# Pixelfed Docker Server Role This README details the steps to manage your Pixelfed instance running in a Docker container. This setup is part of the server_docker-pixelfed role within Kevin Veen-Birkenbach's computer-playbook located at [this GitHub repository](https://github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/computer-playbook/tree/master/roles/server_docker-pixelfed). ## Accessing Services ### Application Access To gain shell access to the application container, run the following command: ```bash docker-compose exec -it application bash ``` ### Database Access To access the MariaDB instance in the database container, run the following command: ```bash docker-compose exec -it database mariadb -u pixelfed -p ``` ## Instagram Import Cleanup If you have imported posts from Instagram, you can clean up the imported data and files as follows: ### Database Cleanup Run these commands inside your MariaDB shell to remove import related data: ```bash DELETE from import_posts WHERE 1; DELETE from import_jobs WHERE 1; DELETE from import_datas WHERE 1; DELETE from statuses where created_at < "2022-12-01 22:15:39"; DELETE from media where deleted_at >= "2023-07-28 14:39:05"; ``` ### File System Cleanup Run these commands to remove the imported files and trigger the cleanup job: ```bash docker-compose exec -u "www-data" application rm -rv "/var/www/storage/app/imports/1" docker-compose exec -u "www-data" application php artisan schedule:run ``` ## Full Cleanup (Reset) For a hard reset, which will delete all data and stop all services, use the following commands: ```bash docker-compose down docker volume rm pixelfed_application_data pixelfed_database pixelfed_redis_data ``` ## Update Procedure To update your Pixelfed instance, navigate to the directory where your `docker-compose.yml` file is located and run these commands: ```bash cd {{path_docker_compose_files}}pixelfed/ && docker-compose down && docker network prune -f && docker-compose pull && docker-compose build && docker-compose -p pixelfed up -d --force-recreate ``` ## Inspecting the Services To see the status of all services or follow the logs, use these commands: ```bash docker-compose ps -a docker-compose logs -f ``` ## Further Reading For additional information, refer to these resources: - [Docker image on Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/zknt/pixelfed) - [Blog Post about running Pixelfed in Docker](https://blog.pixelfed.de/2020/05/29/pixelfed-in-docker/) Author: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach, [https://www.veen.world](https://www.veen.world), [kevin@veen.world](mailto:kevin@veen.world) This README was optimized with the help of OpenAI's ChatGPT. You can view the conversation [here](https://chat.openai.com/share/3daea33f-2e30-46e9-a709-a9c93e823ed9).