docker-documentation/images/docker-lychee.md

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# [linuxserver/lychee](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-lychee)

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[Lychee](https://lycheeorg.github.io/) is a free photo-management tool, which runs on your server or web-space. Installing is a matter of seconds. Upload, manage and share photos like from a native application. Lychee comes with everything you need and all your photos are stored securely."

### UPGRADE WARNING

Please note that the v4 upgrade process resets ALL password-protected albums. Any albums that were made public with a password will need to be re-secured.

## Supported Architectures

Our images support multiple architectures such as `x86-64`, `arm64` and `armhf`. We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker [here](https://github.com/docker/distribution/blob/master/docs/spec/manifest-v2-2.md#manifest-list) and our announcement [here](https://blog.linuxserver.io/2019/02/21/the-lsio-pipeline-project/).

Simply pulling `lscr.io/linuxserver/lychee` should retrieve the correct image for your arch, but you can also pull specific arch images via tags.

The architectures supported by this image are:

| Architecture | Tag |
| :----: | --- |
| x86-64 | amd64-latest |
| arm64 | arm64v8-latest |
| armhf | arm32v7-latest |

## Application Setup

**This image will not work with a prefilled `/pictures` mount, lychee wants total control over this folder**

Setup mysql/mariadb and account via the webui, accessible at http://SERVERIP:PORT
More info at [lychee](https://lycheeorg.github.io/).

## Usage

To help you get started creating a container from this image you can either use docker-compose or the docker cli.

### docker-compose (recommended, [click here for more info](https://docs.linuxserver.io/general/docker-compose))

```yaml
version: "3"
services:
  mariadb:
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/mariadb:latest
    container_name: lychee_mariadb
    restart: always
    volumes:
      - /path/to/mariadb/data:/config
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=rootpassword
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=lychee
      - MYSQL_USER=lychee
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=dbpassword
      - PGID=1000
      - PUID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/London
  lychee:
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/lychee:latest
    container_name: lychee
    restart: always
    depends_on:
      - mariadb
    volumes:
      - /path/to/config:/config
      - /path/to/pictures:/pictures
    environment:
      - DB_HOST=mariadb
      - DB_USERNAME=lychee
      - DB_PASSWORD=dbpassword
      - DB_DATABASE=lychee
      - DB_PORT=3306
      - PGID=1000
      - PUID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/London
    ports:
      - 80:80

```

### docker cli ([click here for more info](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cli/))

```bash
docker run -d \
  --name=lychee \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=Europe/London \
  -e DB_HOST=mariadb \
  -e DB_USERNAME=lychee \
  -e DB_PASSWORD=dbpassword \
  -e DB_DATABASE=lychee \
  -p 80:80 \
  -v /path/to/config:/config \
  -v /path/to/pictures:/pictures \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  lscr.io/linuxserver/lychee
```

## Parameters

Docker images are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate `<external>:<internal>` respectively. For example, `-p 8080:80` would expose port `80` from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port `8080` outside the container.

### Ports (`-p`)

| Parameter | Function |
| :----: | --- |
| `80` | http gui |

### Environment Variables (`-e`)

| Env | Function |
| :----: | --- |
| `PUID=1000` | for UserID - see below for explanation |
| `PGID=1000` | for GroupID - see below for explanation |
| `TZ=Europe/London` | Specify a timezone to use EG Europe/London |
| `DB_HOST=mariadb` | for specifying the database host |
| `DB_USERNAME=lychee` | for specifying the database user |
| `DB_PASSWORD=dbpassword` | for specifying the database password |
| `DB_DATABASE=lychee` | for specifying the database to be used |

### Volume Mappings (`-v`)

| Volume | Function |
| :----: | --- |
| `/config` | Contains all relevant configuration files. |
| `/pictures` | Where lychee will store uploaded data. |

#### Miscellaneous Options

| Parameter | Function |
| :-----:   | --- |

## Environment variables from files (Docker secrets)

You can set any environment variable from a file by using a special prepend `FILE__`.

As an example:

```bash
-e FILE__PASSWORD=/run/secrets/mysecretpassword
```

Will set the environment variable `PASSWORD` based on the contents of the `/run/secrets/mysecretpassword` file.

## Umask for running applications

For all of our images we provide the ability to override the default umask settings for services started within the containers using the optional `-e UMASK=022` setting.
Keep in mind umask is not chmod it subtracts from permissions based on it's value it does not add. Please read up [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umask) before asking for support.

## User / Group Identifiers

When using volumes (`-v` flags), permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user `PUID` and group `PGID`.

Ensure any volume directories on the host are owned by the same user you specify and any permissions issues will vanish like magic.

In this instance `PUID=1000` and `PGID=1000`, to find yours use `id user` as below:

```bash
  $ id username
    uid=1000(dockeruser) gid=1000(dockergroup) groups=1000(dockergroup)
```

## Docker Mods

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We publish various [Docker Mods](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods) to enable additional functionality within the containers. The list of Mods available for this image (if any) as well as universal mods that can be applied to any one of our images can be accessed via the dynamic badges above.

## Support Info

* Shell access whilst the container is running:
  * `docker exec -it lychee /bin/bash`
* To monitor the logs of the container in realtime:
  * `docker logs -f lychee`
* Container version number
  * `docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' lychee`
* Image version number
  * `docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' lscr.io/linuxserver/lychee`

## Versions

* **04.12.21:** - Rebase to alpine 3.15 with php8.
* **13.05.21:** - Make readme clearer.
* **18.04.21:** - Add php-intl for v4.3.
* **31.01.21:** - Add jpegoptim.
* **15.01.21:** - Rebase to alpine 3.13, add php7-ctype.
* **10.07.20:** - Upgrade to Lychee v4 and rebased to alpine 3.12.
* **19.12.19:** - Rebasing to alpine 3.11.
* **23.10.19:** - Increase fastcgi timeouts (existing users need to manually update).
* **19.09.19:** - Update project website url.
* **28.06.19:** - Rebasing to alpine 3.10.
* **05.05.19:** - Rebase to alpine 3.9, use new armv7 image format.
* **21.01.18:** - Added ffmpeg for video thumbnail creation, switched to installing zip release instead of source tarball, created small thumbnails folder, switched to dynamic readme.
* **14.01.19:** - Adding pipeline logic and multi arch..
* **04.09.18:** - Rebase to alpine 3.8, switch to LycheeOrg repository.
* **08.01.18:** - Rebase to alpine 3.7.
* **25.05.17:** - Rebase to alpine 3.6.
* **03.05.17:** - Use repo pinning to better solve dependencies, use repo version of php7-imagick.
* **12.02.17:** - Initial Release.