Immich•3w ago

Error in windows 11 Docker WSL2

I keep receiving below errror trying setup on windows 11 Docker Personal: Initializing Immich v1.132.3 Detected CPU Cores: 22 Starting api worker Starting microservices worker [Nest] 7 - 05/18/2025, 11:08:34 AM LOG [Microservices:EventRepository] Initialized websocket server [Nest] 19 - 05/18/2025, 11:08:35 AM LOG [Api:EventRepository] Initialized websocket server microservices worker error: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND database, stack: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND database at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookupall [as oncomplete] (node:dns:120:26) microservices worker exited with code 1 Killing api process Initializing Immich v1.132.3 Detected CPU Cores: 22 Starting api worker

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Immich•3w ago

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Mraedis•3w ago

Please post your compose and env

HypolumarOP•3w ago

@Mraedis I think i dont have .env file. Only compose . i think hardcoded environment variables directly in the docker-compose.yml

docker-compose.yml

Mraedis•3w ago

Try adding

      - DB_HOST=db

      - DB_HOST=db

To the ml container

HypolumarOP•3w ago

you mean like this: version: '3.8' services: db: image: postgres:14-alpine restart: unless-stopped environment: POSTGRES_USER: postgres POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres POSTGRES_DB: immich volumes: - db_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data redis: image: redis:6-alpine restart: unless-stopped volumes: - redis_data:/data backend: image: immich/backend:latest depends_on: - db - redis restart: unless-stopped environment: - DB_HOST=db - DB_PORT=5432 - DB_USERNAME=postgres - DB_PASSWORD=postgres - DB_DATABASE=immich - REDIS_HOST=redis - REDIS_PORT=6379 - JWT_SECRET=change_this_to_a_real_secret ports: - "2283:2283" volumes: - immich_data:/app/data ml: image: immich/ml:latest depends_on: - db - redis restart: unless-stopped environment: - DB_HOST=db - DB_PORT=5432 - DB_USERNAME=postgres - DB_PASSWORD=postgres - DB_DATABASE=immich - REDIS_HOST=redis - REDIS_PORT=6379 - ML_SECRET=change_this_to_a_real_secret ports: - "2293:2293" volumes: - ml_data:/app/data volumes: db_data: redis_data: immich_data: ml_data:

Mraedis•3w ago

What the heck happened there? Did you ChatGPT this?

HypolumarOP•3w ago

yesss 😦

Mraedis•3w ago

Don't do that

HypolumarOP•3w ago

I am novice, sorry

Mraedis•3w ago

Delete everything you have, use ONLY this compose:

#
# WARNING: To install Immich, follow our guide: https://immich.app/docs/install/docker-compose
#
# Make sure to use the docker-compose.yml of the current release:
#
# https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/docker-compose.yml
#
# The compose file on main may not be compatible with the latest release.

name: immich

services:
  immich-server:
    container_name: immich_server
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
    # extends:
    #   file: hwaccel.transcoding.yml
    #   service: cpu # set to one of [nvenc, quicksync, rkmpp, vaapi, vaapi-wsl] for accelerated transcoding
    volumes:
      # Do not edit the next line. If you want to change the media storage location on your system, edit the value of UPLOAD_LOCATION in the .env file
      - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    env_file:
      - .env
    ports:
      - '2283:2283'
    depends_on:
      - redis
      - database
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      disable: false

  immich-machine-learning:
    container_name: immich_machine_learning
    # For hardware acceleration, add one of -[armnn, cuda, rocm, openvino, rknn] to the image tag.
    # Example tag: ${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}-cuda
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
    # extends: # uncomment this section for hardware acceleration - see https://immich.app/docs/features/ml-hardware-acceleration
    #   file: hwaccel.ml.yml
    #   service: cpu # set to one of [armnn, cuda, rocm, openvino, openvino-wsl, rknn] for accelerated inference - use the `-wsl` version for WSL2 where applicable
    volumes:
      - model-cache:/cache
    env_file:
      - .env
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      disable: false

