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options.yml

As an alternative to configuring your instance with environment variables, it may be more convenient to use an options.yml file located in your config path, for example if PhotoPrism was installed through an app store or with the installation packages we provide.

You can specify a custom config path by adding the ConfigPath option to a ↪ defaults.yml file in the /etc/photoprism directory (requires root privileges). It is also possible to use the command flag --config-path or the environment variable PHOTOPRISM_CONFIG_PATH for this. By default, it is a subdirectory of the storage path.

If you use a third-party integration or package, you should find the exact location of the configuration files in the corresponding documentation.

Note that changes to the options.yml file require a restart to take effect and that config values changed through the web interface will also be saved to this file. We therefore recommend that you only edit it manually while your instance is stopped.

File Format

You can use any text editor to create or modify YAML config files. When specifying values, make sure that their data type matches the documentation, e.g. bool values must be either true or false (without quotes, unlike in docker-compose.yml files) and int values must be whole numbers, as shown in this example:

Debug: false
AdminUser: "admin"
AdminPassword: "insecure"
DatabaseUser: "photoprism"
DatabasePassword: "insecure"
DatabaseName: "photoprism"
DatabaseDriver: "mysql"
DatabaseServer: "localhost:3306"
HttpPort: 2342
SiteCaption: "AI-Powered Photos App"
SiteDescription: ""
SiteAuthor: ""
SiteUrl: "http://localhost:2342/"

To avoid ambiguity, it is recommended to enclose text strings in " (double quotes), especially if they contain spaces, a colon, or other special characters.

File and directory paths may be specified using ~ as a placeholder for the home directory of the current user, e.g. ~/Pictures. Relative paths can also be specified via ./pathname. If no explicit originals, import and/or assets path has been configured, a list of default directory paths will be searched and the first existing directory will be used for the respective path.

Global Defaults

Global configuration defaults, including the storage paths to be used, can optionally be specified in a ↪ defaults.yml file.

Current Values

Run photoprism --help in a terminal to get an overview of the command flags and environment variables available for configuration. Their current values can be displayed with the photoprism config command.

Below are the corresponding names of the config options that you can use in the options.yml and defaults.yml files, grouped by purpose.

Config Options

Authentication

Name Type CLI Flag
AuthMode string --auth-mode
Public bool --public
AdminUser string --admin-user
AdminPassword string --admin-password
PasswordLength int --password-length
PasswordResetUri string --password-reset-uri
OIDCUri string --oidc-uri
OIDCClient string --oidc-client
OIDCSecret string --oidc-secret
OIDCScopes string --oidc-scopes
OIDCProvider string --oidc-provider
OIDCIcon string --oidc-icon
OIDCRedirect bool --oidc-redirect
OIDCRegister bool --oidc-register
OIDCUsername string --oidc-username
OIDCWebDAV bool --oidc-webdav
DisableOIDC bool --disable-oidc
SessionMaxAge int64 --session-maxage
SessionTimeout int64 --session-timeout
SessionCache int64 --session-cache

Logging

Name Type CLI Flag
LogLevel string --log-level
Prod bool --prod
Debug bool --debug
Trace bool --trace

Storage

Name Type CLI Flag
ConfigPath string --config-path
OriginalsPath string --originals-path
OriginalsLimit int --originals-limit
ResolutionLimit int --resolution-limit
UsersPath string --users-path
StoragePath string --storage-path
ImportPath string --import-path
ImportDest string --import-dest
CachePath string --cache-path
TempPath string --temp-path
AssetsPath string --assets-path

Sidecar Files

Name Type CLI Flag
SidecarPath string --sidecar-path
SidecarYaml bool --sidecar-yaml

Backup

Name Type CLI Flag
BackupPath string --backup-path
BackupSchedule string --backup-schedule
BackupRetain int --backup-retain
BackupDatabase bool --backup-database
BackupAlbums bool --backup-albums

Indexing

Name Type CLI Flag
IndexWorkers int --index-workers
IndexSchedule string --index-schedule
WakeupInterval time.Duration --wakeup-interval
AutoIndex int --auto-index
AutoImport int --auto-import

