photoprism/photoprism

Sharing: Icon appears only when accessing the server via FQDN URL

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#1,628 opened on Oct 15, 2021

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Description

There is no "share icon" on the context menu if you access photoprism server behind proxy using an IP Address. It only appears if you access from the FQDN.

I have upgraded from an April to Oct release this evening. I could create share links previous versions when using internal IP Address to reach the server. Which is the most convenient way to get around the split-DNS issue with the proxy.

Note PHOTOPRISM_SITE_URL is set to the FQDN in my configuration.

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frontend
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2
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1-3 hours
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mostly clear
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50
Research direction
The issue reports that the share icon is missing when accessing the server via IP address but appears with FQDN. The configuration includes PHOTOPRISM SITE URL set to the FQDN. Investigation should focus on the frontend code that conditionally displays the share icon, potentially in the context menu component. Check if the icon visibility depends on the URL being a fully qualified domain name or if it checks against the SITE URL setting. Also review recent commits around the time of the reported regression to identify changes that might have introduced this behavior.