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Every configured key id now has a canary in encryption_key_canaries,
checked at boot. A key that cannot open its canary, or existing data
written before the canary existed, puts the process in a refusal state:
every API route answers 503 encryption.key_mismatch, /api/health reports
reason encryption_key_mismatch, the pages render one explanation, and
neither the queue producer nor the worker starts. The process stays up
so the reason is visible instead of hiding in a crash loop.

The admin Encryption page gains a "Back up your encryption key" step:
key id and fingerprint (never the key), where the key lives per
platform, a check of a pasted copy that is compared and discarded, and
a confirmation bound to the active key id and fingerprint. The overview
gets a tile and admins get a dashboard banner while it is due.

HEALTHLOG_PLATFORM picks the platform the step opens on. Adds the
TrueNAS self-hosting page and key backup sections in the docs.
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# HealthLog on Unraid
HealthLog runs on Unraid in two ways. The **Compose Manager** path is the clean,
self-contained install (app + database as one unit) and is recommended. The
**Community Applications (CA)** template gives you the familiar one-app-at-a-time
Unraid UI, but because CA templates describe a single container you install
PostgreSQL separately and wire the two together.
HealthLog stores all persistent state in PostgreSQL — the app container itself is
stateless (the offline geo-IP databases are either baked in at build time or
mounted read-only; replaceable either way, not state). A backup of
the database is a backup of everything.
## What you need
- Unraid 6.12 or newer.
- The image: `ghcr.io/mbombeck/healthlog:latest` (multi-arch, amd64 + arm64).
- Three secrets, each generated with `openssl rand -hex 32` (a 64-character hex
string). On Unraid open the terminal (the `>_` icon, top-right) and run the
command three times:
- `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` — the database password
- `ENCRYPTION_KEY` — AES-256-GCM key for data at rest
- `API_TOKEN_HMAC_KEY` — API token hashing key
Keep `ENCRYPTION_KEY` safe and backed up. If you lose it, the encrypted columns
become unrecoverable.
---
## Recommended: Compose Manager
This installs the app and its database together, exactly as the project's
`docker-compose.yml` describes.
1. Install **Compose Manager** from Community Applications (search "Compose
Manager", by dcflachs).
2. **Settings → Docker → Compose Manager → Add New Stack**, name it `healthlog`.
3. Paste the project
[`docker-compose.yml`](https://github.com/MBombeck/HealthLog/blob/main/docker-compose.yml)
into the stack's compose file.
4. Edit the stack's `.env` (the "Edit Stack → env" field) and set:
```env
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=<your openssl rand -hex 32>
ENCRYPTION_KEY=<your openssl rand -hex 32>
API_TOKEN_HMAC_KEY=<your openssl rand -hex 32>
SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE=false
NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL=http://tower:3000
APP_URL=http://tower:3000
```
Replace `tower` with your server's hostname or IP. `SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE=false`
is required for plain-HTTP LAN access — see the note below.
5. **Compose Up**. The app waits for PostgreSQL, runs database migrations on
first boot, then starts serving.
6. Open `http://tower:3000`. The first account you register becomes the admin.
Verify the running version:
```bash
curl -s http://tower:3000/api/version
```
---
## Alternative: Community Applications template
Use this if you prefer the per-app Unraid UI. You install PostgreSQL yourself,
then add HealthLog pointed at it.
### Step 1 — install PostgreSQL 16
1. In **Apps** (Community Applications), search for a **PostgreSQL** container
(for example jj9987's `postgresql`). Install version 16.
2. Set:
- `POSTGRES_USER` = `healthlog`
- `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` = your generated password
- `POSTGRES_DB` = `healthlog`
3. Map the Postgres data path to a share on the array (e.g.
`/mnt/user/appdata/healthlog-db`) so the database survives container updates.
4. Note the container's IP (or container name if both run on the same custom
Docker network).
### Step 2 — add the HealthLog template
The template lives at
[`docs/self-hosting/unraid/healthlog.xml`](unraid/healthlog.xml). Add it via
**Docker → Add Container → Template** and paste the raw URL, or copy it into
`/boot/config/plugins/dockerMan/templates-user/` and pick it from the template
dropdown.
Fill in the fields:
| Field | Value |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| WebUI Port | `3000` |
| `DATABASE_URL` | `postgresql://healthlog:<password>@<postgres-host>:5432/healthlog?schema=public` |
| `ENCRYPTION_KEY` | your generated key |
| `API_TOKEN_HMAC_KEY` | your generated key |
| `SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE` | `false` for plain-HTTP LAN access |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL` | `http://tower:3000` (or your domain) |
| `APP_URL` | same as `NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL` |
Replace `<password>` and `<postgres-host>` with the values from Step 1. Apply,
then open `http://tower:3000` — the first registered user becomes the admin.
The HealthLog container has no persistent volume of its own; all state is in the
PostgreSQL container you installed in Step 1. Back that one up.
---
## The one setting that trips people up
`SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE=false` is required for plain-HTTP LAN installs
(`http://tower:3000`). Left at its default, the session cookie carries the
`Secure` flag, the browser refuses to send it over HTTP, and login appears to
"do nothing" — the page reloads to the login screen with no error.
Set `SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE=true` (or leave it unset) only when a TLS reverse
proxy serves HealthLog over HTTPS. In that case also point `NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL`
and `APP_URL` at the public `https://` URL.
## Back up your encryption key
Copy `ENCRYPTION_KEY` from the template into your password manager, then
confirm it under Admin, Encryption (set `HEALTHLOG_PLATFORM=unraid` so the step
opens on the Unraid instructions). A reinstall with a new key over the old
database makes the data unreadable; HealthLog then refuses to serve and says
so. See [Getting started](getting-started.md#back-up-your-encryption-key).
## Updates
Pin a release tag (`ghcr.io/mbombeck/healthlog:vX.Y.Z`) and bump deliberately,
or track `:latest` and let Unraid's update check re-pull. Skim the
[CHANGELOG](https://github.com/MBombeck/HealthLog/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) before
upgrading, and back up the database first. Migrations are forward-only and run
automatically on container start.
## Health check
Both `/api/health` and `/api/version` respond without authentication.
`/api/health` returns `200` when the database and background worker are up
(`503` otherwise) and is the container health probe baked into the image.
`/api/version` returns the version, build SHA, and build timestamp for deploy
verification.