Mealie

Self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner — organize recipes, plan meals, and generate shopping lists with a clean, modern interface.

Image	ghcr.io/mealie-recipes/mealie:latest
Web UI	http://your-server:9925
Config path	{BASE_DIR}/mealie/data
Website	mealie.io
Source code	GitHub

Resource Impact

Performance	Low — Lightweight recipe server
Storage	Low — PostgreSQL database for recipes

Installation

mithrandir install mealie

Architecture

Mealie runs as a multi-container stack:

Container	Description
mealie	Main Mealie application server (port 9925)
mealie_postgres	PostgreSQL 17 database

Secrets

Variable	Description
MEALIE_DB_PASSWORD	PostgreSQL password (default: mealie)

Setup

• Open the web UI at http://your-server:9925
• The default credentials are changeme@email.com / MyPassword
• Change the default password immediately after first login
• Signups are disabled by default — create accounts from the admin panel

Importing Recipes

Mealie can import recipes from URLs. Paste a link from any recipe website and Mealie will automatically extract the ingredients, instructions, and metadata.