Media storage strategy
Hi!
I just started using Immich and I really like the app! I'm thinking about a storage strategy going forward.
My current/legacy media storage is kept in a base folder with sub-folders structured as year/month. As of now I've included the media as an External library and successfully synced 9723 videos + 131 457 photos (787GB). So far so good!
Now, going forward I wan't to start including accounts for my family of five, setup iOS Immich app on their device and turn on automatic (background) sync. If I've understood it correctly the sync feature will create assets in the UPLOAD_LOCATION and there is no option to store them in my External library. For that I would have to manage the sync/upload to External library outside Immich and then either run scan manually or enable "Automatic watching" to keep the timeline updated. Theoretically I could point the UPLOAD_LOCATION to be included in the External library folder structure, but from what I read that is not a recommended approach.
Storing legacy media library in one way and the new media library (Immich) in another way seems inconsistent and could potentially cause me headache down the road. For this reason I'm opting towards moving/migrating my existing External library to the Immich library.
Some questions on top of my mind:
I just started using Immich and I really like the app! I'm thinking about a storage strategy going forward.
My current/legacy media storage is kept in a base folder with sub-folders structured as year/month. As of now I've included the media as an External library and successfully synced 9723 videos + 131 457 photos (787GB). So far so good!
Now, going forward I wan't to start including accounts for my family of five, setup iOS Immich app on their device and turn on automatic (background) sync. If I've understood it correctly the sync feature will create assets in the UPLOAD_LOCATION and there is no option to store them in my External library. For that I would have to manage the sync/upload to External library outside Immich and then either run scan manually or enable "Automatic watching" to keep the timeline updated. Theoretically I could point the UPLOAD_LOCATION to be included in the External library folder structure, but from what I read that is not a recommended approach.
Storing legacy media library in one way and the new media library (Immich) in another way seems inconsistent and could potentially cause me headache down the road. For this reason I'm opting towards moving/migrating my existing External library to the Immich library.
Some questions on top of my mind:
- What would be the best approach for moving/migrating? Maybe there are some guide(s) for this that I missed?
- If I want to use a Storage template, should I apply that before moving the files?
- Any other things or risks I should consider before doing the operation(s)?
