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# Install: Helm
Deploy TREK on Kubernetes using the official Helm chart.
## Add the Chart Repository
```bash
helm repo add trek https://chart.liketrek.com
helm repo update
```
> **Note:** `chart.liketrek.com` is a custom domain (CNAME) for the GitHub Pages site at `https://liketrek.github.io/TREK` — both serve the same chart repository. Using the custom domain keeps your setup working even if the GitHub repository moves again.
> **⚠️ Repository moved:** The chart is no longer served at `https://mauriceboe.github.io/TREK` (the project moved from a personal repo to the `liketrek` organization). If you added the repo from the old URL, switch to the new one:
>
> ```bash
> helm repo remove trek
> helm repo add trek https://chart.liketrek.com
> helm repo update
> ```
>
> Existing releases keep working — only the repo URL changes; future `helm repo update` / `helm upgrade` runs require the new URL. (`https://liketrek.github.io/TREK` also works — it redirects to `chart.liketrek.com`.)
## Basic Install
```bash
helm install trek trek/trek
```
This deploys TREK with default values: a `ClusterIP` service on port 3000, 1 Gi PVCs for data and uploads, and no ingress.
## Encryption Key
`ENCRYPTION_KEY` encrypts stored secrets (API keys, MFA, SMTP, OIDC) at rest. There are three ways to handle it:
**Option 1 — Let the chart generate a random key (recommended for new installs):**
```bash
helm install trek trek/trek --set generateEncryptionKey=true
```
The chart generates a 32-character alphanumeric key at install time and preserves it across upgrades. Note that this differs from the 64-character hex key produced by `openssl rand -hex 32` — both formats are accepted by the server.
**Option 2 — Set an explicit key:**
```bash
helm install trek trek/trek \
--set secretEnv.ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
```
**Option 3 — Use an existing Kubernetes Secret:**
```bash
kubectl create secret generic trek-secrets \
--from-literal=ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
helm install trek trek/trek \
--set existingSecret=trek-secrets
```
If `existingSecret` uses a different key name than `ENCRYPTION_KEY`, specify it with `--set existingSecretKey=MY_KEY_NAME`.
> **Note:** If both `generateEncryptionKey` and `existingSecret` are set, `existingSecret` takes precedence. Only one method should be active at a time.
> **Note:** If `ENCRYPTION_KEY` is left empty, the server resolves it automatically: existing installs fall back to `data/.jwt_secret` (encrypted data stays readable after upgrade); fresh installs auto-generate a key persisted to the data PVC.
> **Note:** `JWT_SECRET` is managed entirely by the server — auto-generated on first start and persisted to the data PVC. It can be rotated via the admin panel (Settings → Danger Zone → Rotate JWT Secret). No Helm configuration is needed or supported for it.
## Admin Account
`ADMIN_EMAIL` and `ADMIN_PASSWORD` are set via `secretEnv`. They are only used on first boot when no users exist yet. **Both must be set together** — if either is missing, the server ignores both values and instead creates the admin account with email `admin@trek.local` and a random password, which is printed to the server log.
```bash
helm install trek trek/trek \
--set secretEnv.ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.com \
--set secretEnv.ADMIN_PASSWORD=<your-secure-password>
```
> **Note:** When `OIDC_ONLY=true` is configured together with `OIDC_ISSUER` and `OIDC_CLIENT_ID`, no local admin account is created on first boot. Instead, the first user to log in via SSO automatically becomes admin.
## Key `values.yaml` Settings
### Image
```yaml
image:
repository: mauriceboe/trek
# tag: latest # defaults to the chart's appVersion
pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
# Optional: pull secrets for private registries
imagePullSecrets: []
# - name: my-registry-secret
```
### Service
```yaml
service:
type: ClusterIP # change to LoadBalancer or NodePort to expose externally
port: 3000
```
### Plain Environment Variables (`env`)
```yaml
env:
NODE_ENV: production
PORT: 3000
# TZ: "Europe/Berlin" # timezone for logs, reminders, cron jobs
# LOG_LEVEL: "info" # "info" = concise, "debug" = verbose
# TREK_WIKI_DIR: "/app/wiki" # where /help reads its docs from; leave unset (the image ships them)
# ALLOWED_ORIGINS: "https://trek.example.com"
# APP_URL: "https://trek.example.com"
# FORCE_HTTPS: "false" # enable HTTPS redirect + HSTS; set TRUST_PROXY for correct client IPs
# TRUST_PROXY: "1" # proxy hops for X-Forwarded-For/Proto; defaults to 1 in production
# COOKIE_SECURE: "true" # auto-derived; set "false" only for local HTTP testing
# ALLOW_INTERNAL_NETWORK: "false" # set "true" if Immich or other services are on a private network
# DEMO_MODE: "false" # enable demo mode (hourly data resets)
# MCP_RATE_LIMIT: "300" # max MCP requests per user per minute
# OIDC_ISSUER: "https://auth.example.com"
# OIDC_CLIENT_ID: "trek"
# OIDC_DISPLAY_NAME: "SSO"
# OIDC_ONLY: "false" # force SSO-only mode; disables password login
# OIDC_ADMIN_CLAIM: "" # OIDC claim used to identify admin users
# OIDC_ADMIN_VALUE: "" # value of that claim that grants admin role
# OIDC_SCOPE: "openid email profile groups"
# OIDC_DISCOVERY_URL: "" # override for providers with non-standard discovery paths (e.g. Authentik)
```
> **Note:** `DEFAULT_LANGUAGE` is not declared in the chart's ConfigMap, so a value under `env:` is dropped and the fallback stays `en`. Patch it onto the Deployment if you need it. See [Environment-Variables](Environment-Variables#default_language--supported-codes) for the codes.
