elodie

Container wrapper for elodie that runs photo imports on a recurring schedule via Incus.

Quick start

Build and import the image:

podman build -t elodie .
podman save elodie | incus image import - --alias elodie

Launch the container:

incus launch elodie elodie \
  --config environment.ELODIE_INTERVAL=3600 \
  --config environment.ELODIE_IMPORT_FLAGS="--trash"

Attach storage:

incus config device add elodie source disk \
  source=/path/to/incoming path=/data/source readonly=true
incus config device add elodie destination disk \
  source=/path/to/photos path=/data/destination
incus config device add elodie state disk \
  source=/path/to/elodie-state path=/data/state

Restart to pick up the devices:

incus restart elodie

Configuration

Configuration is via environment variables set on the Incus container.

Variable	Default	Description
ELODIE_INTERVAL	3600	Seconds between import runs
ELODIE_IMPORT_FLAGS		Extra flags passed to elodie.py import
ELODIE_MAPQUEST_KEY		MapQuest API key for geolocation lookups

Update a variable on a running container:

incus config set elodie environment.ELODIE_INTERVAL=1800
incus restart elodie

Import flags

Useful values for ELODIE_IMPORT_FLAGS:

• --trash -- move source files to trash after import
• --allow-duplicates -- reimport files already in the hash database
• --album-from-folder -- use the source folder name as the album
• --debug -- verbose output
• --dry-run -- log what would happen without making changes

Combine them: --config environment.ELODIE_IMPORT_FLAGS="--trash --album-from-folder".

Elodie config file

Optional. Place a config.ini in the state volume before first launch (needed only for MapQuest geolocation). See config.ini-sample in the elodie source.

Storage

Mount	Path in container	Purpose
source	/data/source	Incoming/unsorted photos (read-only)
destination	/data/destination	Organized photo library
state	/data/state	Elodie hash DB, location cache, config

Logs

incus console --show-log elodie

Rebuilding

podman build -t elodie .
podman save elodie | incus image import - --alias elodie --force
incus rebuild elodie elodie