Request for Recovery Plan – Immich Server After External Drive Failure
OS: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
Docker version: 28.4.0, build d8eb465
Immich version: 1.142.0
I am running Immich on an Ubuntu server using the unmodified Docker Compose configuration from the official documentation. My media library, located at UPLOAD_LOCATION/library, was stored on an external drive that has recently failed.
I have a backup of this library, but it is approximately one month old. All folders except UPLOAD_LOCATION/library, including my database, encoded-video/, backups/, profile/, thumbs/ and upload/ directories are stored on an internal drive and remain intact.
It has been two days since the drive failure. I can still browse and use Immich without issues, but I am unable to download original files or view videos. (transcoding is disabled)
I have backups of UPLOAD_LOCATION/library but it is about 1 month old.
I have originals of all media uploaded in this time.
I'm using storage template, and can try to update UPLOAD_LOCATION/library with new media after restoring backup. But I have witnessed earlier that some assets end up outside album dir even while they are in an album. So a manual sort will not be 1:1
Here is my storage template:
{{y}}/{{#if album}}{{album}}/{{MM}}{{else}}{{MM}}{{/if}}/{{filename}}
Could anyone please provide me with a recovery plan to restore my Immich server to its original state, ensuring that it is fully functional?
Thank you
Docker version: 28.4.0, build d8eb465
Immich version: 1.142.0
I am running Immich on an Ubuntu server using the unmodified Docker Compose configuration from the official documentation. My media library, located at UPLOAD_LOCATION/library, was stored on an external drive that has recently failed.
I have a backup of this library, but it is approximately one month old. All folders except UPLOAD_LOCATION/library, including my database, encoded-video/, backups/, profile/, thumbs/ and upload/ directories are stored on an internal drive and remain intact.
It has been two days since the drive failure. I can still browse and use Immich without issues, but I am unable to download original files or view videos. (transcoding is disabled)
I have backups of UPLOAD_LOCATION/library but it is about 1 month old.
I have originals of all media uploaded in this time.
I'm using storage template, and can try to update UPLOAD_LOCATION/library with new media after restoring backup. But I have witnessed earlier that some assets end up outside album dir even while they are in an album. So a manual sort will not be 1:1
Here is my storage template:
{{y}}/{{#if album}}{{album}}/{{MM}}{{else}}{{MM}}{{/if}}/{{filename}}
Could anyone please provide me with a recovery plan to restore my Immich server to its original state, ensuring that it is fully functional?
Thank you
