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options.yml

If you are unable to configure your instance using environment variables or command flags, for example because it was installed through an app store, you can alternatively set config values using an options.yml file in the config folder.

A custom config path can be specified with the variable PHOTOPRISM_CONFIG_PATH or the flag --config-path. If you use a third-party integration or package, you should find the exact location in the corresponding documentation. By default, it is a subdirectory of the storage folder.

All changes require a restart to take effect. Also note that config values changed in the Advanced Settings UI will be stored in the same file. We therefore recommend that you edit the file only while PhotoPrism is not running.

Format

When editing YAML files, it is important that related values start at the same indentation level and that spaces are used, since tabs are not allowed. You can use any text editor for this.

Example

Since you only need to specify the values you want to change, an options.yml file doesn't have to contain all possible options and could look like this, for example:

Debug: true
ReadOnly: false
JpegQuality: 83
SiteCaption: PhotoPrism
SiteUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:2342/"

Values

To display all global config flags and variables, you can run photoprism --help in a terminal. The corresponding config option names to use in the options.yml and defaults.yml files are listed below, grouped by purpose.

Defaults

Default values, including the config path to use, may optionally be specified in a defaults.yml file located in /etc/photoprism. A custom default config filename can be set with the PHOTOPRISM_DEFAULTS_YAML variable or the --defaults-yaml flag.

Config Options

Authentication

Name Type CLI Flag
AuthMode string --auth-mode
RegisterUri string --register-uri
PasswordLength int --password-length
PasswordResetUri string --password-reset-uri
Public bool --public
AdminUser string --admin-user
AdminPassword string --admin-password
SessionMaxAge int64 --session-maxage
SessionTimeout int64 --session-timeout

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
SidecarPath string --sidecar-path
BackupPath string --backup-path
CachePath string --cache-path
ImportPath string --import-path
ImportDest string --import-dest
AssetsPath string --assets-path
TempPath string --temp-path

Index Workers

Name Type CLI Flag
Workers int --workers
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
DisableRestart bool --disable-restart
DisableBackups bool --disable-backups
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
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

Customization

Name Type CLI Flag
DefaultTheme string --default-theme
DefaultLocale string --default-locale
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
CdnUrl string --cdn-url
CdnVideo bool --cdn-video
SiteUrl string --site-url
SiteAuthor string --site-author
SiteTitle string --site-title
SiteCaption string --site-caption
SiteDescription string --site-description
SitePreview string --site-preview
HttpsProxy string --https-proxy
HttpsProxyInsecure bool --https-proxy-insecure

Web Server

Name Type CLI Flag
TrustedProxies []string --trusted-proxy
ProxyProtoHeaders []string --proxy-proto-header
ProxyProtoHttps []string --proxy-proto-https
DisableTLS bool --disable-tls
TLSEmail string --tls-email
TLSCert string --tls-cert
TLSKey string --tls-key
HttpMode string --http-mode
HttpCompression string --http-compression
HttpCacheMaxAge int --http-cache-maxage
HttpCachePublic bool --http-cache-public
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
DatabaseConns int --database-conns
DatabaseConnsIdle int --database-conns-idle
SipsBin string --sips-bin
SipsBlacklist string --sips-blacklist
FFmpegBin string --ffmpeg-bin
FFmpegEncoder string --ffmpeg-encoder
FFmpegBitrate int --ffmpeg-bitrate
FFmpegMapVideo string --ffmpeg-map-video
FFmpegMapAudio string --ffmpeg-map-audio
ExifToolBin string --exiftool-bin

File Converters

Name Type CLI Flag
DarktableBin string --darktable-bin
DarktableCachePath string --darktable-cache-path
DarktableConfigPath string --darktable-config-path
DarktableBlacklist string --darktable-blacklist
RawTherapeeBin string --rawtherapee-bin
RawTherapeeBlacklist string --rawtherapee-blacklist
ImageMagickBin string --imagemagick-bin
ImageMagickBlacklist string --imagemagick-blacklist
HeifConvertBin string --heifconvert-bin
RsvgConvertBin string --rsvgconvert-bin

Security Tokens

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

Image Quality

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