Feature Flags

Name Type CLI Flag
ReadOnly bool --read-only
Experimental bool --experimental
DisableSettings bool --disable-settings
DisableBackups bool --disable-backups
DisableRestart bool --disable-restart
DisableWebDAV bool --disable-webdav
DisablePlaces bool --disable-places
DisableTensorFlow bool --disable-tensorflow
DisableFaces bool --disable-faces
DisableClassification bool --disable-classification
DisableFFmpeg bool --disable-ffmpeg
DisableExifTool bool --disable-exiftool
DisableVips bool --disable-vips
DisableSips bool --disable-sips
DisableDarktable bool --disable-darktable
DisableRawTherapee bool --disable-rawtherapee
DisableImageMagick bool --disable-imagemagick
DisableHeifConvert bool --disable-heifconvert
DisableVectors bool --disable-vectors
DisableJpegXL bool --disable-jpegxl
DisableRaw bool --disable-raw
RawPresets bool --raw-presets
ExifBruteForce bool --exif-bruteforce
DetectNSFW bool --detect-nsfw
UploadNSFW bool --upload-nsfw
DefaultLocale string --default-locale
DefaultTimezone string --default-timezone

Customization

Name Type CLI Flag
DefaultTheme string --default-theme
AppName string --app-name
AppMode string --app-mode
AppIcon string --app-icon
AppColor string --app-color
LegalInfo string --legal-info
LegalUrl string --legal-url
WallpaperUri string --wallpaper-uri

Site Information

Name Type CLI Flag
SiteUrl string --site-url
SiteAuthor string --site-author
SiteTitle string --site-title
SiteCaption string --site-caption
SiteDescription string --site-description
SitePreview string --site-preview
CdnUrl string --cdn-url
CdnVideo bool --cdn-video
CORSOrigin string --cors-origin
CORSHeaders string --cors-headers
CORSMethods string --cors-methods

Web Server

Name Type CLI Flag
HttpsProxy string --https-proxy
HttpsProxyInsecure bool --https-proxy-insecure
TrustedProxies []string --trusted-proxy
ProxyProtoHeaders []string --proxy-proto-header
ProxyProtoHttps []string --proxy-proto-https
DisableTLS bool --disable-tls
DefaultTLS bool --default-tls
TLSEmail string --tls-email
TLSCert string --tls-cert
TLSKey string --tls-key
HttpMode string --http-mode
HttpCompression string --http-compression
HttpCachePublic bool --http-cache-public
HttpCacheMaxAge int --http-cache-maxage
HttpVideoMaxAge int --http-video-maxage
HttpHost string --http-host
HttpPort int --http-port

Database Connection

Name Type CLI Flag
DatabaseDriver string --database-driver
DatabaseDsn string --database-dsn
DatabaseName string --database-name
DatabaseServer string --database-server
DatabaseUser string --database-user
DatabasePassword string --database-password
DatabaseTimeout int --database-timeout
DatabaseConns int --database-conns
DatabaseConnsIdle int --database-conns-idle

File Conversion

Name Type CLI Flag
FFmpegBin string --ffmpeg-bin
FFmpegEncoder string --ffmpeg-encoder
FFmpegSize int --ffmpeg-size
FFmpegBitrate int --ffmpeg-bitrate
FFmpegMapVideo string --ffmpeg-map-video
FFmpegMapAudio string --ffmpeg-map-audio
ExifToolBin string --exiftool-bin
SipsBin string --sips-bin
SipsExclude string --sips-exclude
DarktableBin string --darktable-bin
DarktableCachePath string --darktable-cache-path
DarktableConfigPath string --darktable-config-path
DarktableExclude string --darktable-exclude
RawTherapeeBin string --rawtherapee-bin
RawTherapeeExclude string --rawtherapee-exclude
ImageMagickBin string --imagemagick-bin
ImageMagickExclude string --imagemagick-exclude
HeifConvertBin string --heifconvert-bin
RsvgConvertBin string --rsvgconvert-bin

Security Tokens

Name Type CLI Flag
DownloadToken string --download-token
PreviewToken string --preview-token

Preview Images

Name Type CLI Flag
ThumbLibrary string --thumb-library
ThumbColor string --thumb-color
ThumbFilter string --thumb-filter
ThumbSize int --thumb-size
ThumbSizeUncached int --thumb-size-uncached
ThumbUncached bool --thumb-uncached

Image Quality

Name Type CLI Flag
JpegQuality int --jpeg-quality
JpegSize int --jpeg-size
PngSize int --png-size

Daemon Mode

If you start the server as a daemon in the background, you can additionally specify a filename for the log and the process ID:

Name Type CLI Flag
PIDFilename string --pid-filename
LogFilename string --log-filename
DetachServer bool --detach-server