# Dev and Self-hosting

**URL:** https://discourse.dawarich.app/c/dev-and-self-hosting/5.md

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## [About the Dev and Self-hosting category](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/about-the-dev-and-self-hosting-category/9)

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**Author:** [@Freika](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/Freika)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/about-the-dev-and-self-hosting-category/9 "2025-08-27T11:22:02Z")

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In this category we discuss topics related to Dawarich development and self-hosting related questions. You usually post here if: You have a question on a specific aspect of Dawarich works You’re experiencing a prob…

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## [How to find which app or device is creating double tracks](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/how-to-find-which-app-or-device-is-creating-double-tracks/221)

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**Author:** [@urs](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/urs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/how-to-find-which-app-or-device-is-creating-double-tracks/221 "2026-10-01T22:50:38Z")

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Hi everyone, While searching for a way to visualize my old GPS-Tracks from back in 2004 untill now I found Dawarich which I host on my own server in a docker container at home. First of all: Thank you for the great work…

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## ["Blocked hosts" error on native LXC installation – Rails configuration not applying](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/blocked-hosts-error-on-native-lxc-installation-rails-configuration-not-applying/138)

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**Author:** [@Spookie](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/Spookie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/blocked-hosts-error-on-native-lxc-installation-rails-configuration-not-applying/138 "2026-09-18T18:11:06Z")

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I’m running Dawarich on a Proxmox LXC container (using the community-scripts setup), and I’m suddenly getting a “Blocked hosts” error when trying to access my instance via my domain (dawarich.xxxxxxxxxx.com). Here is my…

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## [Dawarich Docker Not Updating](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/dawarich-docker-not-updating/204)

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**Author:** [@dallying](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/dallying)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/dawarich-docker-not-updating/204 "2026-09-18T17:52:46Z")

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I have Dawarich running in a docker compose on my server. I did the following commands to update the container: sudo docker compose down && sudo docker compose pull && sudo docker compose up -d It says it was successf…

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## [\[Feature Request\] Allow the creation and usage of multiple API keys](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/feature-request-allow-the-creation-and-usage-of-multiple-api-keys/207)

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**Author:** [@edster](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/edster)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/feature-request-allow-the-creation-and-usage-of-multiple-api-keys/207 "2026-09-14T20:08:53Z")

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I would like to be able to use multiple API keys. Currently all integrations use the same key. This has the issue where if one service gets compromised, they all get compromised. This makes maintenance more difficult be…

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## [Configuring SMTP in Docker](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/configuring-smtp-in-docker/198)

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**Author:** [@Kate](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/Kate)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/configuring-smtp-in-docker/198 "2026-09-04T21:29:02Z")

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Hello - I’m setting up a self-hosted Dawarich instance in Docker on a Raspberry Pi and want to set up email. As it’s self-hosted and not exposed to the internet, I don’t have a TLS certificate. The documentation says: I…

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## [Issues getting OIDC working with Dawarich](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/issues-getting-oidc-working-with-dawarich/193)

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**Author:** [@edster](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/edster)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/issues-getting-oidc-working-with-dawarich/193 "2026-09-02T03:56:08Z")

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Hello, I’m having issues getting my OIDC working in Dawarich. I’ve used the instructions in the docs and it IS doing the redirect to my auth server, as well as passing the key back over to Dawarich. The issue is every ti…

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## [\[Feature request\] Setting Sunday as the first day of the week](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/feature-request-setting-sunday-as-the-first-day-of-the-week/141)

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**Author:** [@kevintong116](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/kevintong116)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/feature-request-setting-sunday-as-the-first-day-of-the-week/141 "2026-08-28T12:22:38Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to set the first day of the week to Sunday?

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## [Incorrect time just inside webui](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/incorrect-time-just-inside-webui/143)

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**Author:** [@micheledm](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/micheledm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/incorrect-time-just-inside-webui/143 "2026-08-28T12:18:08Z")

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Hi everyone. I recently joined Dawarich community with a self-hosted instance. I impoorted data from both Google Timeline and Owntracks. Inside the webui i see a timeshift of around 12 hours in the tracks. Take this as …

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## [Reverse geocoding with photon‑docker is not working](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/reverse-geocoding-with-photon-docker-is-not-working/164)

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**Author:** [@zku](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/zku)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/reverse-geocoding-with-photon-docker-is-not-working/164 "2026-08-28T12:15:03Z")