  redis:
    container_name: immich_redis
    image: docker.io/valkey/valkey:8-bookworm@sha256:42cba146593a5ea9a622002c1b7cba5da7be248650cbb64ecb9c6c33d29794b1
    healthcheck:
      test: redis-cli ping || exit 1
    restart: always

  database:
    container_name: immich_postgres
    image: docker.io/tensorchord/pgvecto-rs:pg14-v0.2.0@sha256:739cdd626151ff1f796dc95a6591b55a714f341c737e27f045019ceabf8e8c52
    environment:
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME}
      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_DATABASE_NAME}
      POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: '--data-checksums'
    volumes:
      # Do not edit the next line. If you want to change the database storage location on your system, edit the value of DB_DATA_LOCATION in the .env file
      - ${DB_DATA_LOCATION}:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    healthcheck:
      test: >-
        pg_isready --dbname="$${POSTGRES_DB}" --username="$${POSTGRES_USER}" || exit 1; Chksum="$$(psql --dbname="$${POSTGRES_DB}" --username="$${POSTGRES_USER}" --tuples-only --no-align --command='SELECT COALESCE(SUM(checksum_failures), 0) FROM pg_stat_database')"; echo "checksum failure count is $$Chksum"; [ "$$Chksum" = '0' ] || exit 1
      interval: 5m
      start_interval: 30s
      start_period: 5m
    command: >-
      postgres -c shared_preload_libraries=vectors.so -c 'search_path="$$user", public, vectors' -c logging_collector=on -c max_wal_size=2GB -c shared_buffers=512MB -c wal_compression=on
    restart: always

volumes:
  model-cache:
  pgdata:

#
# WARNING: To install Immich, follow our guide: https://immich.app/docs/install/docker-compose
#
# Make sure to use the docker-compose.yml of the current release:
#
# https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/docker-compose.yml
#
# The compose file on main may not be compatible with the latest release.

name: immich

services:
  immich-server:
    container_name: immich_server
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
    # extends:
    #   file: hwaccel.transcoding.yml
    #   service: cpu # set to one of [nvenc, quicksync, rkmpp, vaapi, vaapi-wsl] for accelerated transcoding
    volumes:
      # Do not edit the next line. If you want to change the media storage location on your system, edit the value of UPLOAD_LOCATION in the .env file
      - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    env_file:
      - .env
    ports:
      - '2283:2283'
    depends_on:
      - redis
      - database
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      disable: false

  immich-machine-learning:
    container_name: immich_machine_learning
    # For hardware acceleration, add one of -[armnn, cuda, rocm, openvino, rknn] to the image tag.
    # Example tag: ${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}-cuda
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
    # extends: # uncomment this section for hardware acceleration - see https://immich.app/docs/features/ml-hardware-acceleration
    #   file: hwaccel.ml.yml
    #   service: cpu # set to one of [armnn, cuda, rocm, openvino, openvino-wsl, rknn] for accelerated inference - use the `-wsl` version for WSL2 where applicable
    volumes:
      - model-cache:/cache
    env_file:
      - .env
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      disable: false

  redis:
    container_name: immich_redis
    image: docker.io/valkey/valkey:8-bookworm@sha256:42cba146593a5ea9a622002c1b7cba5da7be248650cbb64ecb9c6c33d29794b1
    healthcheck:
      test: redis-cli ping || exit 1
    restart: always

