Change default upload drive in Windows
Hello, I have just started using immich, I'm very excited!
I am using Windows, I have installed immich using Docker Compose.
C: is an SSD and E: is a big HDD, so i want to upload my pictures to E:. Is there a simple way to do this?
I have read the docs about External Libraries, but i am not sure that's what I need. Here is what I have tried so far:
(1)
I have modified .env file to use:
- UPLOAD_LOCATION=/e/immich
- UPLOAD_LOCATION="E:/immich"
But neither work. If i leave UPLOAD_LOCATION=./library it works great. Any ideas?
(2)
ChatGPT said I should use this:
.env file:
UPLOAD_LOCATION=/immich/upload
docker-compose.yml:
immich-server:
...
volumes:
- type: bind
source: "E:/immich"
target: /immich/upload
But ofc it did not work 😅
(3)
I also tried the External Libraries feature. But if I leave everything as default and just add the - "E:/immich" line:
immich-server:
...
- ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
- /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
- "E:/immich"
Then it gives this error when doing docker compose up -d:
Error response from daemon: invalid mount config for type "volume": invalid mount path: 'E:/immich' mount path must be absolute3 Replies
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Successfully submitted, a tag has been added to inform contributors. :white_check_mark:using external volumes in windows is never easy
I would try E:\immich but windows and docker do not work well
I think using the /mnt/e/ directory from WSL might be easier