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I am hosting photon‑docker from https://github.com/rtuszik/photon-docker in db mode and in my docker-compose.yml I added the following under dawarich\_app and sidekiq: PHOTON\_API\_HOST: 192.168.178.2:2322 PHOTON\_API\_USE\_H…

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## [Stripping out points](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/stripping-out-points/159)

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**Author:** [@impartialist](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/impartialist)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/stripping-out-points/159 "2026-08-02T15:06:19Z")

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Hi! I’m using OwnTracks and found it was publishing an obscene number of points for a while (~8,000 points per day). Is there a way to filter and delete points where the geolocation has barely changed? And for that matt…

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## [Scheduled Reverse Geocoding?](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/scheduled-reverse-geocoding/154)

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**Author:** [@walt\_spoon](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/walt_spoon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/scheduled-reverse-geocoding/154 "2026-08-02T14:32:39Z")

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Just getting Dawarich up and running and liking it a lot so far. For reverse geocoding, I’ve spun up a photon instance in docker, which has worked fine. The issue is that photon is quite memory-intensive, so I’d like to …

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## [How to delete a track?](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/how-to-delete-a-track/149)

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**Author:** [@xaeGh6no](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/xaeGh6no)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 6:46am UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/how-to-delete-a-track/149 "2026-07-25T06:46:46Z")

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There is one track shown in Timeline, which has to be deleted, because in this week there had been no tracking at all. The track is from an accidentally import of points. The import was deleted and the points of this imp…

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## [Family location history](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/family-location-history/82)

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**Author:** [@Raja](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/Raja)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/family-location-history/82 "2026-07-15T16:43:15Z")

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I run dawarich in my truenas scale. Am using family feature. My family is sharing both live locations and location history. I can only see live location of family in map, not their location history. How to view location …

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## [Stuck on "Trip path is being calculated..."](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/stuck-on-trip-path-is-being-calculated/105)

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**Author:** [@Fenisu](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/Fenisu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/stuck-on-trip-path-is-being-calculated/105 "2026-06-30T20:45:34Z")

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Hello! I have a set up with Immich integration and when creating a Trip, it shows the thumbnails of the trip period but nothing about Distance or Countries, and the entire left block page is stuck on “Trip path is being…

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## [How to view routes/points for all family members?](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/how-to-view-routes-points-for-all-family-members/132)

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**Author:** [@bunionscraper](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/bunionscraper)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/how-to-view-routes-points-for-all-family-members/132 "2026-06-20T11:12:27Z")

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Is there a way to show routes/points for all family members? I can only see my wife’s routes when I’m logged in as her. When I am logged in as myself, I can see her location but not her route. I have been troubleshooti…

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## [Apache Reverse Proxy configuration](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/apache-reverse-proxy-configuration/123)

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**Author:** [@ralfi](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/ralfi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/apache-reverse-proxy-configuration/123 "2026-06-07T09:39:07Z")

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Hi, first of all thanks for dawarich, it’s really cooool and let me playing in conjunction with immich. My goal is to use dawarich behind a apache reverse proxy (using apache with tons of reverse proxies a long time) b…

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## [Forwarding from Traccar](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/forwarding-from-traccar/73)

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**Author:** [@Gimpymoo](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/Gimpymoo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/forwarding-from-traccar/73 "2026-05-17T22:18:22Z")

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Hi. Are there any current issues with passing data from Traccar into Dawarich? Just asking so can maybe save my hair :grin: Any nuances? Probably a Traccar problem but thought best to ask. Cheers.

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## [\[Feature request\] Being able to change start of day](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/feature-request-being-able-to-change-start-of-day/84)

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**Author:** [@LandDiscovery](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/LandDiscovery)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/feature-request-being-able-to-change-start-of-day/84 "2026-05-07T19:04:42Z")

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I’m self hosting Dawarich. A family member who uses my instance told me he would love to be able to set the default filters to 4:00 - next day 3:59, because is frequently out at night. Would this be possible to add to Da…

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## [No or very few visit suggestions (besides known areas)](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/no-or-very-few-visit-suggestions-besides-known-areas/24)

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**Author:** [@avatar](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/avatar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/no-or-very-few-visit-suggestions-besides-known-areas/24 "2026-05-07T18:56:03Z")

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So, I’m a big fan of Dawarich. But for quite some time, I have a problem which I was not able to pinpoint. While in the past, I received many useful visit suggestions, I now have mostly been getting suggestions for my “H…

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## [Moving from development to production](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/moving-from-development-to-production/109)

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**Author:** [@tetebueno](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/tetebueno)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/moving-from-development-to-production/109 "2026-05-07T14:31:12Z")