### Sensitive Variables (`secretEnv`)
These are stored in a Kubernetes Secret and injected as environment variables:
```yaml
secretEnv:
ENCRYPTION_KEY: "" # recommended: openssl rand -hex 32
ADMIN_EMAIL: "" # initial admin email (first boot only)
ADMIN_PASSWORD: "" # initial admin password (first boot only)
OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET: "" # set if using OIDC
UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY: "" # optional; free key from unsplash.com/developers
```
Alternatively, use `generateEncryptionKey: true` to let the chart generate and manage the encryption key, or point `existingSecret` / `existingSecretKey` at an existing Kubernetes Secret.
> **Note:** Without `UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY` the server queries Unsplash's unauthenticated endpoint, which many datacenter and VPS IP ranges — including a lot of Kubernetes clusters — are blocked or rate-limited on. Trip-cover and place-image search then fail with **"Unsplash search unavailable"**. A free Access Key switches the server to Unsplash's authenticated API (`api.unsplash.com`), which is not subject to that block. The key can also be set in **Admin → Settings → API Keys**; this value takes priority over that one. See [Environment-Variables](Environment-Variables#image-search-unsplash).
### Persistent Storage
```yaml
persistence:
enabled: true
data:
size: 1Gi # SQLite database, logs, secrets
uploads:
size: 1Gi # uploaded files — increase if you expect large media uploads
```
### Resource Limits
```yaml
resources:
requests:
cpu: 100m
memory: 256Mi
limits:
cpu: 500m
memory: 512Mi
```
### Health Probes
Liveness and readiness probes are configurable under `probes`. The defaults hit `/api/health` on port 3000 and match what the chart shipped before, so an existing install renders the same manifest.
```bash
helm install trek trek/trek --set probes.liveness.initialDelaySeconds=60 --set probes.readiness.periodSeconds=20
```
Raise `initialDelaySeconds` on slow storage or after a large migration, where the first start can outlast the default and leave the pod restarting in a loop. Overrides are merged over the defaults, so setting one key keeps the rest. To switch a probe to `exec` or `tcpSocket`, clear the shipped handler in the same override (`--set probes.liveness.httpGet=null`), otherwise Kubernetes rejects the pod with "may not specify more than 1 handler type". Set `probes.liveness=null` to drop a probe entirely.
Leave `env.PORT` at `3000`. The chart passes it to the server, but `containerPort` in `deployment.yaml` and `targetPort` in `service.yaml` are fixed at 3000, so a different value makes the server listen where nothing routes to it. Changing it means patching both templates as well as `service.port` and `probes.*.httpGet.port`; `service.port` alone is not enough.
### Ingress
```yaml
ingress:
enabled: true
className: "nginx" # your ingress class
annotations:
nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-read-timeout: "86400" # required for WebSockets
nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size: "500m" # required for backup restore
hosts:
- host: trek.example.com
paths:
- /
tls:
- secretName: trek-tls
hosts:
- trek.example.com
```
> **Important:** TREK uses WebSockets on `/ws`. Your ingress controller must support WebSocket upgrades. Set `proxy-read-timeout` to at least `86400` and `proxy-body-size` to at least `500m` for backup restores.
> **Note:** Keep `env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS` in sync with `ingress.hosts` — the chart does not synchronize these automatically.
> **Note:** When using ingress with TLS termination, set `env.FORCE_HTTPS: "true"` and `env.TRUST_PROXY: "1"` to enable HTTPS redirects, HSTS, and secure cookies.
## Upgrade
```bash
helm repo update
helm upgrade trek trek/trek
```
## Full Values Reference
See the [`charts/README.md`](https://github.com/liketrek/TREK/blob/main/charts/README.md) for all available values.
## Next Steps
- [Environment-Variables](Environment-Variables) — full variable reference
- [Reverse-Proxy](Reverse-Proxy) — proxy configuration for non-Kubernetes deployments