# Running LibrePhotos - Self-Hosted Google Photos Alternative - in Docker

## What is LibrePhotos?

> A self-hosted Google Photos clone, with a slight focus on cool graphs. - https://docs.librephotos.com/

## Installing Docker

1. Log into the Linux host and run the following commands in a terminal window
   # install prerequisites
   sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y
   # add docker gpg key
   curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
   # add docker software repository
   sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F'=' '/^ID=/{ print $NF }' /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
   # install docker
   sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y
   # enable and start docker service
   sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
   # add the current user to the docker group
   sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
   # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
   su - $USER

## Running LibrePhotos Container

1. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window
   # generate a random string
   superSecretKey=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
   # create working directories
   mkdir ~/docker/librephotos/{media,cache,logs} -p && mkdir ~/docker/postgresql -p
   # set owner of docker directory
   sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R
   # create containers network
   docker network create containers
   # run the postgesql container
   docker run -d --name postgres -e POSTGRES_USER=librephotos_rw -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=Libr3Photo$ -e POSTGRES_DB=librephotos -v ~/docker/postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql/data --network=containers --restart=unless-stopped postgres:latest
   # run the librephotos backend container
   # change the admin email, username and password as needed
   docker run -d --name backend -v ~/Pictures:/data -v ~/docker/librephotos/media:/protected_media -v ~/docker/librephotos/logs:/logs -v ~/docker/librephotos/cache:/root/.cache -e SECRET_KEY=$superSecretKey -e BACKEND_HOST=librephotos_backend -e ADMIN_EMAIL=i12bretro@i12bretro.local -e ADMIN_USERNAME=i12bretro -e ADMIN_PASSWORD=SomethingSecure -e DB_BACKEND=postgresql -e DB_NAME=librephotos -e DB_USER=librephotos_rw -e DB_PASS=Libr3Photo$ -e DB_HOST=postgres -e DB_PORT=5432 -e REDIS_HOST=redis6 -e REDIS_PORT=6379 -e MAPBOX_API_KEY='' -e WEB_CONCURRENCY=2 -e SKIP_PATTERNS='' -e DEBUG=0 -e HEAVYWEIGHT_PROCESS=1 --network containers --restart=unless-stopped reallibrephotos/librephotos:latest
   # run the librephotos frontend container
   docker run -d --name frontend --network containers --restart=unless-stopped reallibrephotos/librephotos-frontend:latest
   # run the librephotos proxy container
   docker run -d --name librephotos_proxy -v ~/Pictures:/data -v ~/docker/librephotos/media:/protected_media -p 8088:80 --network containers --restart=unless-stopped reallibrephotos/librephotos-proxy:latest
   # run the redis 6 container
   docker run -d --name redis6 --network containers --restart=unless-stopped redis:6
2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:8088
3. Login with the admin username and password set on the backend container
4. Welcome to LibrePhotos

Documentation: https://github.com/LibrePhotos/librephotos-docker