Yamtrack Self-Hosted Media Tracker

This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for cloudimg support services.

## Why This AMI Instead of Self-Deploying?

Yamtrack is a popular open source, self-hosted media tracker that keeps one personal library of everything you watch, play and read - movies, TV shows, anime, manga, video games and books together, with per-item progress and episode tracking, ratings, statuses, a calendar and per-user libraries. Deploying it yourself means installing Docker, wiring up a multi-container Compose stack, standing up PostgreSQL and Redis, generating a Django application secret, configuring allowed hosts and CSRF, and seeding an admin account. This AMI eliminates that effort entirely - your self-hosted media tracker is running within minutes of launch, not hours, backed by 24/7 expert support with a guaranteed 24-hour response SLA.

The current release available is Yamtrack 0.25.3.

## Application Stack

The officially supported deployment runs under one systemd service via Docker Compose: the upstream all-in-one Yamtrack container (nginx in front of gunicorn, a Celery worker and Celery beat under supervisord, pinned to a fixed release) fronted on one clean URL on port 80, backed by PostgreSQL 16 and Redis 8. PostgreSQL and Redis are bound to the internal Docker network only and are never exposed. Rich metadata and artwork are fetched automatically for the titles you add, a Celery background worker keeps that information in sync, and you can add fully custom entries for niche items no catalogue covers.

## Secure By Default

Many pre-built images ship with shared or default credentials - a common vulnerability that exposes instances immediately after launch. Yamtrack's upstream application secret is a well-known fixed value and open registration is on by default; this image closes both:

• A unique application secret and database password are generated for every instance on its first boot, before the application is reachable
• A single administrator account with a per-instance random password is seeded and written to a root-only file
• Open self sign-up is disabled so the instance is not left world-open, and the Django admin requires the per-instance superuser
• No shared or default credential ships in the image, and build-time state is wiped before capture so the database and all secrets are re-created fresh on your instance

## Ready To Use

Browse to the instance on port 80, sign in with the generated admin credentials, and start tracking. Search for a movie, show, game or book and add it with a status and score, or create a fully custom entry. Each media type has its own library page, and the home dashboard surfaces what you have in progress. Optional metadata provider API keys (TMDB, MAL, IGDB) can be added for heavier use; custom entries never need one.

## What You Avoid By Using This AMI

• Installing Docker and wiring up a multi-container Compose stack
• Standing up and connecting PostgreSQL and Redis
• Generating a Django application secret and configuring allowed hosts and CSRF
• Seeding and hardening the first admin account
• Ongoing maintenance and security patching without expert guidance

## cloudimg Support

24/7 technical support by email and chat with a guaranteed 24-hour response SLA. Our engineers help with deployment, TLS termination, backups, user management, metadata provider keys and scaling.

## Use Cases

• A single private place to track and rate the movies, shows, anime, manga, games and books you watch, play and read
• A self-hosted, in-your-own-VPC alternative to hosted watchlist and backlog services for privacy or data ownership
• A shared media library and backlog for a household with per-user libraries

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