Immich Server

Self-hosted photo and video backup and management server with web UI, mobile sync, and shared albums.

Port	2283
Registry	ghcr.io/daemonless/immich-server
Source	https://github.com/immich-app/immich
Website	https://immich.app/

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
latest	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose

services:
  immich-server:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/immich-server:latest
    container_name: immich-server
    environment:
      - DB_HOSTNAME=immich-postgres
      - DB_USERNAME=postgres
      - DB_PASSWORD=postgres
      - DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich
      - REDIS_HOSTNAME=immich-redis
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/immich-server:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/immich-server/data:/data"
    ports:
      - 2283:2283
    restart: unless-stopped

AppJail Director

.env:

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=immich-server
DB_HOSTNAME=immich-postgres
DB_USERNAME=postgres
DB_PASSWORD=postgres
DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich
REDIS_HOSTNAME=immich-redis
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

appjail-director.yml:

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  immich-server:
    name: immich_server
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - DB_HOSTNAME: !ENV '${DB_HOSTNAME}'
        - DB_USERNAME: !ENV '${DB_USERNAME}'
        - DB_PASSWORD: !ENV '${DB_PASSWORD}'
        - DB_DATABASE_NAME: !ENV '${DB_DATABASE_NAME}'
        - REDIS_HOSTNAME: !ENV '${REDIS_HOSTNAME}'
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - immich-server: /config
      - immich-server_data: /data
volumes:
  immich-server:
    device: '/path/to/containers/immich-server'
  immich-server_data:
    device: '/path/to/containers/immich-server/data'

Makejail:

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/immich-server:${tag}

Podman CLI

podman run -d --name immich-server \
  -p 2283:2283 \
  -e DB_HOSTNAME=immich-postgres \
  -e DB_USERNAME=postgres \
  -e DB_PASSWORD=postgres \
  -e DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich \
  -e REDIS_HOSTNAME=immich-redis \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -v /path/to/containers/immich-server:/config \
  -v /path/to/containers/immich-server/data:/data \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/immich-server:latest

Ansible

- name: Deploy immich-server
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: immich-server
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/immich-server:latest
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      DB_HOSTNAME: "immich-postgres"
      DB_USERNAME: "postgres"
      DB_PASSWORD: "postgres"
      DB_DATABASE_NAME: "immich"
      REDIS_HOSTNAME: "immich-redis"
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
    ports:
      - "2283:2283"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/immich-server:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/immich-server/data:/data"

Access at: http://localhost:2283

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
DB_HOSTNAME	immich-postgres	Postgres database hostname
DB_USERNAME	postgres	Postgres database user
DB_PASSWORD	postgres	Postgres database password
DB_DATABASE_NAME	immich	Postgres database name
REDIS_HOSTNAME	immich-redis	Redis hostname
PUID	1000	User ID for the application process
PGID	1000	Group ID for the application process
TZ	UTC	Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path	Description
/config	Configuration directory (unused but mounted)
/data	Media storage (photos, videos, thumbnails)

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
2283	TCP	Web UI/API

This image is part of the Immich Stack.

Architectures: amd64 User: bsd (UID/GID via PUID/PGID, defaults to 1000:1000) Base: FreeBSD 15.0

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