ERR_INVALID_URL - configured external url breaks startup process

[jdumeez]

The bug

Since i installed the latest version of immich 1.116.2, the container no longer boots up.

Reproduction steps
Configure in server settings.
https://immich.app/docs/administration/system-settings#external-domain
Install latest version
Boot the add-on

(i run this as an add-on in home assistant - also raised defect here
alexbelgium/hassio-addons#1589 )

The OS that Immich Server is running on

add-on

Version of Immich Server

1116.2

Version of Immich Mobile App

1.0.0

Platform with the issue

• Server
• Web
• Mobile

Your docker-compose.yml content

https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/tree/master/immich

Your .env content

https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/tree/master/immich

Reproduction steps

Reproduction steps
Configure in server settings.
https://immich.app/docs/administration/system-settings#external-domain

Relevant log output

Addon Logs
api worker exited with code 1
Starting api worker
[Nest] 77057  - 09/28/2024, 7:16:38 PM     LOG [Api:EventRepository] Initialized websocket server
[Nest] 77057  - 09/28/2024, 7:16:38 PM   ERROR [Api:An instance of SystemConfigDto has failed the validation:
 - property server.externalDomain has failed the following constraints: isUrl 
] Validation error
TypeError: Invalid URL
    at new URL (node:internal/url:797:36)
    at SystemConfigCore.buildConfig (/app/immich/server/dist/cores/system-config.core.js:136:44)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug&projects=&template=BUG-REPORT.yml&title=🐛+%5BAddon+name%5D+%3Ctitle%3E
    at async /app/immich/server/dist/cores/system-config.core.js:80:35 {
  code: 'ERR_INVALID_URL',
  input: 'immich.owndomain.xyz'
}

Additional information

No response

[bo0tzz]

You can downgrade to the previous version and fix it in the admin panel, or you can set a config file with a valid URL to get it to start up that way.

[jdumeez]

Hey boOtzz, thanks for the suggestion, but do note that the URL was working fine up until the update. (its a cloudflare tunnel)
Can the config file be used to perform the specific URL change? Or does it overrule the entire config?
I use an add-on of Immich within home assistant so cannot downgrade

[jdumeez]

@bo0tzz
I started with part of the config file which did succesfully overrule the original url and i was able to boot up.
Unfortunately, from the GUI now, i am not able to actually reset the original url.
Once i remove the config file, it is back to the same problem.
So for now, I am now stuck with the config file option and can't change anything by gui anymore.
Its seems the problem was that the URL didnt have https:// in front of the domain.

[MahmoudAlyuDeen]

or you can set a config file with a valid URL to get it to start up that way.

I ran into this error when moving from config.json -> to config.yml + .env

This worked in config.json:

"server": {
    "externalDomain": "https://my.domain.tld",
    "loginPageMessage": "Enter login information",
    "publicUsers": false
  },

But this fails with an isUrl validation under config.yml:

server:
  externalDomain: ${CONFIG_EXTERNAL_DOMAIN}
  loginPageMessage: Enter login information
  publicUsers: true

+ .env: CONFIG_EXTERNAL_DOMAIN=https://my.domain.tld
+ .env: CONFIG_EXTERNAL_DOMAIN=https://my.domain.tld/
& .env: CONFIG_EXTERNAL_DOMAIN="https://my.domain.tld"
& .env: CONFIG_EXTERNAL_DOMAIN="https://my.domain.tld/"

It seems .env substitution is not supported in config.yml: