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[BUG] changing env filename makes pictures not load #1082

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Originally created by @woolmonkey on GitHub (Jul 10, 2023).

The bug

So when I copy the .env file to immich.env and also change it in the docker-compose file. Pictures do not load when vieing the photos web page. I just get a black screen. As soon as I change the compose file back to .env and restart the photos load.

The OS that Immich Server is running on

docker

Version of Immich Server

1.66.1

Version of Immich Mobile App

1.65.0 build.88

Platform with the issue

  • Server
  • Web
  • Mobile

Your docker-compose.yml content

immich-server:
      container_name: immich_server
      image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
      command: [ "start.sh", "immich" ]
      volumes:
        - /mnt/Photos:/usr/src/app/upload
      env_file:
        - .env
      depends_on:
        - redis
        - database
        - typesense
      restart: always

    immich-microservices:
      container_name: immich_microservices
      image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
      command: [ "start.sh", "microservices" ]
      volumes:
        - /mnt/Photos:/usr/src/app/upload
      env_file:
        - .env
      depends_on:
        - redis
        - database
        - typesense
      restart: always

    immich-machine-learning:
      container_name: immich_machine_learning
      image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
      volumes:
        - /opt/appdata/immich/model-cache:/cache
      env_file:
        - .env
      restart: always

    immich-web:
      container_name: immich_web
      image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-web:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
      env_file:
        - .env
      restart: always

    typesense:
      container_name: immich_typesense
      image: typesense/typesense:0.24.1@sha256:9bcff2b829f12074426ca044b56160ca9d777a0c488303469143dd9f8259d4dd
      environment:
        - TYPESENSE_API_KEY=${TYPESENSE_API_KEY}
        - TYPESENSE_DATA_DIR=/data
      logging:
        driver: none
      volumes:
        - /opt/appdata/immich/tsdata:/data
      restart: always

    database:
      container_name: immich_postgres
      image: postgres:14-alpine@sha256:28407a9961e76f2d285dc6991e8e48893503cc3836a4755bbc2d40bcc272a441
      env_file:
        - .env
      environment:
        POSTGRES_PASSWORD: RneFHAuBn*egMvRzk6TDSSdv&a9uqLyo88kV5rVp4pzg#ZRj
        POSTGRES_USER: postgres
        POSTGRES_DB: immich
        PG_DATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data
      volumes:
        - /mnt/appdata/immich/pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
      restart: always

Your .env content

###################################################################################
# Database
###################################################################################

# NOTE: The following four database variables support Docker secrets by adding a *_FILE suffix to the variable name
# See the docker-compose documentation on secrets for additional details: https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v3/#secrets
DB_HOSTNAME=immich_postgres
DB_USERNAME=postgres
DB_PASSWORD=RneFHAuBn*egMvRzk6TDSSdv&a9uqLyo88kV5rVp4pzg#ZRj
DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich

# Optional Database settings:
# DB_PORT=5432

###################################################################################
# Redis
###################################################################################

REDIS_HOSTNAME=redis

# REDIS_URL will be used to pass custom options to ioredis.
# Example for Sentinel
# {"sentinels":[{"host":"redis-sentinel-node-0","port":26379},{"host":"redis-sentinel-node-1","port":26379},{"host":"redis-sentinel-node-2","port":26379}],"name":"redis-sentinel"}
# REDIS_URL=ioredis://eyJzZW50aW5lbHMiOlt7Imhvc3QiOiJyZWRpcy1zZW50aW5lbDEiLCJwb3J0IjoyNjM3OX0seyJob3N0IjoicmVkaXMtc2VudGluZWwyIiwicG9ydCI6MjYzNzl9XSwibmFtZSI6Im15bWFzdGVyIn0=

# Optional Redis settings:

# Note: these parameters are not automatically passed to the Redis Container
# to do so, please edit the docker-compose.yml file as well. Redis is not configured
# via environment variables, only redis.conf or the command line

