[BUG] Web-UI is accessible much later after starting the container compared to previous versions

Start with the provided docker compose configuration and container logs, then compare startup behavior between 4.4.x and 4.5.0-ls223 using the Windows NTFS bind-mounted /config volume. Investigate what occurs after "[ls.io-init] done." and verify that the web UI becomes accessible promptly after the change.

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Current Behavior

In 4.5.0-ls223, it takes a few minutes for webui to be accessible after "[ls.io-init] done." is shown in the docker terminal.
It's almost immediately accessible after starting the container in 4.4.x versions.

Expected Behavior

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Steps To Reproduce

In Docker Windows x64, spin up a container with "docker compose up -d". There's data carried from container on previous version and the volume is directly mapped to directories in NTFS partition.

Environment

- OS: Windows 11 x64
- How docker service was installed: winget

CPU architecture

x86-64

Docker creation

services:
  thelounge:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/thelounge:latest
    container_name: thelounge
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=${TZ}
    volumes:
      - ./:/config
    ports:
      - 9000:9000
    restart: unless-stopped

Container logs

[migrations] started

[migrations] no migrations found

usermod: no changes

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User UID:    1000

User GID:    1000

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Linuxserver.io version: v4.5.0-ls223

Build-date: 2026-05-20T06:35:52+00:00

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[custom-init] No custom files found, skipping...

2026-05-22 06:07:54 [WARN] /config/logs is world readable. The log files may be exposed. Please fix the permissions.

2026-05-22 06:07:54 [WARN] run `chmod o-x "/config/logs"` to correct it.

2026-05-22 06:07:55 [INFO] The Lounge v4.5.0 (Node.js 22.22.2 on linux x64)

2026-05-22 06:07:55 [INFO] Configuration file: /config/config.js

(node:147) ExperimentalWarning: SQLite is an experimental feature and might change at any time

(Use `node --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)

2026-05-22 06:07:55 [INFO] Available at http://[::]:9000/ in private mode

2026-05-22 06:07:55 [WARN] /config/vapid.json is world readable. The file contains secrets. Please fix the permissions.

2026-05-22 06:07:55 [WARN] run `chmod o= "/config/vapid.json"` to correct it.

2026-05-22 06:07:55 [INFO] User XXX loaded

Connection to localhost (::1) 9000 port [tcp/*] succeeded!

[ls.io-init] done.