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

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`
Daemonless	daemonless/immich-server
Source	immich-app/immich
Website	immich.app

Version Tags

Shared (recommended)amd64aarch64

Multi-arch manifests — resolve automatically to the right image for your platform.

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest`	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Most users — recommended.
`beta`	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Alternative build.

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest-amd64`	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Most users — recommended.
`beta-amd64`	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Alternative build.

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest-aarch64`	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Most users — recommended.
`beta-aarch64`	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Alternative build.

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions, including the security model for host vs. container privileges.

Deployment

Podman AppJail Bastille

services:
  immich-server:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/immich-server:latest"
    container_name: immich-server
    environment:
      - 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
      - SKIP_CHOWN=true  # Skip the startup recursive chown of /config and /data once ownership is recorded in /config/.chown_done (default true). Set false to force a chown on every start. The marker lives in /config, so /config must be a persistent volume for the skip to take effect across restarts.
    volumes:
      - "/containers/immich-server:/config"
      - "/containers/immich-server/data:/data"
    ports:
      - "2283:2283"
    # always (not unless-stopped) so FreeBSD's podman rc.d auto-starts it at boot
    restart: always

Save as compose.yaml, then run podman-compose up -d.

Warning

Exposing ports in AppJail means that your service can be reached from remote hosts. If that is not your intention, do not expose the ports and communicate with the service using the jail's IPv4 address or hostname assigned by the virtual network.

# .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
SKIP_CHOWN=true

# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  immich-server:
    name: immich_server
    options:
      - container: 'args:--pull'
      - expose: '2283:2283 proto:tcp'
    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}'
        - SKIP_CHOWN: !ENV '${SKIP_CHOWN}'
    volumes:
      - IMMICH_SERVER_CONFIG_PATH: /config
      - IMMICH_SERVER_DATA_PATH: /data
volumes:
  IMMICH_SERVER_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/containers/immich-server'
  IMMICH_SERVER_DATA_PATH:
    device: '/containers/immich-server/data'

# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

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

Save the files above, then run appjail-director up.

Experimental

Bastille's OCI support is experimental. It requires buildah and shares the host network stack (inherit). Mount volumes with --volume HOST JAIL; without it, image-declared volumes are stored under ${bastille_volumesdir}/${jail}.

services:
  immich-server:
    name: immich-server
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/immich-server:latest"
    network:
      - mode: host
    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
      - SKIP_CHOWN=true
    volumes:
      - "/containers/immich-server:/config"
      - "/containers/immich-server/data:/data"

Save as bastille-compose.yml, then run bastille up.

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
`SKIP_CHOWN`	`true`	Skip the startup recursive chown of /config and /data once ownership is recorded in /config/.chown_done (default true). Set false to force a chown on every start. The marker lives in /config, so /config must be a persistent volume for the skip to take effect across restarts.

Volumes

Path	Description
`/config`	Holds the startup ownership marker (.chown_done). Mount as a persistent volume so the chown is skipped on later starts.
`/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, aarch64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

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