# REDIS_PORT=6379
# REDIS_DBINDEX=0
# REDIS_USERNAME=
# REDIS_PASSWORD=
# REDIS_SOCKET=

###################################################################################
# Upload File Location
#
# This is the location where uploaded files are stored.
###################################################################################

UPLOAD_LOCATION=/mnt/Photos


###################################################################################
# Typesense
###################################################################################
TYPESENSE_API_KEY=p2MpXTdzW4@aycQw%DHFeL7Tp!trip5kqQzD7SLej5fgUGD&M
#TYPESENSE_ENABLED=false
# TYPESENSE_URL uses base64 encoding for the nodes json.
# Example JSON that was used:
# [
#      { "host": "typesense-1.example.net", "port": "443", "protocol": "https" },
#      { "host": "typesense-2.example.net", "port": "443", "protocol": "https" },
#      { "host": "typesense-3.example.net", "port": "443", "protocol": "https" },
# ]
# TYPESENSE_URL=ha://WwogIHsgImhvc3QiOiAidHlwZXNlbnNlLTEuZXhhbXBsZS5uZXQiLCAicG9ydCI6ICI0NDMiLCAicHJvdG9jb2wiOiAiaHR0cHMiIH0sCiAgeyAiaG9zdCI6ICJ0eXBlc2Vuc2UtMi5leGFtcGxlLm5ldCIsICJwb3J0IjogIjQ0MyIsICJwcm90b2NvbCI6ICJodHRwcyIgfSwKICB7ICJob3N0IjogInR5cGVzZW5zZS0zLmV4YW1wbGUubmV0IiwgInBvcnQiOiAiNDQzIiwgInByb3RvY29sIjogImh0dHBzIiB9Cl0=

###################################################################################
# Reverse Geocoding
#
# Reverse geocoding is done locally which has a small impact on memory usage
# This memory usage can be altered by changing the REVERSE_GEOCODING_PRECISION variable
# This ranges from 0-3 with 3 being the most precise
# 3 - Cities > 500 population: ~200MB RAM
# 2 - Cities > 1000 population: ~150MB RAM
# 1 - Cities > 5000 population: ~80MB RAM
# 0 - Cities > 15000 population: ~40MB RAM
####################################################################################

 DISABLE_REVERSE_GEOCODING=false
 REVERSE_GEOCODING_PRECISION=3

####################################################################################
# WEB - Optional
#
# Custom message on the login page, should be written in HTML form.
# For example:
# PUBLIC_LOGIN_PAGE_MESSAGE="This is a demo instance of Immich.<br><br>Email: <i>demo@demo.de</i><br>Password: <i>demo</i>"
####################################################################################

#PUBLIC_LOGIN_PAGE_MESSAGE=

####################################################################################
# Alternative Service Addresses - Optional
#
# This is an advanced feature for users who may be running their immich services on different hosts.
# It will not change which address or port that services bind to within their containers, but it will change where other services look for their peers.
# Note: immich-microservices is bound to 3002, but no references are made
####################################################################################

IMMICH_WEB_URL=http://immich-web:3000
IMMICH_SERVER_URL=http://immich-server:3001
IMMICH_MACHINE_LEARNING_URL=http://immich-machine-learning:3003

####################################################################################
# Alternative API's External Address - Optional
#
# This is an advanced feature used to control the public server endpoint returned to clients during Well-known discovery.
# You should only use this if you want mobile apps to access the immich API over a custom URL. Do not include trailing slash.
# NOTE: At this time, the web app will not be affected by this setting and will continue to use the relative path: /api
# Examples: http://localhost:3001, http://immich-api.example.com, etc
####################################################################################

#IMMICH_API_URL_EXTERNAL=http://localhost:3001

###################################################################################
# Immich Version - Optional
#
# This allows all immich docker images to be pinned to a specific version. By default,
# the version is "release" but could be a specific version, like "v1.59.0".
###################################################################################

#IMMICH_VERSION=

Reproduction steps

1.cp .env to immich.env
2.change all the env_files from .env to immich.env
3.start the containers
4. go to web page and photos don't load
...

