====== Duplicati Initial Password Setup (linuxserver image) ======

**Status:** Resolved\\
**Date:** 2026-05-27\\
**Affected service:** [[folkzone:services:duplicati|Duplicati]]

===== Symptom =====

After deploying ''linuxserver/duplicati'', the web UI showed a password prompt with no initial setup screen — even after clearing the config directory.

===== Root Cause =====

Two separate issues:
  - The correct environment variable for the linuxserver image is ''DUPLICATI__WEBSERVICE_PASSWORD'', not ''DUPLICATI__PASSWORD''
  - A leftover ''Duplicati-server.sqlite'' in the config directory caused the container to skip the setup wizard

===== Fix =====

Set the correct env var in ''docker-compose.yml'':

<code yaml>
environment:
  - DUPLICATI__WEBSERVICE_PASSWORD=yourpassword
</code>

===== See Also =====
  * [[folkzone:troubleshooting:start|Homelab Troubleshooting Index]]

  * [[folkzone:services:duplicati|Duplicati]]
  * [[start|Return to wiki home]]