Self-Host Immich with Docker Compose
Immich is a blazing-fast, self-hosted photo and video management system built directly to replace Google Photos. Includes seamless iOS/Android background sync, multi-user libraries, object detection, and hardware-accelerated transcoding.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
version: '3.8'
services:
immich:
image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:release
container_name: immich
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "2283:2283"
environment:
- NODE_ENV=production
- TZ=UTC
volumes:
- immich_data:/data
volumes:
immich_data:
driver: localdocker-compose.yml and run:
docker compose up -d
Key Environment Variables
Recommended baseline environment configuration for this container
| Variable Name | Default / Recommended Value |
|---|---|
| UPLOAD_LOCATION | ./upload |
| IMMICH_VERSION | release |
| DB_PASSWORD | postgres_secret_key |
| DB_USERNAME | postgres |
| DB_DATABASE_NAME | immich |
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Replaces Google Photos
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