passkeys
OIDC, mail and passkeys are optional environment settings and are off as shipped, so you enable them deliberately.
Queue Worker And Scheduler Included
The image runs a queue worker and scheduler, and on each start it applies migrations and rebuilds Laravel caches.

Everything You Need To Run Your E-Ink Server 24/7

Managed hosting for TRMNL LaraPaper, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

TRMNL LaraPaper 0.43.0 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
Unique application key generated
Registration can be closed
Free SSL certificate
Database, screens and firmware on volumes
Server backups and snapshots
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With TRMNL LaraPaper

Run your e-ink display from your own server
Point a TRMNL device at your domain so its screens are generated and stored by you.
Show a web page as a dashboard screen
Use the Screenshot plugin to render a page and send it to a device as a screen.
Reuse community recipes
Import compatible recipes into your server instead of building every screen from scratch.
Manage several devices in one place
See battery, WiFi and firmware information for each paired device from one interface.

TRMNL LaraPaper Screenshots

TRMNL LaraPaper dashboard with the Devices, Plugins & Recipes and Playlists menu and an Add Device button

TRMNL LaraPaper Devices page listing a device with its friendly ID, MAC address, refresh rate and proxy toggle

TRMNL LaraPaper vs Alternatives

The TRMNL cloud: As a self-hosted alternative to the TRMNL cloud, LaraPaper stores devices, screens and firmware on a server you control. Upstream describes it as a community-driven BYOS.
Terminus: In a TRMNL LaraPaper vs Terminus comparison, both are self-hosted servers for TRMNL devices, so compare plugin support, supported devices and how each renders screens.
Home Assistant: Home Assistant has its own OneClick page. It is a home automation hub whose data you could show on an e-ink screen through a plugin.
Grafana: Grafana has its own OneClick page. It builds dashboards, and the Screenshot plugin could render one as a device screen.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for TRMNL LaraPaper hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

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More headroom for many devices and concurrent renders.

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. TRMNL LaraPaper is licensed under MIT.

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Ready To Run Your Own E-Ink Server?

TRMNL LaraPaper on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Your devices, your screens, your domain.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
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From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

What is a TRMNL BYOS server?

BYOS means bring your own server: instead of devices fetching screens from the vendor cloud, they connect to a server you run. LaraPaper is a self-hostable implementation of that server, built with Laravel, which manages devices and generates their screens.

Who is the first TRMNL LaraPaper administrator?

The first person to register. Until you register, anyone who can open the site can claim it, so open the URL right after install. Then set REGISTRATION_ENABLED=0 in the Environment editor and redeploy so public sign-ups stop.

Which devices does TRMNL LaraPaper support?

Upstream lists TRMNL OG and X, several Seeed Studio e-paper kits, reTerminal E1001, custom ESP32 with TRMNL firmware, and e-readers through KOReader. Check the upstream list for your exact device, because support changes between releases.

Can I use TRMNL recipes with LaraPaper?

Yes. Upstream supports recipes and links community catalogs of compatible ones that you can import. The recipe ZIP import caps files at 10 MB, and a recipe may need plugin settings or external keys that you supply.

Can you self-host TRMNL LaraPaper with Docker?

Yes. Upstream publishes an image and documentation, and this template is TRMNL LaraPaper Docker hosting with everything wired: the 0.43.0 image pinned by digest, three volumes, a unique key and HTTPS on your own domain.

How much RAM does TRMNL LaraPaper need?

The manifest asks for 2048 MB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and 8 GB of disk. The image includes Chromium for rendering, and concurrent recipe renders can need more memory, so size up if many devices refresh together.

Is TRMNL LaraPaper open source?

Yes. LaraPaper is MIT licensed, so running it has no licence cost. You pay only for the Cloud VPS, which gives you a TRMNL LaraPaper cloud of your own. Upstream says it is maintained voluntarily by its author.

What are the application key and environment settings for?

APP_KEY must stay stable and be stored with volume backups, because losing it can invalidate encrypted data, so keep a copy. APP_URL, FORCE_HTTPS, REGISTRATION_ENABLED, mail and OIDC are re-applied from the environment on every start, so change them there and redeploy.

How do I back up TRMNL LaraPaper?

Back up larapaper_database, larapaper_generated and larapaper_firmwares together, plus the APP_KEY value. Restore all three volumes and the same key before starting a replacement container. Nothing backs these up automatically, so copy them off the server on a schedule.

Backup and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade TRMNL LaraPaper?

The install stays on its pinned 0.43.0 image until you adopt a newer template version. Read the upstream release notes and back up the volumes plus APP_KEY first. Nothing upgrades automatically, and migrations run on each start.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.