Monday, December 22, 2025

Immich: a Google Photos Alternative for Self-Hosted Photo Storage

"Immich is a self-hosted photo and video backup solution that runs well on Linux, particularly with a recommended setup using Docker
  • Ensure your system has at least 4GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores for optimal performance."
  • "... a NAS device, an old PC, or even a Raspberry Pi can suffice."
  • Setup a 24X7 Linux server with low power consumption @ home for all photos.  (Need a backup strategy also.)
  • Backup & Restore:  https://docs.immich.app/administration/backup-and-restore/


Immich: a Google Photos Alternative for Self-Hosted Photo Storage
    https://techpp.com/2025/05/20/immich-google-photos-alternative/

https://techpp.com/2025/05/20/immich-google-photos-alternative/
"Immich is the best self-hosted Google Photos alternative, offering a free, private, and feature-rich platform to back up and browse your photos using your own storage. With a familiar UI, AI search, facial recognition, and multi-device support, it's a powerful way to ditch paid cloud plans."


Immich Quick start (Linux):
 https://docs.immich.app/overview/quick-start/
"Requirements:
  •     A system with at least 4GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores.
  •     Docker - The Compose plugin will be installed by both Docker Engine and Desktop - Docker's containerization technology allows Immich to run in isolated environments, making deployment quick and reproducible.
https://docs.immich.app/install/requirements


Windows (10 or 11-PRO) requires Docker also:  https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/windows-install/
"Should I use Hyper-V or WSL?
Docker Desktop's functionality remains consistent on both WSL and Hyper-V, without a preference for either architecture. Hyper-V and WSL have their own advantages and disadvantages, depending on your specific setup and your planned use case."


Immich: Privacy-Focused Open-Source Google Photos Alternative:
    https://www.webpronews.com/immich-privacy-focused-open-source-google-photos-alternative/
"The primary benefit of self-hosting Immich is unparalleled privacy. Unlike Google Photos, which scans images for advertising and compliance purposes, Immich keeps your data local. This resonates with users wary of tech companies profiting from personal memories ..."


Immich: A Private and Powerful Alternative to Google Photos and Nextcloud Memories:
    https://www.laggner.info/posts/immich-a-powerful-alternative-to-google-photos/
"Immich is very easy to deploy using Docker, especially if you're already using Portainer to manage your containers."  https://docs.portainer.io/start/intro
    https://www.portainer.io/resources/get-started/install

    https://github.com/portainer/portainer
"Portainer Community Edition is a lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications that can be used to manage Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes and ACI environments. It is designed to be as simple to deploy as it is to use. The application allows you to manage all your orchestrator resources (containers, images, volumes, networks and more) through a 'smart' GUI and/or an extensive API.
Portainer consists of a single container that can run on any cluster. It can be deployed as a Linux container or a Windows native container."

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