260601-a7d098548

daydreamlive/DEMON260601-a7d098548Jun 1, 2026by lastzero

AI Summary

This service release focuses on security and reliability updates, introducing a new feature to prevent storage volumes from filling up by disabling indexing when disk space is low. It also includes fixes for video transcoding, folder management, and various security patches.

Key Highlights

Optional free disk space threshold to prevent storage volumes from filling up
Fixed recovery of hidden stacks and recurring folder album deletion issues
Improved hardware transcoding setup and fixed VAAPI compatibility with FFmpeg 8
Security updates including removal of Pebble binary and upgrade of libheif (17 CVE fixes)

New Features

Free disk space threshold configuration
Fixed hidden stack recovery
Improved hardware transcoding setup
Fixed VAAPI transcoding for FFmpeg 8 compatibility
Option to exclude formats from FFmpeg processing
PNG export without ICC profile if rejected by libpng
Fixed recurring deletion and re-creation of folder albums
Reinforced user profile endpoint authorization checks
Upgraded libheif from v1.21.2 to v1.22.2

Full Release Notes

This [service release](https://docs.photoprism.app/release-notes/#june-1-2026) includes important security and reliability updates. As an additional safety measure, indexing, importing, and uploading can be disabled when [free disk space falls below a configurable threshold](https://docs.photoprism.app/user-guide/library/originals/#free-storage-threshold) to prevent storage volumes from filling up. A special thank you to everyone who [reported bugs](https://docs.photoprism.app/developer-guide/issues/#creating-bug-reports) and helped us [test the changes](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Aplease-test)! ️🔒🔧

#### What's new?

- Index: [Optional free disk space threshold prevents storage from filling up](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5613)
- Index: [Fixed recovery of hidden stacks whose primary image was replaced](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5625)
- Videos: [Improved hardware transcoding setup and documentation](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5631)
- Videos: [Fixed VAAPI transcoding for compatibility with FFmpeg 8](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5630)
- Videos: [Added an option to exclude formats from FFmpeg processing](https://docs.photoprism.app/getting-started/advanced/transcoding/#excluded-formats)
- Thumbs: [PNGs are exported without an ICC profile if `libpng` rejects it](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5616)
- Folders: [Fixed recurring deletion and re-creation of folder albums](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5615)
- Security: [Reinforced user profile endpoint authorization checks](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5619) by @geo-chen
- Security: [Removed Pebble binary from Ubuntu base images (CVE-2026-39821)](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5620)
- Security: [Upgraded `libheif` from v1.21.2 to v1.22.2 (17 CVE fixes)](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5621)

#### Translations

Missing [user interface translations](https://docs.photoprism.app/developer-guide/translations-weblate/) have been generated with the help of DeepL and Google Translate. Native speakers are [welcome to help us improve them](https://docs.photoprism.app/developer-guide/translations-weblate/) where needed. [Learn more ›](https://docs.photoprism.app/developer-guide/translations-weblate/)

#### Installation Packages

The packages attached to this release are intended for experienced users and maintainers of third-party integrations only, as they [require manual configuration](https://dl.photoprism.app/pkg/linux/README.html#configuration) and [do not include tested system dependencies](https://dl.photoprism.app/pkg/linux/README.html#dependencies). Since we are unable to [provide support](https://www.photoprism.app/kb/getting-support) for custom installations, we recommend [using one of our Docker images](https://docs.photoprism.app/getting-started/docker-compose/) to run PhotoPrism on a private server or NAS device. [Learn more ›](https://dl.photoprism.app/pkg/linux/README.html)