# Mealie

Mealie is a self-hosted recipe manager, meal planner and shopping list designed for the whole family. Effortlessly add recipes to your database by providing a URL, and Mealie will automatically import the relevant details. You can also add recipes using the intuitive UI editor.

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### References

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## Make directory

```sh wrap preserveIndent
mkdir -p {{DOCKER_PATH_VAR}}/mealie && cd {{DOCKER_PATH_VAR}}/mealie
```

## compose.yml

```sh
nano compose.yml
```

```yml title="compose.yml"
yaml
```

## Start container

```sh
docker compose up -d
```

## Open web ui

<OpenWebUI port="9925" />