Immich•5mo ago

Automatic URL Switching

I’ve been using automatic URL switching for awhile - connecting to the server local IP while at home and connecting to a DDNS while remote. The mechanism is a bit hit or miss for when it switches between the two. Wondering if it makes sense to just use the DDNS 100% of the time and avoid the quirks associated with switching.

Here's my current stack:

Host OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
DDNS with HTTPS/SSL cert managed by my router
Router: ASUS XT9 with port forwarding for 443 to the server. NAT Loopback is enabled.
Reverse Proxy: Caddy, running in Docker, handling SSL/TLS encryption for the domain.
Firewall: UFW, configured to only allow necessary ports for Caddy (443) and local SSH access.
Brute-Force Protection: fail2ban is installed and running on the host.
Containerization: docker-compose with Immich's official images.

Immich•8/3/25, 5:54 PM

:wave: Hey @biglilsteve,

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Alterus•8/3/25, 7:24 PM

Don't realy understand wgat you mean. On my phone i also use network switching in the app and it works fine every time.
If you don't want that you can switch it off. And logout and login with the domian pointing to your server and it will allways stay that way. Have been using it that way for more than a year. Now i use switching for faster uploads and it works flawless

AAlterus Don't realy understand wgat you mean. On my phone i also use network switching i...

biglilsteveOP•8/4/25, 12:14 AM

Yeah the switching between local network and DDNS has been quirky for me. Was just wondering if anyone just points the app to their DDNS so no switching is necessary.

Zeus•8/4/25, 1:07 AM

Yes. It will always be better to just have one domain configured

Zeus•8/4/25, 1:08 AM

Let your network stack (local DNS or hairpin NAT) handle the routing

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