Install with Docker

Kinora ships as one image for amd64 and arm64: ghcr.io/lancealthouse/kinora:latest.

docker run

docker run -d --name kinora -p 8420:8420 \
  -v /path/to/config:/config \
  -v /path/to/media:/media:ro \
  --device /dev/dri:/dev/dri \
  ghcr.io/lancealthouse/kinora:latest

Then open http://<server-ip>:8420, create your account, and add a library from /media in Admin → Libraries.

• Intel / AMD GPU: keep --device /dev/dri:/dev/dri. Remove it if the machine has none, such as Docker Desktop on a Mac.
• NVIDIA GPU: add --runtime=nvidia and -e NVIDIA_DRIVER_CAPABILITIES=all. See hardware transcoding.
• Artwork and descriptions: add a free TMDB API key in Admin → Modules, or pass -e TMDB_API_KEY=....
• Transcode temp files: optionally mount fast storage or a RAM disk at /transcode.

Docker Compose

services:
  kinora:
    image: ghcr.io/lancealthouse/kinora:latest
    container_name: kinora
    ports:
      - "8420:8420"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/config          # database, settings, themes (back this up)
      - /path/to/media:/media:ro  # your movies and shows
      # - /tmp/kinora:/transcode  # optional: transcode temp files on a RAM disk / fast SSD
    # devices:
    #   - /dev/dri:/dev/dri       # Intel / AMD hardware transcoding
    # runtime: nvidia             # NVIDIA hardware transcoding
    environment:
      - TMDB_API_KEY=             # optional: can also be set in Admin → Modules
    restart: unless-stopped

Change the media path, then run docker compose up -d.

Folders

Path	What it holds
/config	Database, settings and your own themes. Back this up. Keep it on an SSD.
/media	Your library. Read-only is fine.
/transcode	Optional. Temporary transcode segments.

Updating

docker pull ghcr.io/lancealthouse/kinora:latest
docker compose up -d   # or remove and re-run the container