Immich•9mo ago

Host DB on network NAS but main container on another device?

I have a VM where it is strictly running docker containers (Ubuntu). I want to run immich on it, but I want the DB location to be also hosted on the NAS so it does not create a large DB folder on the VM.

Is there a certain path I should take to mount the NAS so that I can use it's path in the ENV variables for the docker container?

Immich•4/4/25, 3:44 PM

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Zeus•4/4/25, 3:45 PM

The DB is only about 5-10 GB. You should not use a network share for the DB

AaronOP•4/4/25, 3:47 PM

just to be on the same page, we're all referring to this right?

Mraedis•4/4/25, 3:48 PM

DB_DATA_LOCATION = Database = about 0.5GiB per 100GiB assets

Mraedis•4/4/25, 3:48 PM

(it really depends on the quantity and size of your assets but it's a good average)

AaronOP•4/4/25, 3:48 PM

okay, what about the UPLOAD_LOCATION? can that be external?

AaronOP•4/4/25, 3:49 PM

now that Im looking at it, that is the folder is that large

Mraedis•4/4/25, 3:49 PM

Yep, that's the bulk of the storage, we do recommend thumbs be mounted locally on an SSD for optimal experience

AaronOP•4/4/25, 3:50 PM

i wasnt sure the best way to mount the network share and then how to go about putting the path in correctly

Zeus•4/4/25, 3:54 PM

that would be up to your host OS / however you have things setup, you should mount it to the host (for example to /foldername/foldername) then set UPLOAD_LOCATION=/foldernameUPLOAD_LOCATION=/foldername

Zeus•4/4/25, 3:54 PM

make sure to move the files to the new location

AaronOP•4/4/25, 3:56 PM

yes i wasnt sure what was best. im seeing NFS / SMB

Zeus•4/4/25, 4:06 PM

that's up to you, those are both valid options

AaronOP•4/4/25, 10:46 PM

had issues moving my files around so i just redid it from scratch starting with the smb mount and it seemed to work better.

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