APP_URL keeps resetting to initial value after URL change #4263

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T08:23:00+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:23:00 +03:00

Originally created by @maa13 on GitHub (Oct 10, 2023).

Attempted Debugging

I have read the debugging page

Searched GitHub Issues

I have searched GitHub for the issue.

Describe the Scenario

When trying to change the IP in the .env file it keeps resetting after every restart
I followed the suggestion to change the URL stored in the database by running below command

php artisan bookstack:update-url http://OLD-IP:6875 https://NEW-IP
The command asked for confirmation on two steps and I approved and it changed multiple entries, the clear cache command was ran too

The .env old value persists after every restart regardless of what I change there

Exact BookStack Version

v23.01.1

Log Content

No response

Hosting Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.9 (Maipo)
Client: Docker Engine - Community
Version: 19.03.11-ol

Utilizing offical docker-compose version with maria-db
lscr.io/linuxserver/bookstack
lscr.io/linuxserver/mariadb

Originally created by @maa13 on GitHub (Oct 10, 2023). ### Attempted Debugging - [X] I have read the debugging page ### Searched GitHub Issues - [X] I have searched GitHub for the issue. ### Describe the Scenario When trying to change the IP in the .env file it keeps resetting after every restart I followed the suggestion to change the URL stored in the database by running below command php artisan bookstack:update-url http://OLD-IP:6875 https://NEW-IP The command asked for confirmation on two steps and I approved and it changed multiple entries, the clear cache command was ran too The .env old value persists after every restart regardless of what I change there ### Exact BookStack Version v23.01.1 ### Log Content _No response_ ### Hosting Environment Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.9 (Maipo) Client: Docker Engine - Community Version: 19.03.11-ol Utilizing offical docker-compose version with maria-db lscr.io/linuxserver/bookstack lscr.io/linuxserver/mariadb

OVERLORD added the 🐕 Support label 2026-02-05 08:23:00 +03:00

OVERLORD closed this issue

2026-02-05 08:23:02 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:23:09 +03:00

@Man-in-Black commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2023):

I think as long as you are using docker you need to change the value in the environment variables of your docker-compose.yml

@Man-in-Black commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2023): I think as long as you are using docker you need to change the value in the environment variables of your `docker-compose.yml`

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:23:12 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2023):

Yeah, I second the @Man-in-Black's comment above, check that you've update the APP_URL in you're compose env options. If you're not setting one, add one (it may have been blank in the original linuxserver example docker-compose file when you originally set-up the instance.)

Example as per this line:

0b32a2a4c3/README.md (L110)

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2023): Yeah, I second the @Man-in-Black's comment above, check that you've update the `APP_URL` in you're compose env options. If you're not setting one, add one (it may have been blank in the original linuxserver example docker-compose file when you originally set-up the instance.) Example as per this line: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-bookstack/blob/0b32a2a4c34532b8581979d2af56d21f7928c9d9/README.md?plain=1#L110

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:23:16 +03:00

@maa13 commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2023):

Much appreciated, modifying the value in docker-compose.yml did the trick

@maa13 commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2023): Much appreciated, modifying the value in docker-compose.yml did the trick

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2026-02-05 08:31:14 +03:00

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