# Running PhotoPrism on ARM64-based devices (64-bit)
Our stable version and development preview have been built into a single multi-arch Docker image for 64-bit AMD, Intel,
and ARM processors:
Stable Release : photoprism/photoprism:latest
Development Preview: photoprism/photoprism:preview
MariaDB : arm64v8/mariadb:10.6
If your device meets the system requirements, mostly the same installation instructions as for regular Linux
servers apply:
https://docs.photoprism.app/getting-started/docker-compose/
Existing users are advised to check their "docker-compose.yml" against our examples at dl.photoprism.app/docker from
time to time in case there are new configuration options or other improvements. Update instructions can be found at
the bottom of this README file.
Note that Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian) is a 32-bit user-space Linux with a 64-bit kernel to remain compatible with older
Raspberry software. This requires special configuration to run modern 64-bit applications and Docker images (see below).
If you do not have legacy software, we recommend choosing a standard 64-bit Linux distribution as it requires less
experience:
- Raspberry Pi Debian: https://raspi.debian.net/
- Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi: https://ubuntu.com/raspberry-pi
- UbuntuDockerPi: https://github.com/guysoft/UbuntuDockerPi (64-bit Ubuntu Server with Docker pre-configured)
Other distributions that target the same use case as Raspbian, such as CoreELEC, may have the same problems and
should also not be used to run modern server applications.
### Raspberry Pi OS ###
To ensure compatibility with 64-bit Docker images, your Raspberry Pi 3 / 4 must boot with
the "arm_64bit=1" flag in its "config.txt" file:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/README.md
An "exec format" error will occur otherwise.
Try explicitly pulling the ARM64 version if you've booted your device with the "arm_64bit=1"
flag and you see the "no matching manifest" error on Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian):
docker pull --platform=arm64 photoprism/photoprism:latest
It may also help to set the DOCKER_DEFAULT_PLATFORM environment variable to "linux/arm64".
### System Requirements ###
- Your device should have at least 3 GB of physical memory and a 64-bit operating system
- While PhotoPrism has been reported to work on devices with less memory, we take no responsibility for instability or
performance problems
- RAW image conversion and TensorFlow are disabled on systems with 1 GB or less memory
- Indexing large photo and video collections significantly benefits from local SSD storage and plenty of memory for
caching, especially the conversion of RAW images and the transcoding of videos are very demanding
- If less than 4 GB of swap space is configured or a manual memory/swap limit is set, this can cause unexpected
restarts, for example, when the indexer temporarily needs more memory to process large files
- High-resolution panoramic images may require additional swap space and/or physical memory above the recommended
minimum
- We recommend disabling kernel security in your docker-compose.yml, especially if you do not have experience with the
configuration:
```
photoprism:
security_opt:
- seccomp:unconfined
- apparmor:unconfined
```
- If you install PhotoPrism on a public server outside your home network, always run it behind a secure HTTPS reverse
proxy such as Traefik or Caddy https://docs.photoprism.app/getting-started/proxies/traefik/
### Troubleshooting ###
If your server runs out of memory, the index is frequently locked, or other system resources are running low:
- Try reducing the number of workers by setting PHOTOPRISM_WORKERS to a reasonably small value in docker-compose.yml,
depending on the performance of your device or cloud server:
https://docs.photoprism.app/getting-started/config-options/
- If you are using SQLite, switch to MariaDB, which is better optimized for high concurrency
- As a last measure, you can disable the use of TensorFlow for image classification and facial recognition
Other issues? Our troubleshooting checklists help you quickly diagnose and solve them:
https://docs.photoprism.app/getting-started/troubleshooting/
### Is a Raspberry Pi fast enough? ###
This largely depends on your expectations and the number of files you have. Most users report that
PhotoPrism runs smoothly on their Raspberry Pi 4. However, initial indexing typically takes much longer
than on standard desktop computers.
Also keep in mind that the hardware has limited video transcoding capabilities, so the conversion of video
file formats is not well-supported and software transcoding is generally slow.
### Getting Updates ###
Open a terminal and change to the folder where the "docker-compose.yml" file was saved. Now run the
following commands to download the most recent image from Docker Hub and restart your instance
in the background:
docker-compose pull --platform=arm64 photoprism
docker-compose stop photoprism
docker-compose up -d photoprism
Pulling a new version can take several minutes, depending on your internet connection speed.
Note that running an image with ":latest" tag does not cause Docker to automatically download
new images.
### Credits ###
A big thank you to [Guy Sheffer](https://github.com/guysoft) for helping us [build](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/109)
a Raspberry Pi version!