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Hi, trying to migrate my selfhosted instance (using docker compose) from 0.34.0 to 0.35.0 I started by changing RAILS\_ENV from development to production but I’m not sure what to do with DATABASE\_NAME variable which curre…

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## [Question about Photon/Reverse Geocoding setup in docker-compose](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/question-about-photon-reverse-geocoding-setup-in-docker-compose/59)

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**Author:** [@Spookie](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/Spookie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/question-about-photon-reverse-geocoding-setup-in-docker-compose/59 "2026-04-23T16:22:50Z")

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I have a question regarding setting up Reverse Geocoding (to get cities/countries stats). I understand that I need to define the Photon URL via environment variables in docker-compose.yml. Could you confirm where exactl…

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## [.env file not being completely read](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/env-file-not-being-completely-read/71)

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**Author:** [@lgwapnitsky](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/lgwapnitsky)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/env-file-not-being-completely-read/71 "2026-03-06T08:11:30Z")

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I’m using a .env file to set my OIDC settings, but they are not getting read in, even when I bring down the stack completely. All other settings (DB, domain, etc.) are being read fine, but the app logs still show me R…

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## [Issues upgrading from 0.36.4 to 1.0.3 (Login 500 Error) -\> 1.0.2 (Stats/Insights broken & Slow)](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/issues-upgrading-from-0-36-4-to-1-0-3-login-500-error-1-0-2-stats-insights-broken-slow/55)

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**Author:** [@Spookie](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/Spookie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/issues-upgrading-from-0-36-4-to-1-0-3-login-500-error-1-0-2-stats-insights-broken-slow/55 "2026-02-03T09:44:53Z")

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Hi everyone, I am trying to bring my Dawarich instance up to date, upgrading from version 0.36.4 to 1.0.3. I am running via Docker Compose on a NUC. I have encountered several issues and am currently stuck on a partial…

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## [Broken trip/website](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/broken-trip-website/51)

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**Author:** [@DimonX](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/DimonX)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/broken-trip-website/51 "2026-01-24T15:00:27Z")

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There is the following problem. I created several trips, and they all display normally. But when I created the last one, something went wrong. I can’t say exactly what, but the site stopped responding. After rebooting, e…

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## [Help needed: Technical debt](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/help-needed-technical-debt/47)

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**Author:** [@LordSexy](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/LordSexy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/help-needed-technical-debt/47 "2026-01-15T18:55:45Z")

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Hey, I installed dawarich on April 29th, 2025 and just let it run. There was never an update and I just threw all data point in there. A lot of points. Like 350.000. I use owntrack to record every 45 seconds (sometimes…

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## [Can't launch local development instance in VSCode devcontainer](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/cant-launch-local-development-instance-in-vscode-devcontainer/43)

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**Author:** [@DI825427](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/DI825427)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/cant-launch-local-development-instance-in-vscode-devcontainer/43 "2025-12-27T12:27:51Z")

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Hello Dawarich community! I’m on the latest version, 0.36.3. I’m trying to launch a local development instance in VSCode following these instructions on Github. I see the dawarich\_devcontainers coming up in docker, but …

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## [Can you run Dawarich against an external PostgreSQL instance?](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/can-you-run-dawarich-against-an-external-postgresql-instance/42)

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**Author:** [@craiglservin](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/craiglservin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/can-you-run-dawarich-against-an-external-postgresql-instance/42 "2025-12-14T11:11:57Z")

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I already have a PostgreSQL instance set up and running on my network, that gets backed up on a schedule. So, when I tried to install Dawarich I set it up to use a database on that server. When I try to import data, th…

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## [Since update I can't login](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/since-update-i-cant-login/41)

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**Author:** [@CYBER-NEURONES](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/CYBER-NEURONES)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/since-update-i-cant-login/41 "2025-12-09T13:18:35Z")

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Hi, I have done an update (0.36.2) and now I can’t login…. I force to update the password … But issue still present. It’s possible to have command to see all account/password, in order to understand the issue ? Thank…

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## [Newbie, I don't understand Dawarich iOS](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/newbie-i-dont-understand-dawarich-ios/37)

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**Author:** [@bluesnow](https://discourse.dawarich.app/u/bluesnow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.dawarich.app/t/newbie-i-dont-understand-dawarich-ios/37 "2025-11-23T17:43:48Z")

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Hi Community, first of all thanks for this incredible software! Hope I’ll follow this project for many time. I’m trying to understand how it’s working the Timeline on iOS app, perhaps I thought that I’ve find a similar…

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