[BUG] nginx won't let you import file because of size

[marcosxaviergil]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

when trying to import a book in zip format nginx gives an error. Even using the variables below for bookstack and php:
- FILE_UPLOAD_SIZE_LIMIT=200
- post_max_size = 200M
- upload_max_filesize = 200M

Expected Behavior

allow changing nginx limits with environment variables

Steps To Reproduce

export a zip file 50 mb book from a bookstack instance and import . error happens on upload

Environment

- OS:
- How docker service was installed:

CPU architecture

x86-64

Docker creation

---
services:

  bookstack:
    image: linuxserver/bookstack:25.02.20250309
    environment:
      - APP_URL=***********
      - APP_KEY=**************
      - DB_HOST=*************
      - DB_DATABASE=**********
      - DB_USERNAME=*****************
      - DB_PASSWORD=**************
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=America/Sao_Paulo
      - APP_LANG=pt_BR
      - APP_DEBUG=true
      - ALLOWED_IFRAME_SOURCES="*"
      - SAML2_DUMP_USER_DETAILS=true
      - FILE_UPLOAD_SIZE_LIMIT=200
      - post_max_size = 200M
      - upload_max_filesize = 200M

#
      - AUTH_METHOD=ldap
      - LDAP_SERVER=ldap:************
      - LDAP_BASE_DN="**********"
      - LDAP_DN="cn=ldapbookstack,ou=serviceusers,**********"
      - LDAP_PASS="***********"
      - LDAP_USER_FILTER=(&(mail={user}))
      - LDAP_VERSION=3
      - LDAP_ID_ATTRIBUTE=mail
      - LDAP_EMAIL_ATTRIBUTE=mail
      - LDAP_DISPLAY_NAME_ATTRIBUTE=firstNames
      - LDAP_THUMBNAIL_ATTRIBUTE=jpegphoto
      - LDAP_START_TLS=true
      - LDAP_TLS_INSECURE=true
#
      - MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
      - MAIL_HOST=************
      - MAIL_PORT=*********
      - MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
      - MAIL_USERNAME=*************
      - MAIL_PASSWORD=************
      - MAIL_FROM=****************
      - MAIL_FROM_NAME=*************

    volumes:
      - uploads:/var/www/bookstack/public/uploads
      - storage-uploads:/var/www/bookstack/storage/uploads
    ports:
      - 8084:80
    networks:
      - local

volumes:
  uploads:
  storage-uploads:

networks:
  local:
    driver: overlay

Container logs

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[ssddanbrown]

These options:

post_max_size = 200M
upload_max_filesize = 200M

Would go in your php/php-local.ini file that should exist in your mounted /config volume folder.
They are not env options.
You may need to restart the container for these changes to take affect.

WARNING: I noticed your existing volumes are strange:

    volumes:
      - uploads:/var/www/bookstack/public/uploads
      - storage-uploads:/var/www/bookstack/storage/uploads

Those are not container paths used by this container image.
This should be fixed to align with the guidance/paths for this image.
Be very careful, if you've created data (uploaded files/images/attachments) you can very easily loose data here.
Don't take down the stack before you're sure the files are safe, if you have important existing files.
You may need to export the contents of the existing container to retain these files.

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