Immich•5d ago

Moving thumbnail & upload location to external drive

I can't seem to figure this out.. https://github.com/immich-app/immich/discussions/2110 https://github.com/immich-app/immich/discussions/3624

docker-compose.yml

env

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Immich•5d ago

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bo0tzz•5d ago

We're not psychic, what's actually going wrong? 😛

anchovyOP•5d ago

I'm getting:

The THUMB_LOCATION variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank String. invalid spec: /mnt/Micron/Familjefoton/immich/thumbnails: empty section between colons

The THUMB_LOCATION variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank String. invalid spec: /mnt/Micron/Familjefoton/immich/thumbnails: empty section between colons

bo0tzz•5d ago

You need to add it to your .env https://immich.app/docs/guides/custom-locations/

anchovyOP•5d ago

oh so the custom path goes in the .env? and then just regular in docker compose?

anchovyOP•5d ago

anchovyOP•5d ago

i dont get any errors anymore, it seems to work fine. but i cant access immich in my browser for some strange reason

anchovyOP•5d ago

worked earlier

anchovyOP•5d ago

let me try restarting my pc

schuhbacca•5d ago

Post the logs from the server container

anchovyOP•5d ago

how do i do that? :FeelsThinkingMan:

schuhbacca•5d ago

docker logs immich_server

anchovyOP•5d ago

wait hold on

anchovyOP•5d ago

message.txt

schuhbacca•5d ago

You need to move the folders from the origianl location to the new one you specify in the env It's cant' find the .immich files

anchovyOP•5d ago

oh so the whole immich setup with env and docker compose

schuhbacca•5d ago

Well, just the subfolders you are looking to break out into different areas

anchovyOP•5d ago

how do you mean?

schuhbacca•5d ago

What custom locations did you add to your compose/env

anchovyOP•5d ago

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

# The location where your uploaded files are stored
UPLOAD_LOCATION=/mnt/Micron/Familjefoton/immich/upload
THUMB_LOCATION=/mnt/Micron/Familjefoton/immich/thumbnails
BACKUP_LOCATION=/mnt/Micron/Familjefoton/immich/backup

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

# To set a timezone, uncomment the next line and change Etc/UTC to a TZ identifier from this list: https://en>
# TZ=Etc/UTC

# 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/environme>

# The location where your uploaded files are stored
UPLOAD_LOCATION=/mnt/Micron/Familjefoton/immich/upload
THUMB_LOCATION=/mnt/Micron/Familjefoton/immich/thumbnails
BACKUP_LOCATION=/mnt/Micron/Familjefoton/immich/backup

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

# To set a timezone, uncomment the next line and change Etc/UTC to a TZ identifier from this list: https://en>
# TZ=Etc/UTC

# 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

docker compose:

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 >
      - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
      - ${THUMB_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/thumbs
      - ${BACKUP_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/backups
      - /mnt/Micron/Familjefoton:/images
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    env_file:
      - .env
    ports:
      - '2283:2283'
    depends_on:
      - redis
      - database
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      disable: false

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 >
      - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
      - ${THUMB_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/thumbs
      - ${BACKUP_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload/backups
      - /mnt/Micron/Familjefoton:/images
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    env_file:
      - .env
    ports:
      - '2283:2283'
    depends_on:
      - redis
      - database
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      disable: false

schuhbacca•5d ago

Have you moved folders around already? But basically you are just moving the thumbs and backup up one folder level out of upload?

anchovyOP•5d ago

I followed this: https://immich.app/docs/guides/custom-locations/ i set custom locations in .env

schuhbacca•5d ago

I know, but what was your compose / env before. You changed paths without moving the folders where those assets are EG. You moved the thumbs location in the env, but didn't move it on the file system

anchovyOP•5d ago

how do i move them in the file system? :FeelsThinkingMan:

schuhbacca•5d ago

I mean you will have a thumbs / backups folder inside your upload location. You move that to where you specified the new path in your env

anchovyOP•5d ago

oh do i need to have the same path in my custom? so its matching

schuhbacca•5d ago

Yes. The paths need to match between the FS and the env. Immich won't move the folders on the FS, you need to move them to match what's in your new env configuration.

anchovyOP•5d ago

ahhh

schuhbacca•5d ago

As background, immich creates a hidden .immich file in the root folders. That way if you change things in the env (Without moving the folders on the FS), it will fail to start

anchovyOP•5d ago

ok so i changed it but it still wont ru

anchovyOP•5d ago

message.txt

anchovyOP•5d ago

do i have to add encoded video and profile location? oh there is an encoded video folder i havent added in the env

anchovyOP•5d ago

message.txt

anchovyOP•5d ago

wont start the server i saved my env and docker composed and deleted everything else booted it up again and now im back in i think it solved the issue thank you :D

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