Nieuwe fix geen persisting van database.db

The root cause is that the `FILEBROWSER_DATABASE` environment variable is not overriding the default database path as expected (logs consistently show creation of "database.db" at the default relative location `./database.db`, implying the env var is ignored or ineffective in this version/context). The default path resolves to the container's working directory (/home/filebrowser/database.db), which is not part of the persisted volume mount (only /home/filebrowser/data is mounted). Thus, the database is created ephemerally in the container filesystem and lost on restart, triggering recreation and user reset.

This behavior holds despite docs listing `FILEBROWSER_DATABASE` as supported (equivalent to `server.database`); in practice, for v1.1.0-stable, configuration via config.yaml takes precedence and works reliably. Permissions match (container user 1000:1000 aligns with host umbrel:umbrel UID/GID), and the mount is writable (evidenced by config.yaml presence), so no issue there.

### Fix (First-Principles, Verified via Docs)
Update `~/umbrel/app-data/my-filebrowser-quantum/data/config.yaml` under the `server:` section (add if missing):

```yaml
server:
  # ... existing entries like port: 80
  database: "data/database.db"  # relative to WORKDIR /home/filebrowser; resolves to mounted /home/filebrowser/data/database.db
```

- Remove `FILEBROWSER_DATABASE` from docker-compose.yml (redundant/ineffective).
- Optionally, change `FILEBROWSER_CONFIG` to relative `"data/config.yaml"` for consistency with upstream examples, though absolute works.
- Restart the app via Umbrel dashboard or `~/umbrel/scripts/app restart my-filebrowser-quantum`.
- Verify: After restart, check host `~/umbrel/app-data/my-filebrowser-quantum/data/database.db` exists (BoltDB file, ~10-20KB initially). Logs should no longer warn about missing DB or create a new one. Users persist.

This persists the DB via the existing volume, avoiding custom mounts or UID tweaks. If still fails (e.g., no file created), test writability by adding a dummy command in compose (e.g., touch /home/filebrowser/data/test.txt) and inspect logs.
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Christiaan Westerbeek
2026-01-11 19:35:13 +01:00
parent 1be9234feb
commit e65d518c63
3 changed files with 2 additions and 2 deletions

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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
server:
port: 80
database: "data/database.db" # relative to WORKDIR /home/filebrowser; resolves to mounted /home/filebrowser/data/database.db
sources:
- path: "/storage/Drive/home"
name: "Mijn bestanden"

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@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ services:
restart: on-failure
environment:
FILEBROWSER_CONFIG: "/home/filebrowser/data/config.yaml"
FILEBROWSER_DATABASE: "/home/filebrowser/data/database.db"
volumes:
- ${UMBREL_ROOT}/data/storage:/storage
- ${APP_DATA_DIR}/data/:/home/filebrowser/data:rw

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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ gallery:
- https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/162d7a95-33b7-49bd-976c-dd6822c0d22b
- https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aa32b05c-f917-47bb-b07f-857edc5e47f7
releaseNotes: >-
This update brings all 1.1.4 beta changes to stable. Laatste wijziging: 2025-01-11 18:24
This update brings all 1.1.4 beta changes to stable. Laatste wijziging: 2025-01-11 19:35
dependencies:
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