Libre Closet

Your wardrobe. Your data.

A free, open-source, self-hosted wardrobe organizer. Catalog your clothes, upload photos, build outfits, and access everything from your phone as an offline-ready PWA — all on your own server.

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Quick start

docker run -d \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -v librecloset_data:/app/data \
  ghcr.io/lazztech/libre-closet

Open http://localhost:3000. No account required by default.

Want to try it without self-hosting? A public instance is running at https://librecloset.lazz.tech — register a free account to get started. No guest login exists, but registration is instant and requires no email verification.

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Screenshots

Wardrobe	Garment detail	Outfit builder	Outfit detail

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Features

• Garment catalog — name, category, brand, size, colors, notes, photo
• Outfit builder — combine garments into saved looks
• Photo uploads — images auto-converted to optimized WebP
• Offline-ready PWA — install to home screen, works without internet
• Optional auth — run open for personal use or enable JWT accounts for multi-user
• S3 or local storage — local disk by default, swap to any S3-compatible provider
• SQLite or PostgreSQL — SQLite by default, PostgreSQL for scale

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Self-hosting

Docker (recommended)

# SQLite + local storage (simplest)
docker run -d \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -v librecloset_data:/app/data \
  -e APP_NAME="Libre Closet" \
  ghcr.io/lazztech/libre-closet

docker-compose

services:
  libre-closet:
    image: ghcr.io/lazztech/libre-closet
    ports:
      - '3000:3000'
    volumes:
      - librecloset_data:/app/data
    environment:
      APP_NAME: Libre Closet
      AUTH_ENABLED: 'false'
      PWA_ENABLED: 'true'
      DATA_PATH: /app/data
    restart: unless-stopped

volumes:
  librecloset_data:

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/lazztech/libre-closet
cd libre-closet
cp .env .env.local     # override defaults locally (gitignored)
npm install
npm run start:prod

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Configuration

.env contains committed defaults. Override any value via a .env.local file (gitignored) or by passing real environment variables to Docker.

Variable	Description	Default
APP_NAME	Display name shown in the UI and navbar	Libre Closet
DATA_PATH	Directory for SQLite DB and uploaded files	./data
AUTH_ENABLED	Enable JWT user accounts and login	false
PWA_ENABLED	Enable service worker and PWA install prompt	false
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET	JWT signing secret — change for production	ChangeMe!
DATABASE_TYPE	sqlite or postgres	sqlite
DATABASE_HOST	Postgres host	—
DATABASE_PORT	Postgres port	5432
DATABASE_USER	Postgres user	—
DATABASE_PASS	Postgres password	—
DATABASE_SCHEMA	Postgres schema	postgres
DATABASE_SSL	Use SSL for Postgres	false
FILE_STORAGE_TYPE	local or object (S3)	local
OBJECT_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY_ID	S3 access key	—
OBJECT_STORAGE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY	S3 secret key	—
OBJECT_STORAGE_ENDPOINT	S3-compatible endpoint URL	—
EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS	From address for password reset emails	—
EMAIL_TRANSPORT	gmail or mailgun	gmail
EMAIL_API_KEY	Mailgun API key	—
PUBLIC_VAPID_KEY	Web push — generate for production	—
PRIVATE_VAPID_KEY	Web push — generate for production	—

Generate JWT secret:

openssl rand -base64 60

Generate VAPID keys:

npx web-push generate-vapid-keys

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Development

Prerequisites

• Node (see .nvmrc) — install via nvm
• Docker (optional, for Postgres testing)

nvm install && nvm use
npm install
cp .env .env.local     # override defaults locally (gitignored)
npm run start:dev

Scripts

npm run start:dev       # watch mode
npm run start:prod      # production
npm run test            # unit tests
npm run test:e2e        # Playwright end-to-end
npm run test:cov        # coverage
npm run precommit       # lint + test + lighthouse (run before committing)

Migrations

# SQLite (build first due to config differences)
npm run build
npx mikro-orm migration:create --config mikro-orm.sqlite.cli-config.ts

# PostgreSQL
npx mikro-orm migration:create --config mikro-orm.postgres.cli-config.ts

Docker build

# Build image
docker build --no-cache -f docker/Dockerfile . -t libre-closet:latest

# Cross-compile for linux/amd64 (e.g. building on Apple Silicon for a VPS)
docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64 --no-cache -f docker/Dockerfile . -t libre-closet:latest

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Deployment recommendations

For most self-hosters: deploy to a VPS via Coolify or Portainer using the docker-compose above with SQLite + local storage. SQLite handles thousands of users without issue — see DjangoCon 2023: Use SQLite in Production.

If you need horizontal scaling later, switch to S3-compatible storage and add Litestream for streaming SQLite backups before considering a PostgreSQL migration.

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Contributing

PRs and issues are welcome. This project is licensed under AGPL-3.0 — contributions must be compatible with that license.

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License

GNU AGPL-3.0

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Built by

Lazztech LLC