  database:
    container_name: immich_postgres
    image: docker.io/tensorchord/pgvecto-rs:pg14-v0.2.0@sha256:739cdd626151ff1f796dc95a6591b55a714f341c737e27f045019ceabf8e8c52
    environment:
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME}
      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_DATABASE_NAME}
      POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: '--data-checksums'
    volumes:
      # Do not edit the next line. If you want to change the database storage location on your system, edit the value of DB_DATA_LOCATION in the .env file
      - ${DB_DATA_LOCATION}:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    healthcheck:
      test: >-
        pg_isready --dbname="$${POSTGRES_DB}" --username="$${POSTGRES_USER}" || exit 1; Chksum="$$(psql --dbname="$${POSTGRES_DB}" --username="$${POSTGRES_USER}" --tuples-only --no-align --command='SELECT COALESCE(SUM(checksum_failures), 0) FROM pg_stat_database')"; echo "checksum failure count is $$Chksum"; [ "$$Chksum" = '0' ] || exit 1
      interval: 5m
      start_interval: 30s
      start_period: 5m
    command: >-
      postgres -c shared_preload_libraries=vectors.so -c 'search_path="$$user", public, vectors' -c logging_collector=on -c max_wal_size=2GB -c shared_buffers=512MB -c wal_compression=on
    restart: always

volumes:
  model-cache:
  pgdata:

Use this env:

# You can find documentation for all the supported env variables at https://immich.app/docs/install/environment-variables

# The location where your uploaded files are stored
UPLOAD_LOCATION="F:/ImmichHot/storage"

# The location where your database files are stored. Network shares are not supported for the database
DB_DATA_LOCATION=pgdata

# To set a timezone, uncomment the next line and change Etc/UTC to a TZ identifier from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List
TZ=Asia/Dubai

# The Immich version to use. You can pin this to a specific version like "v1.71.0"
IMMICH_VERSION=release

# Connection secret for postgres. You should change it to a random password
# Please use only the characters `A-Za-z0-9`, without special characters or spaces
DB_PASSWORD=postgres

# The values below this line do not need to be changed
###################################################################################
DB_USERNAME=postgres
DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich

# You can find documentation for all the supported env variables at https://immich.app/docs/install/environment-variables

# The location where your uploaded files are stored
UPLOAD_LOCATION="F:/ImmichHot/storage"

# The location where your database files are stored. Network shares are not supported for the database
DB_DATA_LOCATION=pgdata

# To set a timezone, uncomment the next line and change Etc/UTC to a TZ identifier from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List
TZ=Asia/Dubai

# The Immich version to use. You can pin this to a specific version like "v1.71.0"
IMMICH_VERSION=release

# Connection secret for postgres. You should change it to a random password
# Please use only the characters `A-Za-z0-9`, without special characters or spaces
DB_PASSWORD=postgres

# The values below this line do not need to be changed
###################################################################################
DB_USERNAME=postgres
DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich

But maybe change the postgres password if you really want to.

HypolumarOP•3w ago

sorry, but is it possible for you to point me to official steps to setup Immich on widows 11 including where to keep those env file and docker file - in same folder? I used chatgpt for all till now

Mraedis•3w ago

https://immich.app/docs/install/docker-compose/ This is the same on windows and linux really, "mkdir" means "make the directory" and "cd" means "go inside the folder" 1. Make a folder for immich, jike you used "ImmichHot" for instance 2. Go inside the folder, make a text file called docker-compose.yml and put the contents I pasted above inside 3. make a text file called .env the dot at the start is important, put the env I pasted above inside Not sure how to get docker compose to work here though 👀

Daniel•3w ago

Side note; how does your backup strategy look like?

HypolumarOP•3w ago

@Mraedis @Daniel thanks but actually i have a laptop with internal nvme ssd and i have partitioned it and created another volume 500 GB for ImmichHot -- the intention was to let ML (face / object /geolocation detection, grouping to be fast) (fastest IOPS). And have bought a separate DAS (USB 3.2 10gbps ) and put 2x4tb HDD in it. Naed 1x4tb as MediaSrc and another 4tb as MediaBkp. Intention is to offload all media from ImmichHot to MediaSrc when ML is done. And nightly delta backup routine from MediaSrc to MediaBkp I am trying to understand how to fit instructions by @Mraedis into my storage strategy 🙂

