If you cannot sign in, stop MediaStorm and run the recovery command for your installation.
Windows package
Open Command Prompt in the extracted MediaStorm folder.
Start-MediaStorm.cmd -RecoverMaster
Start-MediaStorm.cmd -RecoverUsername alice
Docker Compose
docker compose exec mediastorm ./mediastorm recover-account -master -generate
Plain Docker
docker exec -it mediastorm ./mediastorm recover-account -master -generate
Target a non-admin account
docker compose exec mediastorm ./mediastorm recover-account -username alice -generate
What it does
- Sets a new password for the selected account.
- Revokes active sessions by default, forcing a fresh login.
- Prints the new password in the command output.
Replace mediastorm if your container or Compose service uses a different name. If you prefer to set the password manually, swap -generate for -new-password 'your-new-password'.