While it’s possible to create libraries in Jellyfin to stream your personal photos and home videos to the big screen, the question remains of how easy it is to transfer said content from your phone to your server. Taking its cue from your cloud provider, Immich is designed to provide you with your own selfhosted alternative – one that doesn’t come with expensive subscription fees, and which not only simplifies the task of transferring your photos and videos to your server, but also gives you the means of organising files by album, people, location and more.
Immich installation
Immich is supplied as a container, so you need Docker or similar to deploy it. Browse to https://documentation.immich.app/docs/install/requirements for the scripts and instructions you need – Docker Compose is the recommended route to follow, but we installed our instance easily using Portainer’s stacks feature.
The key environment variable