Mraedis•3w ago

Yeah that won't work 👀 What you want for fastest response time is thumbnails (and the database!) on your SSD, and the images on your DAS https://immich.app/docs/guides/custom-locations/ this is an example, do not blindly copy it relevant would be - ${THUMB_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/thumbs Do not, under any circumstances, move files around if immich is not the one doing the moving, you're going to break things ML will be fine with reading from your HDDs, it does not need more speed Wait actually if you will be moving the entirety of the library, not just random sets then that will work, sorry for the confusion This requires composing down, moving the folder, changing the UPLOAD_LOCATION in the env and composing up

HypolumarOP•3w ago

Hmmm, I am trynig to make sense of all documentation from the URL you shared with help of chatgpt and my storage drives. My understanding was that since ML needs higher IOPS, internal temp storage for sometime would help, but as you said it wont.

Mraedis•3w ago

the storage will not be the limiting factor in ML processing will very likely be your bottleneck

HypolumarOP•3w ago

yes, the first nightly will copy all, then following nightly jobs will copy the delta My pc processing spec looks like below: Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 155H 3.80 GHz Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.5 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor so I guess this would be enough, without bottleneck?

Mraedis•3w ago

Probably, you can run it off your SSD and move the folder later for sure But keep the database and thumbs on the SSD like I suggested that will make immich feel very responsive Make special note of the pgdata: change I showed you https://immich.app/docs/install/requirements/#special-requirements-for-windows-users If you do not put postgres on a docker volume when hosting on Windows, it will break

HypolumarOP•3w ago

OK, let me just go through everything you said and try to make sense of it and experiment implementing it. Thanks!

NoMachine•3w ago

if you have doubts ask here, not chatgpt 😂

HypolumarOP•2w ago

What should i mention in place of following 3 values?: environment: POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD} POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME} POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_DATABASE_NAME} i think that's not acceptabele values right

Mraedis•2w ago

No that's how it works

HypolumarOP•2w ago

so even if i keep that as-is, no issues? it's not hackable remotely?

Mraedis•2w ago

What would be hackable there?

HypolumarOP•2w ago

since people can read this password here in group chat they can't check media in my immich folders? Also, side question -- I have around 1.5 TB media data now that i want to move to UPLOAD_LOCATION="F:/ImmichHot/storage" which is only 500 GB slice of a 1TB internal ssd of windows laptop. So, I will just upload first day upto 500 GB from my 1.5 TB collection. And thinking to run a nightly to move that 500 GB to external hdd MediaSrc (D:) in a DAS. But to before I move that first batch of 500GB media from "F:/ImmichHot/storage" to MediaSrc (D:), I must know that the ML related processing is complete for all 500 GB data. How do I check that? - And where do I define this location MediaSrc (D:) for my purpose stated? - And then I will use an app to do nightly backup of all-time media in MediaSrc (D:). I guess we dont need to mention this location anywhere in immich related meta right?

NoMachine•2w ago

normally you will never expose your DB externally, so even if we know your password, there's nothing we can do. but anyway, if you want to modify those values you have to edit the .env file https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/example.env (rename to .env) no, once you upload your library to Immich and is copied to UPLOAD_LOCATION, you are not suppose to modify that folder directly and move assets out of it

HypolumarOP•2w ago

i am confused because here I saw hope -https://discord.com/channels/979116623879368755/1374034370637201479/1374735236407103508 aaah I think I see what was meant so I will have to do that change every day, not possible

NoMachine•2w ago

maybe you are confused what Immich is actually for... this is a self hosted service like google photos (and whatever iOS equivalent), you upload assets to it and they stay in the library where is your 1.5Tb data stored?

HypolumarOP•2w ago

I understand, I am currently using Apple Photos Library but it's creating issues on and off. So, I am planning to move to Immich and let me and my family upload to same library and view anytime in network or remotely 1.5 tb is in external ssd

NoMachine•2w ago

is that always connected?

