Password reset

[kfonda]

Is there a way to reset the password for people like me who apparently didn't remember what I set it to?

[av1155]

Is there a way to reset the password for people like me who apparently didn't remember what I set it to?

https://discord.com/channels/1495186820806213743/1498651542780248144

[av1155]

Yes, of course. If you have access to the directory where your database is, which I imagine you probably do, all you need to do is the following:

1. Stop the Houndarr container.
2. From the host, run this against your DB (adjust the path to wherever your data dir is mounted, something like /config/houndarr.db):

sqlite3 /path/to/houndarr.db "DELETE FROM settings WHERE key IN ('password_hash', 'username');"

Change /path/to/houndarr.db to your path
If you don't have sqlite3 installed, install it

3. Start the container again and browse to the URL. You'll land on /setup and can pick a new username + password.

That's it. All your *arr instances will still be there waiting once you log back in.

If it behaves weird on setup/login/dashboard pages, hard refresh to clear the cache of the browser:
Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + Shift + R (Mac)

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Why?

Houndarr's whole first-run gate is keyed off whether a password_hash row exists in the settings table inside houndarr.db. If we delete that row, Houndarr will redirect you to /setup on the next page load and let you create a fresh admin account. Your instances, encrypted API keys, search log, cooldowns, and master key all stay intact.

Thank you for using Houndarr

[kfonda]

Thanks.