Immich Server

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
Immich Server Host Port
Immich Server /config Path
Immich Server /data Path

Immich photo management server on FreeBSD.

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest`	Upstream Binary. Downloads the 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 Podman CLI Ansible

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/data:/data
    ports:
      - 2283:2283
    restart: unless-stopped

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/data:/data \ 
  ghcr.io/daemonless/immich-server:latest

- 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/data:/data"

Access the Web UI at: http://localhost:2283

Interactive Configuration

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.

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.0).

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