# Home assistant add-on: Ente


I maintain this and other Home Assistant add-ons in my free time: keeping up with upstream changes, HA changes, and testing on real hardware takes a lot of time (and some money). I use around 5-10 of my >110 addons so regularly I install test machines (and purchase some test services such as vpn) that I don't use myself to troubleshoot and improve the addons

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## Addon informations

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## About

---

[Ente](https://github.com/ente-io/ente) is a self-hosted, end-to-end encrypted photo and video storage solution. This addon provides a complete Ente server setup including the museum API server and MinIO S3-compatible storage backend.

Ente offers:
- End-to-end encrypted photo and video backup
- Face recognition and search
- Cross-platform mobile and desktop apps
- Automatic photo backup from mobile devices
- Album sharing with family and friends
- Full control over your data with self-hosting

This addon is based on the official Ente server: https://github.com/ente-io/ente/tree/main/server

## Configuration

---

Webui can be found at <http://homeassistant:PORT>.

### Options

| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `ENTE_ENDPOINT_URL` | str | `http://homeassistant.local:8280` | The URL where Ente API will be accessible |
| `MINIO_ROOT_USER` | str | `minioadmin` | MinIO root username |
| `MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD` | str | `minioadmin` | MinIO root password |
| `MINIO_DATA_LOCATION` | str | `/config/minio-data` | Path where MinIO stores data |
| `DB_PASSWORD` | str | `ente` | Database password for internal PostgreSQL |
| `DISABLE_WEB_UI` | bool | `true` | Disable the web UI (use mobile/desktop apps) |
| `USE_EXTERNAL_DB` | bool | `false` | Use external PostgreSQL database |
| `TZ` | str | `Europe/Paris` | Timezone setting |

### External Database Configuration

If you want to use an external PostgreSQL database, set `USE_EXTERNAL_DB: true` and configure:

| Option | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `DB_HOSTNAME` | str | PostgreSQL server hostname |
| `DB_PORT` | int | PostgreSQL server port (default: 5432) |
| `DB_USERNAME` | str | PostgreSQL username |
| `DB_DATABASE_NAME` | str | PostgreSQL database name |

### Example Configuration

```yaml
ENTE_ENDPOINT_URL: "http://homeassistant.local:8280"
MINIO_ROOT_USER: "myuser"
MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: "mypassword"
MINIO_DATA_LOCATION: "/config/ente-storage"
DB_PASSWORD: "securepassword"
DISABLE_WEB_UI: false
TZ: "America/New_York"
```

### Custom Scripts and Environment Variables

This addon supports custom scripts and environment variables through the `addon_config` mapping:

- **Custom scripts**: See [Running Custom Scripts in Addons](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Running-custom-scripts-in-Addons)
- **env_vars option**: Use the add-on `env_vars` option to pass extra environment variables (uppercase or lowercase names). See https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Add-Environment-variables-to-your-Addon-2 for details.

### Mounting Drives

This addon supports mounting both local drives and remote SMB shares:

- **Local drives**: See [Mounting Local Drives in Addons](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Mounting-Local-Drives-in-Addons)
- **Remote shares**: See [Mounting Remote Shares in Addons](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Mounting-remote-shares-in-Addons)

## Installation

---

The installation of this add-on is pretty straightforward and not different in comparison to installing any other add-on.

1. Add my add-ons repository to your home assistant instance (in supervisor addons store at top right, or click button below if you have configured my HA)
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1. Install this add-on.
1. Click the `Save` button to store your configuration.
1. Set the add-on options to your preferences
1. Start the add-on.
1. Check the logs of the add-on to see if everything went well.

## First Time Setup

---

After starting the addon for the first time:

1. Download the Ente mobile app from:
   - [iOS App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/ente-photos/id1542026904)
   - [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.ente.photos)
   - [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/packages/io.ente.photos.fdroid/)

2. During app setup, select "Use custom server" and enter your addon URL: `http://your-homeassistant-ip:8280`

3. Create a new account using the mobile app

4. **Important**: Subscription codes cannot be sent by email for self-hosted instances. Check the addon logs for verification codes:
   ```
   Verification code: xxxxxx
   ```

5. Use the verification code from the logs to complete account setup

## Ports

The addon exposes three ports:

- **8300** (3000/tcp): Ente web UI (if enabled)
- **8280** (8080/tcp): Ente API server (museum) - Main endpoint for apps
- **8320** (3200/tcp): MinIO S3 endpoint (for storage backend)

## Data Storage

By default, photos and videos are stored in `/config/minio-data`. You can change this location using the `MINIO_DATA_LOCATION` option or mount external storage for larger capacity.

The addon includes:
- PostgreSQL database for metadata
- MinIO S3-compatible storage for actual photos/videos
- Ente museum API server for client communication

## Backup Recommendations

For data safety, regularly backup:
- `/config/minio-data` (or your custom storage location) - Contains all photos/videos
- PostgreSQL database (handled automatically by the addon)
- Addon configuration

## Support

Create an issue on github

[repository]: https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons

