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# Mealie - Recipe Manager
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## Table of Contents
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- [Overview](#overview)
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- [What is Mealie?](#what-is-mealie)
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- [Why Use Mealie?](#why-use-mealie)
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- [Configuration in AI-Homelab](#configuration-in-ai-homelab)
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- [Official Resources](#official-resources)
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- [Docker Configuration](#docker-configuration)
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## Overview
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**Category:** Recipe Management
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**Docker Image:** [hkotel/mealie](https://hub.docker.com/r/hkotel/mealie)
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**Default Stack:** `productivity.yml`
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**Web UI:** `https://mealie.${DOMAIN}` or `http://SERVER_IP:9925`
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**Ports:** 9925
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## What is Mealie?
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Mealie is a self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner. It imports recipes from websites, manages your recipe collection, generates shopping lists, and plans meals. Beautiful UI with family sharing and mobile-friendly design.
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### Key Features
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- **Recipe Import:** From any website URL
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- **Meal Planning:** Weekly meal calendar
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- **Shopping Lists:** Auto-generated from recipes
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- **Categories & Tags:** Organize recipes
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- **Search:** Full-text recipe search
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- **Family Sharing:** Multiple users
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- **OCR:** Scan recipe cards
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- **API:** Integrations possible
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- **Recipe Scaling:** Adjust servings
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- **Mobile Friendly:** Responsive design
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## Why Use Mealie?
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1. **Centralized Recipes:** All recipes in one place
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2. **Import from Anywhere:** URL recipe scraping
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3. **Meal Planning:** Plan weekly meals
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4. **Shopping Lists:** Auto-generated
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5. **Family Sharing:** Everyone can access
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6. **No Ads:** Unlike recipe websites
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7. **Privacy:** Your data only
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8. **Free & Open Source:** No cost
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## Configuration in AI-Homelab
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```
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/opt/stacks/productivity/mealie/data/ # Recipes, images, DB
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```
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## Official Resources
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- **Website:** https://hay-kot.github.io/mealie
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- **GitHub:** https://github.com/hay-kot/mealie
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- **Documentation:** https://hay-kot.github.io/mealie/documentation/getting-started
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## Docker Configuration
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```yaml
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mealie:
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image: hkotel/mealie:latest
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container_name: mealie
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restart: unless-stopped
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networks:
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- traefik-network
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ports:
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- "9925:9000"
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environment:
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- PUID=1000
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- PGID=1000
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- TZ=America/New_York
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- MAX_WORKERS=1
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- WEB_CONCURRENCY=1
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- BASE_URL=https://mealie.${DOMAIN}
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volumes:
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- /opt/stacks/productivity/mealie/data:/app/data
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labels:
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- "traefik.enable=true"
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- "traefik.http.routers.mealie.rule=Host(`mealie.${DOMAIN}`)"
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- "traefik.http.routers.mealie.entrypoints=websecure"
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- "traefik.http.routers.mealie.tls.certresolver=letsencrypt"
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- "traefik.http.services.mealie.loadbalancer.server.port=9000"
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```
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## Setup
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1. **Start Container:**
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```bash
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docker compose up -d mealie
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```
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2. **Access UI:** `http://SERVER_IP:9925`
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3. **Initial Login:**
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- Email: `changeme@email.com`
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- Password: `MyPassword`
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- **Change immediately!**
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4. **User Settings:**
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- Change email and password
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- Set preferences
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5. **Import Recipe:**
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- "+" button → Import Recipe
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- Paste website URL
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- Mealie extracts recipe automatically
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- Edit and save
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6. **Meal Planning:**
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- Calendar view
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- Drag recipes to days
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- Generate shopping list
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## Summary
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Mealie is your digital recipe box offering:
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- Recipe import from URLs
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- Meal planning calendar
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- Auto shopping lists
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- Family sharing
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- Recipe organization
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- Mobile-friendly interface
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- Free and open-source
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**Perfect for:**
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- Recipe collectors
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- Meal planners
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- Families
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- Cooking enthusiasts
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- Grocery list automation
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- Recipe organization
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**Key Points:**
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- Import from any recipe website
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- Meal calendar planning
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- Shopping list generation
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- Multiple users supported
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- Change default credentials!
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- Mobile-responsive design
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- Recipe scaling feature
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**Remember:**
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- Change default login immediately
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- Organize with categories/tags
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- Use meal planner for weekly plans
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- Generate shopping lists from meals
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- Share with family members
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- Import existing recipes from URLs
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Mealie simplifies meal planning and recipe management!
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