homelab-optimized/docs/services/individual/database.md

Database

🟡 Media Service

📋 Service Overview

Property	Value
Service Name	database
Host	raspberry-pi-5-vish
Category	Media
Difficulty	🟡
Docker Image	ghcr.io/immich-app/postgres:14-vectorchord0.4.3-pgvectors0.2.0
Compose File	raspberry-pi-5-vish/immich/docker-compose.yml
Directory	raspberry-pi-5-vish/immich

🎯 Purpose

database is a media management and streaming service that helps organize and serve your digital media content.

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose installed
• Basic understanding of REDACTED_APP_PASSWORD
• Access to the host system (raspberry-pi-5-vish)

Deployment

# Navigate to service directory
cd raspberry-pi-5-vish/immich

# Start the service
docker-compose up -d

# Check service status
docker-compose ps

# View logs
docker-compose logs -f database

🔧 Configuration

Docker Compose Configuration

container_name: immich_postgres
environment:
  POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_DATABASE_NAME}
  POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: --data-checksums
  POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "REDACTED_PASSWORD"
  POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME}
image: ghcr.io/immich-app/postgres:14-vectorchord0.4.3-pgvectors0.2.0
restart: unless-stopped
shm_size: 128mb
volumes:
- ${DB_DATA_LOCATION}:/var/lib/postgresql/data

Environment Variables

Variable	Value	Description
POSTGRES_PASSWORD	***MASKED***	PostgreSQL password
POSTGRES_USER	${DB_USERNAME}	Configuration variable
POSTGRES_DB	${DB_DATABASE_NAME}	Configuration variable
POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS	--data-checksums	Configuration variable

Port Mappings

No ports exposed.

Volume Mappings

Host Path	Container Path	Type	Purpose
${DB_DATA_LOCATION}	/var/lib/postgresql/data	volume	Application data

🌐 Access Information

This service does not expose any web interfaces.

🔒 Security Considerations

• ⚠️ Consider adding security options (no-new-privileges)
• ⚠️ Consider running as non-root user

📊 Resource Requirements

No resource limits configured

Recommended Resources

• Minimum RAM: 512MB
• Recommended RAM: 1GB+
• CPU: 1 core minimum
• Storage: Varies by usage

Resource Monitoring

Monitor resource usage with:

docker stats

🔍 Health Monitoring

⚠️ No health check configured Consider adding a health check:

healthcheck:
  test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:PORT/health"]
  interval: 30s
  timeout: 10s
  retries: 3

Manual Health Checks

# Check container health
docker inspect --format='{{.State.Health.Status}}' CONTAINER_NAME

# View health check logs
docker inspect --format='{{range .State.Health.Log}}{{.Output}}{{end}}' CONTAINER_NAME

🚨 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Service won't start

• Check Docker logs: docker-compose logs service-name
• Verify port availability: netstat -tulpn | grep PORT
• Check file permissions on mounted volumes

Can't access web interface

• Verify service is running: docker-compose ps
• Check firewall settings
• Confirm correct port mapping

Performance issues

• Monitor resource usage: docker stats
• Check available disk space: df -h
• Review service logs for errors

Media not showing

• Check media file permissions
• Verify volume mounts are correct
• Scan media library manually

Useful Commands

# Check service status
docker-compose ps

# View real-time logs
docker-compose logs -f database

# Restart service
docker-compose restart database

# Update service
docker-compose pull database
docker-compose up -d database

# Access service shell
docker-compose exec database /bin/bash
# or
docker-compose exec database /bin/sh

📚 Additional Resources

• Official Documentation: Check the official docs for database
• Docker Hub: ghcr.io/immich-app/postgres:14-vectorchord0.4.3-pgvectors0.2.0
• Community Forums: Search for community discussions and solutions
• GitHub Issues: Check the project's GitHub for known issues

🔗 Related Services

Services REDACTED_APP_PASSWORD database:

• Plex
• Jellyfin
• Radarr
• Sonarr
• Bazarr

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This documentation is auto-generated from the Docker Compose configuration. For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official documentation and the actual compose file.

Last Updated: 2025-11-17
Configuration Source: raspberry-pi-5-vish/immich/docker-compose.yml