## &#9888; Open Issue : [🐛 [LINKWARDEN] Never use STORAGE_FOLDER (opened 2025-10-11)](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/issues/2137) by [@guimex22](https://github.com/guimex22)

# Home assistant add-on: Linkwarden


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

If this add-on saves you time or makes your setup easier, I would be very grateful for your support!

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## Addon informations

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## About

[Linkwarden](https://linkwarden.app/) is a collaborative bookmark manager to collect, organize, and preserve webpages and articles. It allows teams and individuals to save, categorize, and manage bookmarks with features like tags, collections, and full-text search capabilities.

This addon is based on the [official Linkwarden Docker image](https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden).

## Configuration

Webui can be found at `<your-ip>:3000` or through the sidebar using Ingress.
You'll need to create a new user account at startup.

### Options

| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `NEXTAUTH_SECRET` | str | **Required** | Secret key for NextAuth.js authentication (must be filled at start) |
| `NEXTAUTH_URL` | str | | Custom NextAuth URL (optional, only if Linkwarden is kept externally) |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_REGISTRATION` | bool | `false` | Disable new user registration |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_CREDENTIALS_ENABLED` | bool | `true` | Enable username/password login |
| `STORAGE_FOLDER` | str | `/config/library` | Directory for storing data files |
| `DATABASE_URL` | str | | External PostgreSQL database URL (leave blank for internal database) |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTHENTIK_ENABLED` | bool | `false` | Enable Authentik SSO integration |
| `AUTHENTIK_CUSTOM_NAME` | str | `Authentik` | Custom provider name for Authentik button |
| `AUTHENTIK_ISSUER` | str | | Authentik OpenID Configuration Issuer URL |
| `AUTHENTIK_CLIENT_ID` | str | | Client ID from Authentik Provider Overview |
| `AUTHENTIK_CLIENT_SECRET` | str | | Client Secret from Authentik Provider Overview |
| `NEXT_PUBLIC_OLLAMA_ENDPOINT_URL` | str | | Ollama endpoint URL for AI features |
| `OLLAMA_MODEL` | str | | Ollama model name for AI processing |

### Example Configuration

```yaml
NEXTAUTH_SECRET: "your-very-long-secret-key-here-at-least-32-characters"
NEXT_PUBLIC_DISABLE_REGISTRATION: false
NEXT_PUBLIC_CREDENTIALS_ENABLED: true
STORAGE_FOLDER: "/config/library"
DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://postgres:homeassistant@localhost:5432/linkwarden"
NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTHENTIK_ENABLED: false
AUTHENTIK_CUSTOM_NAME: "My Authentik"
AUTHENTIK_ISSUER: "https://authentik.my-domain.com/application/o/linkwarden"
AUTHENTIK_CLIENT_ID: "your-client-id"
AUTHENTIK_CLIENT_SECRET: "your-client-secret"
```

### Setup Steps

1. **First Time Setup**: After starting the addon, visit the web interface and create your first user account
2. **NEXTAUTH_SECRET**: Generate a secure random string (at least 32 characters) for the `NEXTAUTH_SECRET` option
3. **Database**: By default, Linkwarden uses an internal SQLite database. For production use, consider setting up PostgreSQL
4. **Authentication**: Configure Authentik integration if you want SSO capabilities
5. **Storage**: Bookmark data and files are stored in the configured `STORAGE_FOLDER`

### 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.

### Authentik Integration

To integrate with Authentik for Single Sign-On:

1. Follow the instructions from the [Linkwarden documentation](https://docs.linkwarden.app/self-hosting/sso-oauth#authentik)
2. Set `NEXT_PUBLIC_AUTHENTIK_ENABLED` to `true`
3. Configure the Authentik-specific options with values from your Authentik Provider Overview
4. Note: Remove the trailing "/" from the `AUTHENTIK_ISSUER` URL

### Additional Configuration

For advanced configuration options, refer to the complete list of environment variables in the [Linkwarden documentation](https://docs.linkwarden.app/self-hosting/environment-variables).

## Installation

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

1. [Add my Hass.io add-ons repository][repository] to your Hass.io instance. [![Add repository on my Home Assistant][repository-badge]][repository-url]
1. Install this add-on.
1. Click the `Save` button to store your configuration.
1. Set the `NEXTAUTH_SECRET` option to a secure random string.
1. Configure other options as needed.
1. Start the add-on.
1. Check the logs of the add-on to see if everything went well.
1. Open the webUI and create your first user account.

## Support

Create an issue on github, or ask on the [home assistant thread](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/home-assistant-addon-linkwarden/279247).

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