Adding an external library to Lychee #3024

srahimeen · 2025-02-18T09:32:37Z

srahimeen
Feb 18, 2025

I have Lychee running with the following docker-compose.yml

#-------------------------------------------
#  Docker Compose
# @RobLandry
# Repo : https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee-Docker
#-------------------------------------------

services:
  lychee_cache:
    image: redis:alpine
    container_name: lychee_redis
    hostname: lychee_redis
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"]
    ports:
      - ${REDIS_PORT:-6379}:${REDIS_PORT:-6379}
    user: 1026:100
    env_file:
      - path: ./.env
        required: false
    environment:
      - TZ=${TIMEZONE:-UTC}
    networks:
      - lychee
    volumes:
      - /opt/lychee/cache:/data:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

  lychee_db:
    container_name: lychee_db
    image: mariadb:10
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    env_file:
      - path: ./.env
        required: false
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD:-rootpassword}
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=${DB_DATABASE:-lychee}
      - MYSQL_USER=${DB_USERNAME:-lychee}
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
    expose: 
      - 3306
    volumes:
      - /opt/lychee/mysql:/var/lib/mysql
    networks:
      - lychee
    restart: unless-stopped

  lychee:
    image: lycheeorg/lychee
    container_name: lychee
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    ports:
      - 90:80
    volumes:
      - /opt/lychee/conf:/conf
      - /mnt/nas-active/Lychee:/uploads
      - /opt/lychee/sym:/sym
      - /opt/lychee/logs:/logs
      - /opt/lychee/tmp:/lychee-tmp
    env_file:
      - path: ./.env
        required: false
    networks:
      - lychee
    environment:
      - PUID=${PUID:-1000}
      - PGID=${PGID:-1000}
      # PHP timezone e.g. PHP_TZ=America/New_York
      - PHP_TZ=${TIMEZONE:-UTC}
      - TIMEZONE=${TIMEZONE:-UTC}
      #- APP_NAME=Laravel
      #- APP_ENV=local
      #- APP_DEBUG=true
      #- APP_FORCE_HTTPS=false
      - APP_URL=${APP_URL:-http://localhost}
      #- APP_DIR=
      #- DEBUGBAR_ENABLEd=false
      #- VUEJS_ENABLED=true
      #- LEGACY_API_ENABLED=false
      #- LEGACY_V4_REDIRECT=false
      #- DB_OLD_LYCHEE_PREFIX=''
      - DB_CONNECTION=mysql
      - DB_HOST=lychee_db
      - DB_PORT=${DB_PORT:-3306}
      - DB_DATABASE=${DB_DATABASE:-lychee}
      - DB_USERNAME=${DB_USERNAME:-lychee}
      - DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
      #- DB_PASSWORD_FILE=<filename>
      #- DB_LOG_SQL=false
      #- DB_LOG_SQL_EXPLAIN=false
      #- ENABLE_TOKEN_AUTH=true
      #- CACHE_DRIVER=file
      #- SESSION_DRIVER=file
      #- SESSION_LIFETIME=120
      #- QUEUE_CONNECTION=sync
      #- SECURITY_HEADER_HSTS_ENABLE=false
      #- SECURITY_HEADER_CSP_CONNECT_SRC=
      #- SECURITY_HEADER_SCRIPT_SRC_ALLOW=
      #- SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE=false
      #- MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
      #- MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
      #- MAIL_PORT=2525
      #- MAIL_USERNAME=null
      #- MAIL_PASSWORD=null
      #- MAIL_PASSWORD_FILE=<filename>
      #- MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
      #- MAIL_FROM_NAME=
      #- MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=
      #- TRUSTED_PROXIES=
      - SKIP_PERMISSIONS_CHECKS=${SKIP_PERMISSIONS_CHECKS:-false}
      - STARTUP_DELAY=30
      #- ADMIN_USER=admin
      #- ADMIN_PASSWORD=<ADMIN_PASSWORD>
      #- ADMIN_PASSWORD_FILE=<filename>
      - CACHE_DRIVER=${CACHE_DRIVER:-redis}
      - REDIS_URL=redis://${REDIS_USERNAME:-default}:${REDIS_PASSWORD:-}@${REDIS_HOST:-lychee_redis}:${REDIS_PORT:-6379}
      - REDIS_HOST=${REDIS_HOST:-lychee_redis}
      - REDIS_PORT=${REDIS_PORT:-6379}
      - REDIS_PASSWORD=${REDIS_PASSWORD:-}
      - LOG_VIEWER_CACHE_DRIVER=${LOG_VIEWER_CACHE_DRIVER:-file}
    restart: unless-stopped
    depends_on:
      - lychee_db

networks:
  lychee:

volumes:
  mysql:
    name: lychee_prod_mysql
    driver: local
  cache:
    name: lychee_prod_redis
    driver: local

I have my my uploads dir set to /mnt/nas-active/Lychee:/uploads and it works. However, I have another directory with photos at /mnt/nas-active/Photobackups which I would like to add to Lychee as well. I don't want to change the upload directory, I just want Lychee to scan this other folder and add the photos to it's library.

Is this possible?

ildyria · 2025-02-18T09:36:59Z

ildyria
Feb 18, 2025
Maintainer

if you mount that directory to your container, you can then use the command line to "Sync" it.
Something like: docker exec -it lychee php artisan lychee:sync

See here for more information.
https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/blob/master/app/Console/Commands/Sync.php
In your case I recommend you to use the options --delete_imported=0 --import-via-symlink=1 --skip_duplicates=1