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title: Easy Way to Install Lychee 6 with Docker
lang: en
published: 2025-03-08T01:00:00.000Z
description: Discover the simplest method to deploy Lychee, the easy-to-use photo-management solution, using Docker. Perfect for beginners and tech enthusiasts alike.
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tags:
  - Docker
  - Lychee
  - Instagram
category: DevOps
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---

# Easy Way to Install Lychee 6 with Docker

Discover the simplest method to deploy Lychee, the easy-to-use photo-management solution, using Docker. Perfect for beginners and tech enthusiasts alike.

## Docker Compose

Download Lychee repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee-Docker lychee
```

Open compose.yml:
```bash
nano compose.yml
```

Edit compose.yml:
```bash
services:
    lychee:
    image: lycheeorg/lychee
    container_name: lychee
    ports:
      - 13032:80
    volumes:
      - ./lychee/conf:/conf
      - ./lychee/uploads:/uploads
      - ./lychee/sym:/sym
      - ./lychee/logs:/logs
      - ./lychee/tmp:/lychee-tmp
    networks:
      - lychee
    environment:
    # Replace with your timezone (List of supported timezones: https://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php)
      - PHP_TZ=America/Los_Angeles 
      - TIMEZONE=America/Los_Angeles
      - APP_FORCE_HTTPS=true
      - APP_URL=https://draw.example.com
      - DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
    restart: unless-stopped

network:
  lychee:
```

## Caddy

Install Caddy:

```bash
apt install caddy
sudo systemctl enable caddy
```

Open Caddyfile:

```bash
nano /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
```

Edit Caddyfile:
```
example.com {
  # You can use a different name instead of "/draw."
  route /draw* {
    uri strip_prefix /draw
    redir https://draw.{host}{uri}
  }
}

# To use a different port, change the "ports:" section in your docker-compose.yml file.
draw.example.com {
  reverse_proxy localhost:13032
  encode zstd gzip
}
```

Restart Caddy:
```bash
sudo systemctl restart caddy
```

Go to Lychee at https://draw.example.com or at https://example.com/draw if you prefer using a subpath.

In advanced settings, add `.pdf|.docx` to 'raw_formats' for uploading PDF and Word files. Other file extensions work, too.

*(Retrieved from [Lychee GitHub Issues](https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/issues/854) on February 19, 2025)*