Installation
3 min
the litmus mcp server ships as a single docker image that runs in two modes mode page when to use docker (sse) docker # default remote or shared mcp server any http/sse capable client stdio (local) stdio mode # single user local install for claude desktop or other stdio only clients requires cloning the repo for production deployments, you almost always also want persistent configuration # mount /app/ env from the host so the web ui's saved settings survive container replacement ports port service when exposed 8000 mcp sse endpoint always, in docker mode 9000 web ui / fastapi optional skip if you only want the mcp server the web ui process supervises the mcp server process; both come up from the same container minimal command docker run d name litmus mcp server \\ p 8000 8000 \\ ghcr io/litmusautomation/litmus mcp server\ latest see docker # for the full options (arm64, web ui, environment variables) and persistent configuration # for the volume mount that retains your settings