Installing FileBrowser in Home Assistant Core LXC wont start website #454

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opened 2026-02-04 19:00:11 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 8 comments
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Originally created by @julred on GitHub (Feb 6, 2025).

Have you read and understood the above guidelines?

yes

📜 What is the name of the script you are using?

Home Assistant Core LXC

📂 What was the exact command used to execute the script?

bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/ct/homeassistant-core.sh)"

📝 Provide a clear and concise description of the issue.

Dear all,

I wanted to install FileBrowser inside my Home Assistant Core LXC. The script mentioned, that installation was successful.
But I'm not able to open the FileBrowser using http://192.168.178.11:8080 - website is not available

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⚙️ What settings are you using?

  • Default Settings
  • Advanced Settings

🖥️ Which Linux distribution are you using?

Ubuntu 24.10

🔄 Steps to reproduce the issue.

Using the updater script and select Install FileBrowser -> Authentication -> No

Paste the full error output (if available).

not available

🖼️ Additional context (optional).

No response

Originally created by @julred on GitHub (Feb 6, 2025). ### ✅ Have you read and understood the above guidelines? yes ### 📜 What is the name of the script you are using? Home Assistant Core LXC ### 📂 What was the exact command used to execute the script? bash -c "$(wget -qLO - https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/ct/homeassistant-core.sh)" ### 📝 Provide a clear and concise description of the issue. Dear all, I wanted to install FileBrowser inside my Home Assistant Core LXC. The script mentioned, that installation was successful. But I'm not able to open the FileBrowser using http://192.168.178.11:8080 - website is not available ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b66b6f89-0bc3-4d27-993b-3b2da4561cf9) ### ⚙️ What settings are you using? - [x] Default Settings - [ ] Advanced Settings ### 🖥️ Which Linux distribution are you using? Ubuntu 24.10 ### 🔄 Steps to reproduce the issue. Using the updater script and select Install FileBrowser -> Authentication -> No ### ❌ Paste the full error output (if available). not available ### 🖼️ Additional context (optional). _No response_
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@MickLesk commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2025):

What say systemctl status filebrowser?

@MickLesk commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2025): What say systemctl status filebrowser?
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@julred commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2025):

root@homeassistant-core:~/.homeassistant# systemctl status filebrowser
● filebrowser.service - Filebrowser
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/filebrowser.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2025-02-06 17:37:28 CET; 15h ago
 Invocation: 81221e25a1724d3fabd8e0df5ff1b734
   Main PID: 26542 (filebrowser)
      Tasks: 6 (limit: 18983)
     Memory: 3.3M (peak: 3.5M)
        CPU: 147ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/filebrowser.service
             └─26542 /usr/local/bin/filebrowser -r /

Feb 06 17:37:28 homeassistant-core systemd[1]: Started filebrowser.service - Filebrowser.
Feb 06 17:37:28 homeassistant-core filebrowser[26542]: 2025/02/06 17:37:28 Warning: filebrowser.db can't be found. Initialing in /root/
Feb 06 17:37:28 homeassistant-core filebrowser[26542]: 2025/02/06 17:37:28 Using database: /root/filebrowser.db
Feb 06 17:37:28 homeassistant-core filebrowser[26542]: 2025/02/06 17:37:28 No config file used
Feb 06 17:37:28 homeassistant-core filebrowser[26542]: 2025/02/06 17:37:28 Listening on 127.0.0.1:8080
@julred commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2025): ``` root@homeassistant-core:~/.homeassistant# systemctl status filebrowser ● filebrowser.service - Filebrowser Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/filebrowser.service; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Thu 2025-02-06 17:37:28 CET; 15h ago Invocation: 81221e25a1724d3fabd8e0df5ff1b734 Main PID: 26542 (filebrowser) Tasks: 6 (limit: 18983) Memory: 3.3M (peak: 3.5M) CPU: 147ms CGroup: /system.slice/filebrowser.service └─26542 /usr/local/bin/filebrowser -r / Feb 06 17:37:28 homeassistant-core systemd[1]: Started filebrowser.service - Filebrowser. Feb 06 17:37:28 homeassistant-core filebrowser[26542]: 2025/02/06 17:37:28 Warning: filebrowser.db can't be found. Initialing in /root/ Feb 06 17:37:28 homeassistant-core filebrowser[26542]: 2025/02/06 17:37:28 Using database: /root/filebrowser.db Feb 06 17:37:28 homeassistant-core filebrowser[26542]: 2025/02/06 17:37:28 No config file used Feb 06 17:37:28 homeassistant-core filebrowser[26542]: 2025/02/06 17:37:28 Listening on 127.0.0.1:8080 ```
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@tremor021 commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2025):

@MickLesk

root@netbox:~# filebrowser config set -a '127.0.0.1'
2025/02/07 10:13:03 Using database: /root/filebrowser.db
2025/02/07 10:13:04 timeout

I was testing setting up any other address than 0.0.0.0. It times out writting the config. Actually it times out on any set command

@tremor021 commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2025): @MickLesk ``` root@netbox:~# filebrowser config set -a '127.0.0.1' 2025/02/07 10:13:03 Using database: /root/filebrowser.db 2025/02/07 10:13:04 timeout ``` I was testing setting up any other address than 0.0.0.0. It times out writting the config. Actually it times out on any set command
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@michelroegl-brunner commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2025):

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Works for me.

@michelroegl-brunner commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2025): ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ed91a8e6-8264-4190-82bc-308626a93b71) ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b9030f34-a9cd-4dea-b599-fa19d7e165c0) Works for me.
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@tremor021 commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2025):

@julred does it work if you uninstall and install again?

@tremor021 commented on GitHub (Feb 7, 2025): @julred does it work if you uninstall and install again?
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@MickLesk commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2025):

working now

@MickLesk commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2025): working now
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@Mineralwasse commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025):

Hi,
i have a similar problem. I installed filebrowser in my debian lxc but i cant get access to it. I tried it with and without the Fix #2207
Can you please help me?
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@Mineralwasse commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025): Hi, i have a similar problem. I installed filebrowser in my debian lxc but i cant get access to it. I tried it with and without the Fix #2207 Can you please help me? ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bd246313-e797-47bc-a4a3-91629beb6530)
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@MickLesk commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025):

reinstall it, thats an old installation (wrong paths)

@MickLesk commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2025): reinstall it, thats an old installation (wrong paths)
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Reference: starred/ProxmoxVE#454