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Free, federated (ActivityPub) photo-sharing platform - a self-hosted, ethical alternative to Instagram for the Fediverse.
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What gets deployed
Web
pixelfed server
MariaDB
managed database
Valkey
managed cache
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Free, federated (ActivityPub) photo-sharing platform - a self-hosted, ethical alternative to Instagram for the Fediverse.
Managed services
- MariaDBTCP:3306
- ValkeyTCP:6379
Environment Variables
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| APP_NAME | Default: Pixelfed | Optional |
| APP_ENV | Default: production | Optional |
| APP_DEBUG | Default: false | Optional |
| APP_KEY | Default: base64:replace-with-openssl-rand-base64-32 | Optional |
| APP_URL | Default: {{KUBERO_APP_URL}} | Optional |
| APP_DOMAIN | Default: {{KUBERO_APP_HOST}} | Optional |
| ADMIN_DOMAIN | Default: {{KUBERO_APP_HOST}} | Optional |
| SESSION_DOMAIN | Default: {{KUBERO_APP_HOST}} | Optional |
| TRUST_PROXIES | Default: * | Optional |
| DB_CONNECTION | Default: mysql | Optional |
| DB_HOST | Default: {{KUBERO_APP_NAME}}-mysql | Optional |
| DB_PORT | Default: 3306 | Optional |
| DB_DATABASE | Default: pixelfed | Optional |
| DB_USERNAME | Default: pixelfed | Optional |
| DB_PASSWORD | Default: pixelfed | Optional |
| REDIS_CLIENT | Default: phpredis | Optional |
| REDIS_SCHEME | Default: tcp | Optional |
| REDIS_HOST | Default: rfr-{{KUBERO_APP_NAME}}-valkey-readwrite | Optional |
| REDIS_PORT | Default: 6379 | Optional |
| REDIS_PASSWORD | Default: null | Optional |
| REDIS_DATABASE | Default: 0 | Optional |
| CACHE_DRIVER | Default: redis | Optional |
| BROADCAST_DRIVER | Default: redis | Optional |
| QUEUE_DRIVER | Default: redis | Optional |
| SESSION_DRIVER | Default: redis | Optional |
| HORIZON_PREFIX | Default: horizon- | Optional |
| MAIL_DRIVER | Default: log | Optional |
| FILESYSTEM_DRIVER | Default: local | Optional |
| OPEN_REGISTRATION | Default: false | Optional |
| ENFORCE_EMAIL_VERIFICATION | Default: false | Optional |
| PF_OPTIMIZE_IMAGES | Default: true | Optional |
| IMAGE_DRIVER | Default: imagick | Optional |
| ACTIVITY_PUB | Default: true | Optional |
| ATOM_FEEDS | Default: true | Optional |
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