HypolumarOP•2w ago

exported via apple photos gradually external ssd not connected always, its via usb nvme enclosure

NoMachine•2w ago

And thinking to run a nightly to move that 500 GB to external hdd MediaSrc (D:) in a DAS is this that same media ?

HypolumarOP•2w ago

yes, first batch of that 1.5 tb

NoMachine•2w ago

you could have your library stored in an external media, while everything else is in your internal SSD, but ideally it should be always available (attached) something like this

      - ${EXTERNAL_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
      - ${INTERNAL_LOCATION}/thumbs:/usr/src/app/upload/thumbs
      - ${INTERNAL_LOCATION}/encoded-video:/usr/src/app/upload/encoded-video
      - ${INTERNAL_LOCATION}/profile:/usr/src/app/upload/profile
      - ${INTERNAL_LOCATION}/upload:/usr/src/app/upload/upload

      - ${EXTERNAL_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
      - ${INTERNAL_LOCATION}/thumbs:/usr/src/app/upload/thumbs
      - ${INTERNAL_LOCATION}/encoded-video:/usr/src/app/upload/encoded-video
      - ${INTERNAL_LOCATION}/profile:/usr/src/app/upload/profile
      - ${INTERNAL_LOCATION}/upload:/usr/src/app/upload/upload

Zeus•2w ago

      - ${EXTERNAL_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/library
      - ${EXTERNAL_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/backups

      - ${EXTERNAL_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/library
      - ${EXTERNAL_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/backups

duplicate

HypolumarOP•2w ago

hmmm. I am trying to follow your responses. SO, attached is how my stroage drives look like. C: and F: are same internal ssd of windows laptop, just logical volume splits. D: and E: are from external DAS that I always plan to keep connected via usb to this laptop and intends to serve as permanent Immmich library

HypolumarOP•2w ago

my DAs has more 1 & 2 tb drives but I dont show here because it should not be usable by Immich but there's a slight chance that I may either shut down laptop on and off Or shut down the DAs sometimes. I hope that doesnt break anything related to Immich library/database/ML so you're saying I should not use # The location where your uploaded files are stored UPLOAD_LOCATION="F:/ImmichHot/storage" Instead, I should use UPLOAD_LOCATION="D:/ImmichHot/storage"? duplicate, sorry what do you mean? I am so getting confused right now 😦

NoMachine•2w ago

      - D:/ImmichHot/storage:/usr/src/app/upload
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/thumbs:/usr/src/app/upload/thumbs
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/encoded-video:/usr/src/app/upload/encoded-video
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/profile:/usr/src/app/upload/profile
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/upload:/usr/src/app/upload/upload

      - D:/ImmichHot/storage:/usr/src/app/upload
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/thumbs:/usr/src/app/upload/thumbs
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/encoded-video:/usr/src/app/upload/encoded-video
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/profile:/usr/src/app/upload/profile
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/upload:/usr/src/app/upload/upload

is that clearer? ~~your DB should be in F too~~ sorry your DB should be in a volume https://immich.app/docs/install/requirements/#special-requirements-for-windows-users

HypolumarOP•2w ago

ok so changing from postgres to pgdata wont have any disadvantage? I think that's already done in the file shared by @Mraedis here - https://discord.com/channels/979116623879368755/1374034370637201479/1374730555920355511 ok great, so I understand now that F: (internal ssd portion) is used as temp storage until ML is completed and then automatically media moves to D:,removing it from F:?

      - D:/ImmichHot/storage:/usr/src/app/upload
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/thumbs:/usr/src/app/upload/thumbs
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/encoded-video:/usr/src/app/upload/encoded-video
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/profile:/usr/src/app/upload/profile
      - F:/ImmichHot/storage/upload:/usr/src/app/upload/upload

NoMachine•2w ago

kind of, you'll need to enable storage template so the files are moved to D https://immich.app/docs/administration/storage-template everything else (thumbs, encoded videos) will be served from F

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Thank you, you guys are an awesome support. I will try these

NoMachine•2w ago

and don't forget to do proper backup

HypolumarOP•2w ago

@NoMachine proper backup? Nightly backup strategy from D: not enough?

