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?
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If this ticket can be closed you can use the /close command, and re-open it later if needed.The DB is only about 5-10 GB. You should not use a network share for the DB
just to be on the same page, we're all referring to this right?
DB_DATA_LOCATION = Database = about 0.5GiB per 100GiB assets
(it really depends on the quantity and size of your assets but it's a good average)
okay, what about the UPLOAD_LOCATION? can that be external?
now that Im looking at it, that is the folder is that large
Yep, that's the bulk of the storage, we do recommend thumbs be mounted locally on an SSD for optimal experience
i wasnt sure the best way to mount the network share and then how to go about putting the path in correctly
that would be up to your host OS / however you have things setup, you should mount it to the host (for example to
/foldername) then set UPLOAD_LOCATION=/foldername
make sure to move the files to the new locationyes i wasnt sure what was best. im seeing NFS / SMB
that's up to you, those are both valid options
had issues moving my files around so i just redid it from scratch starting with the smb mount and it seemed to work better.