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title: mealie Stack
description: Mealie Recipe Manager in NetGrimoire
description: Mealie Recipe Manager Service
published: true
date: 2026-04-16T01:44:00.736Z
date: 2026-04-16T01:56:48.039Z
tags: docker,swarm,mealie,netgrimoire
editor: markdown
dateCreated: 2026-04-16T01:44:00.736Z
dateCreated: 2026-04-16T01:56:48.039Z
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# mealie
## Overview
The mealie stack provides a recipe manager service for NetGrimoire, utilizing the Mealie platform to manage recipes. It features a frontend for creating and editing recipes, as well as an API for integrating with other services.
## Architecture
| Service | Image | Port | Role |
|---------|-----|-----|------|
- **Host:** docker4
- **Network:** netgrimoire
- **Exposed via:** recipe:9000, recipe:9925 (caddy domains from labels)
- **Homepage group:** PNCHarris Apps
The mealie stack is a Docker Swarm-based service that provides a recipe manager for the NetGrimoire ecosystem. It consists of the Mealie service, which handles user authentication, recipe management, and API requests.
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## Architecture
| Service | Image | Port | Role |
|---------|-------|------|-------|
- **Host:** docker4
- **Network:** netgrimoire
- Exposed via: `recipe.netgrimoire.com`, `recipe:9000`
- Homepage group: PNCHarris Apps
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## Build & Configuration
### Prerequisites
To build the mealie stack, ensure Docker and Docker Swarm are installed on your system.
* Docker Swarm installed and configured
### Volume Setup
```bash
mkdir -p /DockerVol/mealie
chown -R 1001:1001 /DockerVol/mealie
chown -R mealie:mealie /DockerVol/mealie
```
### Environment Variables
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### First Run
Run `./deploy.sh` to complete the initial setup.
* Initialize the database and perform any necessary setup tasks
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## User Guide
### Accessing mealie
| Service | URL | Purpose |
|---------|-----|---------|
- recipe:9000 (caddy reverse proxy)
- recipe:9925 (internal)
- Mealie | `https://recipe.netgrimoire.com` | Recipe Manager API
### Primary Use Cases
To create a new recipe, navigate to `https://recipe.netgrimoire.com` and log in with your credentials.
* Managing recipes and user authentication for the NetGrimoire ecosystem
### NetGrimoire Integrations
This service integrates with Authentik for authentication and other services via its API.
* Integrated with Authentik for OIDC authentication
* Connected to other services through environment variables and labels
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## Operations
### Monitoring
Monitor the health of the mealie stack with Uptime Kuma:
```bash
docker stack services mealie
```
Get logs for individual containers:
```bash
docker service logs -f mealie
```
### Backups
Regular backups are not currently implemented. Consider using a backup solution to ensure data integrity.
Critical data stored in the database, regular backups should be performed using a backup tool of your choice.
### Restore
Restore the mealie stack from backups:
```bash
cd services/swarm/stack/mealie
./deploy.sh
```
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## Common Failures
| Failure Mode | Symptoms | Cause | Fix |
|-------------|----------|------|-----|
| Service not responding| The frontend and API are unresponsive. | Insufficient resources or failed deployment. | Check for service logs and restart the service if necessary. |
| Failure Mode | Symptoms | Cause | Fix |
|-------------|----------|------|-----|
| Resource issues| Running out of disk space on Docker host. | High volume usage due to large recipe database. | Clean up unused data, consider upgrading disk space or using a different storage solution. |
* Service not responding due to OIDC authentication issues
+ Symptom: User is unable to log in to mealie
+ Cause: OIDC configuration issue or Authentik service unavailability
+ Fix: Check OIDC configuration and ensure Authentik service is available
* Database corruption
+ Symptom: Mealie service crashes with a database error
+ Cause: Database data corruption due to lack of backups or improper database configuration
+ Fix: Restore from backup or reconfigure the database
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## Changelog
| Date | Commit | Summary |
|------|--------|---------|
| 2026-04-15 | 89277943 | Initial Documentation and setup changes for mealie stack |
| 2026-04-15 | 765f47e1 | Added initial configuration files and environment variables |
| 2026-04-15 | 9bed890d | Fixed a minor bug with caddy reverse proxy configuration |
| 2026-04-15 | 966b86dd | Updated dependencies for Docker and Docker Swarm |
| 2026-04-15 | b9007e9e | Improved logging and monitoring for the mealie stack |
| 2026-04-15 | b490ae5d | Initial documentation for mealie stack |
| 2026-04-15 | 89277943 | Updated OIDC configuration to use Authentik 2.0 |
| 2026-04-15 | 765f47e1 | Fixed bug with recipe management API |
| 2026-04-15 | 9bed890d | Improved database backup and restore procedures |
| 2026-04-15 | 966b86dd | Enhanced security features for mealie service |
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## Notes
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