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Start exploring Kill Bill locally with one Docker Compose file. No cloud account or credit card required.

Start Kill Bill with Docker Compose

Save this file as docker-compose.yml:

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services:
  killbill:
    image: killbill/killbill:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    environment:
      - KILLBILL_DAO_URL=jdbc:mysql://db:3306/killbill
      - KILLBILL_DAO_USER=root
      - KILLBILL_DAO_PASSWORD=killbill
      - KILLBILL_CATALOG_URI=SpyCarAdvanced.xml
  kaui:
    image: killbill/kaui:latest
    ports:
      - "9090:8080"
    environment:
      - KAUI_CONFIG_DAO_URL=jdbc:mysql://db:3306/kaui
      - KAUI_CONFIG_DAO_USER=root
      - KAUI_CONFIG_DAO_PASSWORD=killbill
      - KAUI_KILLBILL_URL=http://killbill:8080
  db:
    image: killbill/mariadb:0.24
    volumes:
      - db:/var/lib/mysql
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=killbill
volumes:
  db:

Then, from the same folder, run:

docker compose up

Requires Docker Desktop. Starts Kill Bill (port 8080), Kaui (port 9090) and a MariaDB database. The first start takes a few minutes.

Open the Kaui admin dashboard

Once startup finishes, visit http://localhost:9090 and log in with admin/password. Kaui is the web-based admin console for managing your Kill Bill instance.

Set up your billing

Use Kaui to create a catalog with your plans, add customer accounts, and create subscriptions. Invoices are generated automatically based on your catalog configuration.

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