NoMachine•2w ago

a copy is not a backup 😛

HypolumarOP•2w ago

😮 means more expenses like off-site NAS backup or cloud backup in TBs?

Zuri3l•2w ago

the best way of deploy in windows is usin wsl in terminal, your directories appear like linux an works realy good, use the route

 /mnt/your-disk/route/to/ur/library

 /mnt/your-disk/route/to/ur/library

NoMachine•2w ago

I mean something like deduplication backup tools (like borg, restic, etc), having an offsite/cloud option would be ideal, but in the end, it all depends how much you care about keeping your library safe 😬

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Oh ok 😦 I’m not that technical Btw one question- will it be better if I setup Immich on Mac mini M1 (I will buy used) instead on Dell laptop I have? DAS will still hold media data.

Daniel•2w ago

But you're sure self-hosting Immich is the right call for you?

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Why not? I wanna save on subscription long run

Daniel•2w ago

If you're saying you're not "technical" enough for proper backups self hosting your precious memories may not be a good idea IMHO Self-hosting rarely saves money

bo0tzz•2w ago

It's very important data and if you're not confident about what you're doing then you risk losing it

HypolumarOP•2w ago

I bought external DAS and hdds for it only 😦 I can’t return now Really?? Then why the hassle? 😮

bo0tzz•2w ago

Privacy, control, fun

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Sorry but I mean cloud providers won’t steal my data really right, they use it anonymously to train models Fun?

Daniel•2w ago

People consider self-hosting a hobby

HypolumarOP•2w ago

It’s a hobby risky for people with less budget huh it seems 😀

bo0tzz•2w ago

I mean, it's not a cheap hobby usually, but there definitely are people that manage on really cheap equipment It all depends on what you're willing to accept, both in terms of performance and in terms of risk

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Got you. Thanks But really which ones best for Immich performance vs heat management I feel win 11 Immich container via docker heats up over the day since windows consume its own resources Thoughts? I’m refraining from using ChatGPT as you initially advised so asking you experts 🙂

Daniel•2w ago

Really you should use neither MacOS nor Windows. If you want to choose between the two, MacOS would probably be the better choice and the Mac Mini is incredibly efficient and performant

bo0tzz•2w ago

(but ideally you use Linux)

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Gotcha! Ubuntu or Debian? Which one is better for Immich and backups and why?

Mraedis•2w ago

I prefer Debian personally because Ubuntu sometimes makes changes that veer away from what is widely know as good/stable and causes confusion for example, snap installs so annoying

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Amazing so I think Debian for me. I’ll install it and then follow the steps you shared to install and configure Immich on it Which nightly backup tool you suggest on Debian to copy 1st hdd data of Immich to 2nd hdd?

bo0tzz•2w ago

Restic or Borg are our usual suggestions

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Ok let me check if they are free without limits or donations based

NoMachine•2w ago

they are completely free, command line tools, but there are a lot of GUIs or WebUI available I personally use backrest in docker

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Gotcha, thanks! But if I thought if I use Debian I won’t have to use docker for Immich, unlike in windows 11 Then in Debian I will need to install backrest so not resource hungry?

bo0tzz•2w ago

You should probably still use docker But it'll work a lot better than in windows

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Ok, so install docker in Debian first and then Immich and then backrest Thanks for this formula 😍 Is GNOME better than KDE Plasma for Debian?