Additional information

As soon as I switch the env_files back to .env it works as expected.

Originally created by @woolmonkey on GitHub (Jul 10, 2023). ### The bug So when I copy the .env file to immich.env and also change it in the docker-compose file. Pictures do not load when vieing the photos web page. I just get a black screen. As soon as I change the compose file back to .env and restart the photos load. ### The OS that Immich Server is running on docker ### Version of Immich Server 1.66.1 ### Version of Immich Mobile App 1.65.0 build.88 ### Platform with the issue - [X] Server - [X] Web - [ ] Mobile ### Your docker-compose.yml content ```YAML immich-server: container_name: immich_server image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release} command: [ "start.sh", "immich" ] volumes: - /mnt/Photos:/usr/src/app/upload env_file: - .env depends_on: - redis - database - typesense restart: always immich-microservices: container_name: immich_microservices image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release} command: [ "start.sh", "microservices" ] volumes: - /mnt/Photos:/usr/src/app/upload env_file: - .env depends_on: - redis - database - typesense restart: always immich-machine-learning: container_name: immich_machine_learning image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release} volumes: - /opt/appdata/immich/model-cache:/cache env_file: - .env restart: always immich-web: container_name: immich_web image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-web:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release} env_file: - .env restart: always typesense: container_name: immich_typesense image: typesense/typesense:0.24.1@sha256:9bcff2b829f12074426ca044b56160ca9d777a0c488303469143dd9f8259d4dd environment: - TYPESENSE_API_KEY=${TYPESENSE_API_KEY} - TYPESENSE_DATA_DIR=/data logging: driver: none volumes: - /opt/appdata/immich/tsdata:/data restart: always database: container_name: immich_postgres image: postgres:14-alpine@sha256:28407a9961e76f2d285dc6991e8e48893503cc3836a4755bbc2d40bcc272a441 env_file: - .env environment: POSTGRES_PASSWORD: RneFHAuBn*egMvRzk6TDSSdv&a9uqLyo88kV5rVp4pzg#ZRj POSTGRES_USER: postgres POSTGRES_DB: immich PG_DATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data volumes: - /mnt/appdata/immich/pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data restart: always ``` ### Your .env content ```Shell ################################################################################### # Database ################################################################################### # NOTE: The following four database variables support Docker secrets by adding a *_FILE suffix to the variable name # See the docker-compose documentation on secrets for additional details: https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v3/#secrets DB_HOSTNAME=immich_postgres DB_USERNAME=postgres DB_PASSWORD=RneFHAuBn*egMvRzk6TDSSdv&a9uqLyo88kV5rVp4pzg#ZRj DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich # Optional Database settings: # DB_PORT=5432 ################################################################################### # Redis ################################################################################### REDIS_HOSTNAME=redis # REDIS_URL will be used to pass custom options to ioredis. # Example for Sentinel # {"sentinels":[{"host":"redis-sentinel-node-0","port":26379},{"host":"redis-sentinel-node-1","port":26379},{"host":"redis-sentinel-node-2","port":26379}],"name":"redis-sentinel"} # REDIS_URL=ioredis://eyJzZW50aW5lbHMiOlt7Imhvc3QiOiJyZWRpcy1zZW50aW5lbDEiLCJwb3J0IjoyNjM3OX0seyJob3N0IjoicmVkaXMtc2VudGluZWwyIiwicG9ydCI6MjYzNzl9XSwibmFtZSI6Im15bWFzdGVyIn0= # Optional Redis settings: # Note: these parameters are not automatically passed to the Redis Container # to do so, please edit the docker-compose.yml file as well. Redis is not configured # via environment variables, only redis.conf or the command line # REDIS_PORT=6379 # REDIS_DBINDEX=0 # REDIS_USERNAME= # REDIS_PASSWORD= # REDIS_SOCKET= ################################################################################### # Upload File Location # # This is the location where uploaded files are stored. ################################################################################### UPLOAD_LOCATION=/mnt/Photos ################################################################################### # Typesense ################################################################################### TYPESENSE_API_KEY=p2MpXTdzW4@aycQw%DHFeL7Tp!trip5kqQzD7SLej5fgUGD&M #TYPESENSE_ENABLED=false # TYPESENSE_URL uses base64 encoding for the nodes json. # Example JSON that was used: # [ # { "host": "typesense-1.example.net", "port": "443", "protocol": "https" }, # { "host": "typesense-2.example.net", "port": "443", "protocol": "https" }, # { "host": "typesense-3.example.net", "port": "443", "protocol": "https" }, # ] # TYPESENSE_URL=ha://WwogIHsgImhvc3QiOiAidHlwZXNlbnNlLTEuZXhhbXBsZS5uZXQiLCAicG9ydCI6ICI0NDMiLCAicHJvdG9jb2wiOiAiaHR0cHMiIH0sCiAgeyAiaG9zdCI6ICJ0eXBlc2Vuc2UtMi5leGFtcGxlLm5ldCIsICJwb3J0IjogIjQ0MyIsICJwcm90b2NvbCI6ICJodHRwcyIgfSwKICB7ICJob3N0IjogInR5cGVzZW5zZS0zLmV4YW1wbGUubmV0IiwgInBvcnQiOiAiNDQzIiwgInByb3RvY29sIjogImh0dHBzIiB9Cl0= ################################################################################### # Reverse Geocoding # # Reverse geocoding is done locally which has a small impact on memory usage # This memory usage can be altered by changing the REVERSE_GEOCODING_PRECISION variable # This ranges from 0-3 with 3 being the most precise # 3 - Cities > 500 population: ~200MB RAM # 2 - Cities > 1000 population: ~150MB RAM # 1 - Cities > 5000 population: ~80MB RAM # 0 - Cities > 15000 population: ~40MB RAM #################################################################################### DISABLE_REVERSE_GEOCODING=false REVERSE_GEOCODING_PRECISION=3 #################################################################################### # WEB - Optional # # Custom message on the login page, should be written in HTML form. # For example: # PUBLIC_LOGIN_PAGE_MESSAGE="This is a demo instance of Immich.<br><br>Email: <i>demo@demo.de</i><br>Password: <i>demo</i>" #################################################################################### #PUBLIC_LOGIN_PAGE_MESSAGE= #################################################################################### # Alternative Service Addresses - Optional # # This is an advanced feature for users who may be running their immich services on different hosts. # It will not change which address or port that services bind to within their containers, but it will change where other services look for their peers. # Note: immich-microservices is bound to 3002, but no references are made #################################################################################### IMMICH_WEB_URL=http://immich-web:3000 IMMICH_SERVER_URL=http://immich-server:3001 IMMICH_MACHINE_LEARNING_URL=http://immich-machine-learning:3003 #################################################################################### # Alternative API's External Address - Optional # # This is an advanced feature used to control the public server endpoint returned to clients during Well-known discovery. # You should only use this if you want mobile apps to access the immich API over a custom URL. Do not include trailing slash. # NOTE: At this time, the web app will not be affected by this setting and will continue to use the relative path: /api # Examples: http://localhost:3001, http://immich-api.example.com, etc #################################################################################### #IMMICH_API_URL_EXTERNAL=http://localhost:3001 ################################################################################### # Immich Version - Optional # # This allows all immich docker images to be pinned to a specific version. By default, # the version is "release" but could be a specific version, like "v1.59.0". ################################################################################### #IMMICH_VERSION= ``` ### Reproduction steps ```bash 1.cp .env to immich.env 2.change all the env_files from .env to immich.env 3.start the containers 4. go to web page and photos don't load ... ``` ### Additional information As soon as I switch the env_files back to .env it works as expected.
OVERLORD commented 2026-02-05 00:23:34 +03:00
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@alextran1502 commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2023):

The environment file is supposed to be .env

@alextran1502 commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2023): The environment file is supposed to be `.env`
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