From cbb347cc619375c3dc877d1fbef7e6ad62b7d095 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "push-app-to-main[bot]"
 <203845782+push-app-to-main[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:54:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Pixelfed (#18523)

* Add pixelfed (ct)

* arm64 unknown

* pixelfed: use nginx_enable_site, enable FFI for vips, align .env with upstream

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Co-authored-by: push-app-to-main[bot] <203845782+push-app-to-main[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: CanbiZ (MickLesk) <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 ct/pixelfed.sh              |  79 ++++++++++++
 install/pixelfed-install.sh | 232 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 311 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 ct/pixelfed.sh
 create mode 100644 install/pixelfed-install.sh

diff --git a/ct/pixelfed.sh b/ct/pixelfed.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..738cc1894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ct/pixelfed.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+_cs_boot="${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_CORE_DIR:-$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../../core}/core/build.func"
+source "$_cs_boot" 2>/dev/null || source <(curl -fsSL "${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_CORE_URL:-https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/core/main}/core/build.func")
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://pixelfed.org/
+
+APP="Pixelfed"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-fediverse;social}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-10}"
+var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
+var_version="${var_version:-13}"
+# var_arm64="${var_arm64:-no}"
+var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
+
+header_info "$APP"
+variables
+color
+catch_errors
+
+function update_script() {
+  header_info
+  check_container_storage
+  check_container_resources
+
+  if [[ ! -d /opt/pixelfed ]]; then
+    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "pixelfed" "pixelfed/pixelfed"; then
+    msg_info "Stopping Services"
+    systemctl stop pixelfed-horizon pixelfed-scheduler.timer
+    msg_ok "Services stopped"
+
+    create_backup /opt/pixelfed/.env \
+      /opt/pixelfed/storage
+
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "pixelfed" "pixelfed/pixelfed" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/pixelfed"
+
+    restore_backup
+
+    msg_info "Updating Pixelfed"
+    cd /opt/pixelfed
+    chmod -R 755 /opt/pixelfed
+    chmod -R 775 /opt/pixelfed/storage /opt/pixelfed/bootstrap/cache
+    export COMPOSER_ALLOW_SUPERUSER=1
+    $STD composer install --no-dev --no-ansi --no-interaction --optimize-autoloader
+    chown -R pixelfed:pixelfed /opt/pixelfed
+    $STD sudo -u pixelfed php artisan storage:link
+    $STD sudo -u pixelfed php artisan migrate --force
+    $STD sudo -u pixelfed php artisan route:cache
+    $STD sudo -u pixelfed php artisan view:cache
+    $STD sudo -u pixelfed php artisan config:cache
+    $STD sudo -u pixelfed php artisan horizon:publish
+    msg_ok "Updated Pixelfed"
+
+    msg_info "Starting Services"
+    systemctl start pixelfed-horizon pixelfed-scheduler.timer
+    msg_ok "Services started"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
+echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Create an admin account with:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}cd /opt/pixelfed && sudo -u pixelfed php artisan user:create"
diff --git a/install/pixelfed-install.sh b/install/pixelfed-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..765c5cb53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/pixelfed-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://pixelfed.org/
+
+source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
+color
+verb_ip6
+catch_errors
+setting_up_container
+network_check
+update_os
+
+msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
+$STD apt install -y \
+  nginx \
+  redis-server \
+  ffmpeg \
+  jpegoptim \
+  optipng \
+  pngquant \
+  gifsicle \
+  libvips42
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+
+msg_info "Creating Pixelfed User"
+useradd -rU -s /bin/bash pixelfed
+usermod -aG redis pixelfed
+msg_ok "Created Pixelfed User"
+
+PG_VERSION="17" setup_postgresql
+PG_DB_NAME="pixelfed" PG_DB_USER="pixelfed" setup_postgresql_db
+PHP_VERSION="8.4" PHP_FPM="YES" PHP_MODULE="bcmath,ctype,curl,exif,gd,imagick,intl,mbstring,pgsql,redis,xml,zip" PHP_UPLOAD_MAX_FILESIZE="500M" PHP_POST_MAX_SIZE="500M" PHP_MAX_EXECUTION_TIME="600" setup_php
+setup_composer
+
+msg_info "Configuring Redis"
+REDIS_PASS=$(random_password)
+sed -i "s/^# requirepass foobared/requirepass $REDIS_PASS/" /etc/redis/redis.conf
+sed -i "s/^requirepass .*/requirepass $REDIS_PASS/" /etc/redis/redis.conf
+systemctl restart redis-server
+msg_ok "Configured Redis"
+
+msg_info "Configuring PHP-FPM Pool"
+cp /etc/php/8.4/fpm/pool.d/www.conf /etc/php/8.4/fpm/pool.d/pixelfed.conf
+sed -i 's/\[www\]/[pixelfed]/' /etc/php/8.4/fpm/pool.d/pixelfed.conf
+sed -i 's/^user = www-data/user = pixelfed/' /etc/php/8.4/fpm/pool.d/pixelfed.conf
