Bichon

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
Bichon Host Port
Bichon /data Path

High-performance email archiver and search tool on FreeBSD.

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest`	Upstream Binary. Downloads the official release.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose Podman CLI Ansible

services:
  bichon:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/bichon:latest
    container_name: bichon
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
      - BICHON_ENCRYPT_PASSWORD=changeme
    volumes:
      - /path/to/containers/bichon:/data
    ports:
      - 15630:15630
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "{'port': 15630, 'path': '/'}"]
    restart: unless-stopped

podman run -d --name bichon \
  -p 15630:15630 \
  --health-cmd {'port': 15630, 'path': '/'} \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -e BICHON_ENCRYPT_PASSWORD=changeme \
  -v /path/to/containers/bichon:/data \ 
  ghcr.io/daemonless/bichon:latest

- name: Deploy bichon
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: bichon
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/bichon:latest
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
      BICHON_ENCRYPT_PASSWORD: "changeme"
    ports:
      - "15630:15630"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/bichon:/data"

Access the Web UI at: http://localhost:15630

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`PUID`	`1000`	User ID for the application process
`PGID`	`1000`	Group ID for the application process
`TZ`	`UTC`	Timezone for the container
`BICHON_ENCRYPT_PASSWORD`	`changeme`	Encryption password for core database

Volumes

Path	Description
`/data`	Core data and search indices

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
`15630`	TCP	Web UI / API

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.0).

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