Downloads are stopping after a few hours during initial sync

[jaydenk]

Hello! Posting here as I'm unsure if it's a config problem or a bug.
I've just configured this iCloudPD to run in a container on my RPi5 (latest OS), after running it on a Synology (DSM 7) and experiencing the same issue.

My library has around 34,000 items in it, and the initial download is about 3 years into the 15 years of files. That download is routinely stopping around an hour after it starts (the actual amount of time varies), with no explanation in the log (debug on) - the last line is the file it was downloading, and there it will stay. For example:

2025-08-10 21:22:04 INFO Downloaded /home/coolUserName/iCloud/2022/10/13/68733373191__48CE464B-E2C2-44D9-ACF8-06B5643DCB25.HEIC 2025-08-10 21:22:04 DEBUG Downloading /home/coolUserName/iCloud/2022/10/13/68733373191__48CE464B-E2C2-44D9-ACF8-06B5643DCB25_HEVC.MOV... 2025-08-10 21:22:05 INFO Downloaded /home/coolUserName/iCloud/2022/10/13/68733373191__48CE464B-E2C2-44D9-ACF8-06B5643DCB25_HEVC.MOV 2025-08-10 21:22:05 DEBUG Downloading /home/coolUserName/iCloud/2022/10/12/IMG_0210.MOV...

docker-compose and config attached. I'm assuming it's something to do with the large size of the library and hence a config issue, but I can't piece together what, exactly. Thank you!
docker-compose.yml.txt
icloudpd.conf.txt

[joshbrake]

Im suspicious that I'm experiencing the same issue as you and that the root cause is a very big video file. In my case, I also see what you're seeing where it gets to a certain file and then eventually hangs. For now I avoided the issues by setting skip-videos=true but obviously would prefer an option that works for the videos too. Not sure if others have a fix for this.

[jaydenk]

I ended up just powering through it - probably restarted the container 10-15 times and that got it done. I didn't pay much attention to what it was stuck on, but if I recall correctly they were just photos, that could be wrong, though!

Since it finished, it's been fine - downloading its bit and pieces each day without issues.