A fully self-contained DaVinci Resolve Project Server environment...

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MISSION STATEMENT

The goal of this project is to make the DaVinci Resolve Project Server accessible, portable, and effortless for everyone who relies on it. Traditional installations are tied to system-level dependencies, manual configuration steps, and environments that are difficult to reproduce or move. This creates friction for creators, studios, and technicians who need reliability, consistency, and the freedom to work across different machines and setups.

This project exists to remove that friction.

By providing a fully portable, self-contained server environment with automated installation, updates, backups, and restores, the project ensures that anyone can deploy a Resolve Project Server quickly and confidently. The focus is on simplicity, reproducibility, and long-term maintainability, without sacrificing capability or control.

The mission is to empower users with a Resolve Project Server that is predictable, safe, and ready to use anywhere — a tool that supports creative work instead of getting in the way of it.

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FEATURES

This package contains a fully portable DaVinci Resolve Project Server environment. It includes:

• A complete GUI and backend (Node.js)
• A PostgreSQL 15 database containing all Resolve project libraries
• Pre-built Docker images for both services
• Automated install, update, backup, restore, and uninstall scripts
• Optional Docker Compose support

This system allows deployment on any machine in minutes.

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CONTENTS OF davinci-complete-deployable.zip

The ZIP file contains the following files:

davinci-gui-image.tar GUI + backend Docker image davinci-postgre-image.tar PostgreSQL + Resolve libraries davinci-project-folder.zip Full project source code install.sh One-command installer update.sh Update script uninstall.sh Clean removal script backup.sh Backup script restore.sh Restore script docker-compose.yml Optional Docker Compose configuration README.md This file

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INSTALLATION

Place install.sh and davinci-complete-deployable.zip in the same folder.

Run the following commands:

chmod +x install.sh ./install.sh

The installer will:

1. Unpack the ZIP
2. Install Docker if missing
3. Load both Docker images
4. Start the PostgreSQL container
5. Start the GUI container
6. Print the access URL

After installation, open the following address in a browser:

http://localhost:8090 <- Change localhost to server IP if needed

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UPDATING THE SERVER

To update the GUI or backend without losing data:

1. Replace davinci-complete-deployable.zip with the new version
2. Run:

chmod +x update.sh ./update.sh

This updates only the GUI container and keeps PostgreSQL data intact.

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UNINSTALLING

To remove everything:

chmod +x uninstall.sh ./uninstall.sh

This stops and removes:

• The GUI container
• The PostgreSQL container
• Both Docker images

Your project folder remains unless removed manually.

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BACKUPS

To create a full backup of:

• PostgreSQL databases
• GUI container
• Project folder

Run:

chmod +x backup.sh ./backup.sh

A timestamped folder will be created:

backup_YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS/

This folder contains:

postgre-backup.tar gui-backup.tar project.zip

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RESTORING FROM BACKUP

To restore from a backup folder:

chmod +x restore.sh ./restore.sh backup_YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS

This will:

1. Stop running containers
2. Load the backup images
3. Restore the project folder
4. Start both containers

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OPTIONAL: DOCKER COMPOSE

You can run the entire system using:

docker compose up -d

The included docker-compose.yml defines:

• PostgreSQL container
• GUI container
• Automatic linking between services

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PROJECT STRUCTURE

The project layout is as follows:

davinci-project-server/ gui/ app/ public/ HTML, CSS, JavaScript files server.js Backend API server db.js PostgreSQL database functions routes/ API route definitions Dockerfile Container build file (other application files)

postgres/
    (inside container)         DaVinci Resolve project libraries stored in PostgreSQL

scripts/
    install.sh                 Automated installer
    update.sh                  Update script
    uninstall.sh               Removal script
    backup.sh                  Backup script
    restore.sh                 Restore script
    docker-compose.yml         Optional Docker Compose configuration

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REQUIREMENTS

• Linux (Debian recommended)
• Docker Engine
• Minimum 2 GB RAM
• Minimum 5 GB free disk space

The installer will automatically install Docker if it is not already present.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

If the GUI is not loading: docker logs davinci-project-server-gui

If PostgreSQL is not starting: docker logs davinci-postgre

If a port is already in use: Modify the ports in install.sh or docker-compose.yml

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