External Library on TrueNAS
Hello
I am trying to add a folder of photos as an external library to immich. The folder on the same machine that truenas is running on. I think i have set everything up correctly but i keep getting an error like immich isnt able to access the folder.
Ive given the apps group permission to modify this dataset
i get an error saying path failed validation
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Successfully submitted, a tag has been added to inform contributors. :white_check_mark:It's the apps user not the apps group that has to have the modify permissions I believe
Though you could try the group, but have you checked "apply permissions recursively" when adding it? Otherwise it's doesn't update the acl on old files/folders
Changing to USer instead of group, and being sure to add recursivly. WIll see if that fixes the problem
user and recursive should fix it
but if you want to try with group you could also. I never tested so that might be interesting to know
what is the difference between the app group and app user?
Well
user is a user
while a group is a group
(thanks captain obvious)
So you could have other users that are part of the "apps" group (which the user apps is part of)
So group should work
It's just that the "defaut" TrueNAS use when you create a dataset for apps is to set the user and not the group, that's why I know it works
The group should also work I think
Thanks for the explanation that makes sense! FYI it is working now!
With group?
No i changed it to a user, didtn want to have any other weird variables 🤣
Hello!
im new to immich and truenas and i have this exact problem in my case...
but i dont fully understand how you fixed it?
so you change the owner of the dataset to root or...?
my setup looks as follows:
user 569 for immich
user is part of group apps
and apps has rights to the dataset
what am i overlooking and why cant immich validate the path?
thanks for the help in advance!! 🙂
You did not share any external library there, you set immich actual data storage to be at this place (which isn't what I would recommend)
Well even with that, the setup could work but you don't give any info on how you try to mount the path (within Immich) or anything
Ok lets say i change the host path to be for data and not for the external library... so where / how can i mount this dataset in immich as an exterbal library
I put the path (just like in host path) into the external library path under "adminstration > external libraries" but i also get validification error that the path doesnt exist...
I checked immich documentation and some youtube videos butall of them just have a docker install and thus configure a compose.yml file.. which i cant do since im on truenas right?
Thanks for the quick answer btw 😊
It is possible to also use pure docker on TrueNAS (as the catalog app use docker), but you'll still have to manage permissions and stuff.
For mounting the external library, you can follow this: https://docs.immich.app/install/truenas/#additional-storage-advanced-users
it should explain how to set it up "correctly"
You can also read the whole guide if you want to reinstall immich in the way described there (I would have said "clean way", but I wrote the guide so I'm biased)
And no problem 🙂
If you struggle with anything you can ask me
but if you want to ask other question @XT_Raven33 it would be better to either open another help-desk-support or better to ping me in the #truenas channel 🙂
Allright thanks for the info!!
Appreciate it!
I will check it out! 🙂