+sed -i 's/^group = www-data/group = pixelfed/' /etc/php/8.4/fpm/pool.d/pixelfed.conf
+sed -i 's|^listen = .*|listen = /run/php/php8.4-fpm-pixelfed.sock|' /etc/php/8.4/fpm/pool.d/pixelfed.conf
+sed -i 's/^listen.owner = .*/listen.owner = www-data/' /etc/php/8.4/fpm/pool.d/pixelfed.conf
+sed -i 's/^listen.group = .*/listen.group = www-data/' /etc/php/8.4/fpm/pool.d/pixelfed.conf
+sed -i -E 's/^\s*;?\s*ffi\.enable\s*=.*/ffi.enable=true/' /etc/php/8.4/fpm/php.ini
+systemctl restart php8.4-fpm
+msg_ok "Configured PHP-FPM Pool"
+
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "pixelfed" "pixelfed/pixelfed" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/pixelfed"
+
+msg_info "Installing Pixelfed (Patience)"
+cd /opt/pixelfed
+cat <<EOF >/opt/pixelfed/.env
+APP_NAME="Pixelfed"
+APP_ENV="production"
+APP_KEY=
+APP_DEBUG="false"
+APP_URL=http://${LOCAL_IP}
+APP_DOMAIN=${LOCAL_IP}
+ADMIN_DOMAIN=${LOCAL_IP}
+SESSION_DOMAIN=null
+TRUST_PROXIES="*"
+FORCE_HTTPS_URLS="false"
+
+OPEN_REGISTRATION="false"
+ENFORCE_EMAIL_VERIFICATION="false"
+PF_MAX_USERS="1000"
+OAUTH_ENABLED="true"
+ENABLE_CONFIG_CACHE="true"
+INSTANCE_DISCOVER_PUBLIC="true"
+
+PF_OPTIMIZE_IMAGES="true"
+IMAGE_QUALITY="80"
+MAX_PHOTO_SIZE="15000"
+MAX_CAPTION_LENGTH="500"
+MAX_ALBUM_LENGTH="4"
+
+DB_CONNECTION="pgsql"
+DB_HOST="127.0.0.1"
+DB_PORT="5432"
+DB_DATABASE="${PG_DB_NAME}"
+DB_USERNAME="${PG_DB_USER}"
+DB_PASSWORD="${PG_DB_PASS}"
+
+REDIS_CLIENT="predis"
+REDIS_SCHEME="tcp"
+REDIS_HOST="127.0.0.1"
+REDIS_PASSWORD="${REDIS_PASS}"
+REDIS_PORT="6379"
+
+SESSION_DRIVER="database"
+CACHE_STORE="redis"
+QUEUE_DRIVER="redis"
+BROADCAST_DRIVER="log"
+LOG_CHANNEL="stack"
+HORIZON_PREFIX="horizon-"
+
+ACTIVITY_PUB="true"
+AP_REMOTE_FOLLOW="true"
+AP_INBOX="true"
+AP_OUTBOX="true"
+AP_SHAREDINBOX="true"
+
+EXP_EMC="true"
+
+MAIL_DRIVER="log"
+MAIL_HOST="smtp.mailtrap.io"
+MAIL_PORT="2525"
+MAIL_USERNAME="null"
+MAIL_PASSWORD="null"
+MAIL_ENCRYPTION="null"
+MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="pixelfed@example.com"
+MAIL_FROM_NAME="Pixelfed"
+
+PF_ENABLE_CLOUD="false"
+FILESYSTEM_CLOUD="s3"
+SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE="false"
+HTTPS="false"
+EOF
+chmod -R 755 /opt/pixelfed
+chmod -R 775 /opt/pixelfed/storage /opt/pixelfed/bootstrap/cache
+export COMPOSER_ALLOW_SUPERUSER=1
+$STD composer install --no-dev --no-ansi --no-interaction --optimize-autoloader
+$STD php artisan key:generate --force
+$STD php artisan storage:link
+$STD php artisan migrate --force
+$STD php artisan import:cities
+$STD php artisan passport:keys
+$STD php artisan route:cache
+$STD php artisan view:cache
+$STD php artisan config:cache
+$STD php artisan instance:actor
+$STD php artisan horizon:install
+chown -R pixelfed:pixelfed /opt/pixelfed
+msg_ok "Installed Pixelfed"
+
+msg_info "Configuring Nginx"
+cat <<'EOF' >/etc/nginx/sites-available/pixelfed
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name _;
+    root /opt/pixelfed/public;
+    index index.php;
+
+    charset utf-8;
+    client_max_body_size 100M;
+
+    add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
+    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
+    add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff";
+
+    location / {
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
+    }
+
+    location = /favicon.ico { access_log off; log_not_found off; }
+    location = /robots.txt  { access_log off; log_not_found off; }
+
+    error_page 404 /index.php;
+
+    location ~ \.php$ {
+        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
+        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php8.4-fpm-pixelfed.sock;
+        fastcgi_index index.php;
+        include fastcgi_params;
+        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
+    }
+
+    location ~ /\.(?!well-known).* {
+        deny all;
+    }
+}
+EOF
+nginx_enable_site pixelfed
+msg_ok "Configured Nginx"
+
+msg_info "Creating Services"
+cat <<'EOF' >/etc/systemd/system/pixelfed-horizon.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Pixelfed Horizon Queue Worker
+After=network.target redis-server.service postgresql.service
+Requires=redis-server.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=pixelfed
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/pixelfed
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/php /opt/pixelfed/artisan horizon
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+cat <<'EOF' >/etc/systemd/system/pixelfed-scheduler.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Pixelfed Task Scheduler
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+User=pixelfed
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/pixelfed
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/php /opt/pixelfed/artisan schedule:run
+EOF
+
+cat <<'EOF' >/etc/systemd/system/pixelfed-scheduler.timer
+[Unit]
+Description=Run Pixelfed Scheduler every minute
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=*-*-* *:*:00
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
+EOF
+systemctl enable -q --now pixelfed-horizon pixelfed-scheduler.timer
+msg_ok "Created Services"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc