To run the backend services for OpenAp Personal Food Computers, start by setting up Docker and docker-compose on your server machine.
Install the Docker Engine for your platform. (You can find install directions on the docker website.
I followed the instructions for Ubuntu, setting it up via a repository.
By default, you need to use the sudo command to run docker, if you'd like to use your user instead, follow the instructions in the Linux Post Install page.
Follow the steps for you platform on the offical docker-compose install page
A nice utility to monitor Docker images and containers, etc is Portainer CE. Portainer community edition can be run as docker images, and provides a web interface to interact with Docker. Installation instructions found here