This guide walks you through installing and running Overleaf Community Edition (CE) entirely offline on your own computer — with all major LaTeX packages pre-installed and ready to use.
Since Overleaf recently restricted free compilation times, many students struggle to complete their theses or projects. This guide helps you set up a fully functional local Overleaf, so you can compile your work without limitations.
☠️ Let op: Always back up your projects on disk — deleted projects cannot be recovered.
💡 You only need to do this once.
Download Docker Desktop for your OS (Windows / macOS / Linux).
Install and start Docker Desktop.
Verify installation by running:
docker --version
1️⃣ Clone the repository
git clone <https://github.com/JoyeBright/overleaf-docker.git>
cd overleaf-docker
2️⃣ Make the launcher executable
Run this once to fix permissions:
chmod +x start-overleaf.sh
3️⃣ Start Overleaf