Immich

Self-hosted photo and video management — a Google Photos alternative with AI-powered search, face recognition, and mobile apps.

Image	ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:release
Web UI	http://your-server:2283
Config path	{BASE_DIR}/immich/postgres
Data	{BASE_DIR}/data/media/pictures
Website	immich.app
Source code	GitHub
Android app	Play Store
iOS app	App Store

Resource Impact

Performance	High — ML processing for face detection and search
Storage	High — Stores all photos and videos

Installation

mithrandir install immich

Architecture

Immich is a multi-container app consisting of:

• immich_server — Main application server
• immich_machine_learning — AI/ML processing (face detection, search, etc.)
• immich_redis — Cache layer
• immich_postgres — PostgreSQL database with vector extensions

Optional Secrets

Variable	Default	Description
IMMICH_DB_PASSWORD	postgres	PostgreSQL database password

Setup

Complete the onboarding wizard and setup your photos & videos.

Clients

Use the official Android or iOS clients.