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Chatgpt tell me this which gives me impression that KDE might be better to install but I am not sure, as new Linux user

NoMachine•2w ago

that's just a matter of personal preference. both are pretty good. me personally, I like my servers headless

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Installing Debian twice has ruined my win 11 bootloader today I tried Debian live too I think I’m better off with docker on windows 11 lol Let the pc burn

Mraedis•2w ago

You can run. Vm on windows too @Hypolumar

HypolumarOP•2w ago

@Mraedis ok, which one do you suggest? Free

Mraedis•2w ago

https://www.solveyourtech.com/how-to-create-a-virtual-machine-in-windows-11-a-step-by-step-guide/ https://www.debian.org/download

HypolumarOP•2w ago

@NoMachine What's the difference between - ${EXTERNAL_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/library and - ${EXTERNAL_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload So, I have decided to install Immich via docker desktop in win 11. Can you check my env and docker files to ensure it will work 100%?

HypolumarOP•2w ago

env.txt

docker-compose.yml

HypolumarOP•2w ago

I have changed letters of my drives (internal and external). D:/ is internal NVME's partition. E:/ is external HDD that will serve as primary backup location of media uploaded from mobile app. F:/ will be backup of E:/ all time

Mraedis•2w ago

/usr/src/app/upload is an internal directory, it contains multiple folders:

/usr/src/app/upload/upload
/usr/src/app/upload/library
/usr/src/app/upload/profile
/usr/src/app/upload/thumbs
/usr/src/app/upload/encoded-video

/usr/src/app/upload/upload
/usr/src/app/upload/library
/usr/src/app/upload/profile
/usr/src/app/upload/thumbs
/usr/src/app/upload/encoded-video

So if you use ${EXTERNAL_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/library you are only putting that one directory on EXTERNAL_LOCATION But if you use ${EXTERNAL_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload then you are putting all of the directories there

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Sorry, what’s the difference in purpose between: /usr/src/app/upload/upload /usr/src/app/upload/library @Mraedis sorry for asking too much, but can you please fix my env and compose files? I’m literally scratching my head over the config for sometime now 😦

Mraedis•2w ago

upload is where files get uploaded library is where files are moved to if you enable storage templating You're not supposed to use the + at the start of the line @Hypolumar it's to indicate that the line was added What is the actual folder you want to use on your HDD and SSD @Hypolumar ? You seem to be nesting a lot of things

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Actual folder to upload to in external hdd - E:/ImmichHot/storage

Mraedis•2w ago

And for the SSD? er HDD, whatever

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Internal nvme partition to use - D:/ImmichHot/storage/ F:/ is where I’d like to keep backup

Mraedis•2w ago

Env:

UPLOAD_LOCATION=D:/ImmichHot/storage/
UPLOAD_UPLOAD=E:/ImmichHot/storage/upload
ENCODED_VIDEO_LOCATION=E:/ImmichHot/storage/encoded-video
BACKUP_LOCATION=E:/ImmichHot/storage/backups

UPLOAD_LOCATION=D:/ImmichHot/storage/
UPLOAD_UPLOAD=E:/ImmichHot/storage/upload
ENCODED_VIDEO_LOCATION=E:/ImmichHot/storage/encoded-video
BACKUP_LOCATION=E:/ImmichHot/storage/backups

(abbreviated) Yaml:

    volumes:
      - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
      - ${UPLOAD_UPLOAD}:/usr/src/app/upload/upload
      - ${ENCODED_VIDEO_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/encoded-video
      - ${BACKUP_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/backups
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    env_file:
      - .env

    volumes:
      - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
      - ${UPLOAD_UPLOAD}:/usr/src/app/upload/upload
      - ${ENCODED_VIDEO_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/encoded-video
      - ${BACKUP_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/backups
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    env_file:
      - .env

I have left "backups" on your HDD because these are database dumps not full immich backups, so they don't take a huge amount of space

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Aaah! I thought backup folder is literally backup of my media uploads, so I could skip setting up nightly backup with app like backrest Thanks Can I update localtime:ro (I guess that’s for Romania?) to my country’s abbreviation (UAE)?

Zeus•2w ago

lol, good one. That means read only So, no. You should set your timezone in the .env as we explain the example

HypolumarOP•2w ago

Thanks

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