README typos

Co-authored-by: aider (gemini/gemini-2.5-pro) <aider@aider.chat>

.env.example

@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ TIMEZONE=America/Edmonton
 PUBLIC_UPLOAD_PAGE_ENABLED=true
 
 # Local dedupe cache (SQLite)
-STATE_DB=./data/state.db
+#STATE_DB=./data/state.db
 
-# Base URL for generating absolute invite links (recommended for production)
+# Base URL for generating absolute invite links
-# e.g., PUBLIC_BASE_URL=https://photos.example.com
+# Recommended for production, also sets CORS headers
+# e.g., PUBLIC_BASE_URL=https://upload.example.com
 #PUBLIC_BASE_URL=
 
 LOG_LEVEL=INFO
@@ -27,5 +28,8 @@ CHUNK_SIZE_MB=50
 # create a bot using @BotFather then copy the API key here
 # get your account's ID by messaging https://t.me/userinfobot
 # Leave these blank to disable
+# Example:
+#     TELEGRAM_BOT_API_KEY=1234567890:ABCDefghIjKlmnOPQRsT-UVWXyzABCdefGH
+#     TELEGRAM_BOT_OWNER_ID=12345678
 TELEGRAM_BOT_API_KEY=
 TELEGRAM_BOT_OWNER_ID=

Dockerfile

@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
 
 # Install Python deps
 COPY requirements.txt .
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt \
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-    && pip install --no-cache-dir python-multipart
 
 # Copy app code
 COPY . /file_drop

README.md

@@ -60,6 +60,71 @@ $ sudo docker compose up --build -d
 
 Set up nginx / a reverse proxy and point it to the web app.
 
+Make sure it allows WebSocket connections through, for example:
+
+```
+server {
+    root /var/www/html;
+    index index.html index.htm;
+    server_name upload.example.com;
+
+    listen 80;
+
+    client_max_body_size 100M;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080/;
+        proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+
+		# websockets
+		proxy_http_version 1.1;
+		proxy_set_header   Upgrade    $http_upgrade;
+		proxy_set_header   Connection "upgrade";
+		proxy_redirect     off;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Then restart nginx and set up HTTPS:
+
+```
+$ sudo service nginx restart
+$ sudo certbot --nginx
+```
+
+
+### Config Changes
+
+If you change the `.env` file config, simply run:
+
+```bash
+$ sudo docker compose down
+$ sudo docker compose up --build -d
+```
+
+### Updating
+
+To update the code:
+
+```bash
+$ sudo docker compose down
+$ git pull --rebase
+$ sudo docker compose up --build -d
+```
+
+### Telegram Bot
+
+An optional Telegram bot can send you notifications when uploads complete. This is useful to see if random people are filling your disk up.
+
+To create a bot, message @BotFather on Telegram. Come up with a name and username. Botfather will then send you an API key you can paste into the `.env` config directly.
+
+Next you'll need to find your own Telegram user ID. You can message @userinfobot and it will reply with your ID. Beware of impersonator bots (they have the name "userinfobot" but a different username).
+
+Then message the bot you just created "/start" so that it's able to interact with you.
+
 
 ### Chunked Uploads
 
@@ -67,7 +132,7 @@ Set up nginx / a reverse proxy and point it to the web app.
 - Configure chunk size with `CHUNK_SIZE_MB` (default: `50`). The client only uses chunked mode for files larger than this.
 - Intended to bypass upstream proxy limits (e.g., 100MB) while preserving duplicate checks, EXIF timestamps, album add, and per‑item progress via WebSocket.
 
-## Developtment
+## Development
 
 ### Architecture
 

app/app.py

@@ -41,16 +41,20 @@ from app.config import Settings, load_settings
 
 # ---- App & static ----
 app = FastAPI(title="Immich Drop Uploader (Python)")
+# Global settings (read-only at runtime)
+SETTINGS: Settings = load_settings()
+
+# CORS
+origins = ["*"]
+if SETTINGS.public_base_url:
+    origins = [SETTINGS.public_base_url.strip().rstrip('/')]
 app.add_middleware(
     CORSMiddleware,
-    allow_origins=["*"],
+    allow_origins=origins,
     allow_credentials=True,
     allow_methods=["*"],
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
-
-# Global settings (read-only at runtime)
-SETTINGS: Settings = load_settings()
 _public_uploads_enabled_runtime = SETTINGS.public_upload_page_enabled
 
 

app/config.py

@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ class Settings:
     """App settings loaded from environment variables (.env)."""
     admin_password: str
     max_concurrent: int
-    public_upload_page_enabled: bool = False
+    public_upload_page_enabled: bool = True
     public_base_url: str = ""
     state_db: str = ""
     session_secret: str = ""
     log_level: str = "INFO"
-    chunked_uploads_enabled: bool = False
+    chunked_uploads_enabled: bool = True
-    chunk_size_mb: int = 95
+    chunk_size_mb: int = 50
     timezone: str = "UTC"
     telegram_bot_api_key: str = ""
     telegram_bot_owner_id: str = ""
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ def load_settings() -> Settings:
         load_dotenv()
     except Exception:
         pass
-    admin_password = os.getenv("ADMIN_PASSWORD", "admin") # Default for convenience, should be changed
+
+    admin_password = os.getenv("ADMIN_PASSWORD", "test123") # Default for convenience, should be changed
     if not admin_password.startswith("pbkdf2_sha256-"):
         print("="*60)
         print("WARNING: ADMIN_PASSWORD is in plaintext.")
@@ -57,27 +58,34 @@ def load_settings() -> Settings:
         if hashed_pw:
             print(f"ADMIN_PASSWORD={hashed_pw}")
         print("="*60)
-    # Safe defaults: disable public uploader and invites unless explicitly enabled
+
     def as_bool(v: str, default: bool = False) -> bool:
         if v is None:
             return default
         return str(v).strip().lower() in {"1","true","yes","on"}
-    public_upload = as_bool(os.getenv("PUBLIC_UPLOAD_PAGE_ENABLED", "false"), False)
+
+    public_upload = as_bool(os.getenv("PUBLIC_UPLOAD_PAGE_ENABLED", "false"), True)
+
     try:
         maxc = int(os.getenv("MAX_CONCURRENT", "3"))
     except ValueError:
         maxc = 3
-    state_db = os.getenv("STATE_DB", "/data/state.db")
+
+    state_db = os.getenv("STATE_DB", "./data/state.db")
     session_secret = os.getenv("SESSION_SECRET") or secrets.token_hex(32)
     log_level = os.getenv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO").upper()
-    chunked_uploads_enabled = as_bool(os.getenv("CHUNKED_UPLOADS_ENABLED", "false"), False)
+
+    chunked_uploads_enabled = as_bool(os.getenv("CHUNKED_UPLOADS_ENABLED", "false"), True)
     try:
-        chunk_size_mb = int(os.getenv("CHUNK_SIZE_MB", "95"))
+        chunk_size_mb = int(os.getenv("CHUNK_SIZE_MB", "50"))
     except ValueError:
-        chunk_size_mb = 95
+        chunk_size_mb = 50
+
     timezone = os.getenv("TIMEZONE", "UTC")
+
     telegram_bot_api_key = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_BOT_API_KEY", "")
     telegram_bot_owner_id = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_BOT_OWNER_ID", "")
+
     return Settings(
         admin_password=admin_password,
         max_concurrent=maxc,