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immich

High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution

Install immich

  1. Follow the immich installation guide.
  2. Install immich using either the Docker or script method.
  3. Start the immich service.
  4. Access immich on port 2283.
  1. Follow the immich installation guide to set up the self-hosted immich requirements, including the .env file.
  2. Add the following ls-net external network to the immich project’s docker-compose.yml file:

    name: immich
    
    services:
      immich-server:
        container_name: immich_server
        image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
        volumes:
          - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/data
          - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
        env_file:
          - .env
        ports:
          - '2283:2283'
        depends_on:
          - redis
          - database
        restart: always
        healthcheck:
        disable: false
    
      immich-machine-learning:
        container_name: immich_machine_learning
        image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
        volumes:
          - model-cache:/cache
        env_file:
          - .env
        restart: always
        healthcheck:
        disable: false
    
      redis:
        container_name: immich_redis
        image: docker.io/valkey/valkey:9@sha256:70739f85ad2ee01a726a965584a0f94895f01b0c60b3cc8b0aeef11eaa6888cf
        healthcheck:
        test: redis-cli ping | grep -q PONG || exit 1
        restart: always
    
      database:
        container_name: immich_postgres
        image: ghcr.io/immich-app/postgres:14-vectorchord0.4.3-pgvectors0.2.0@sha256:bcf63357191b76a916ae5eb93464d65c07511da41e3bf7a8416db519b40b1c23
        environment:
        POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
        POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME}
        POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_DATABASE_NAME}
        POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: '--data-checksums'
        volumes:
          - ${DB_DATA_LOCATION}:/var/lib/postgresql/data
        shm_size: 128mb
        restart: always
        healthcheck:
        disable: false
    
    volumes:
      model-cache:
    
    networks:
      ls-net:
        external: true
    

Set up OpenLiteSpeed proxy with AutoSSL

The easiest way to install OpenLiteSpeed, configure it as a reverse proxy, and enable AutoSSL is to use the ols1clk script.

Before continuing, ensure that your domain points to the server.

Replace www.example.com with your domain name, and run the following command:

bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/litespeedtech/ols1clk/master/ols1clk.sh) --proxy-c --proxy-port 2283 --proxy-s --autocert --sitedomain www.example.com

This command automatically:

  1. Download the ols-proxy-docker-env repository:

    git clone https://github.com/litespeedtech/ols-proxy-docker-env
    cd ols-proxy-docker-env
    
  2. Copy the example environment file:

    cp .env.example .env
    
  3. Edit .env with your configuration values:

    OLS_IMAGE=litespeedtech/openlitespeed:latest
    BACKEND_IP=immich_server
    BACKEND_PORT=2283
    DOMAIN=www.example.com
    PROXY_METHOD=context
    PROXY_SOCKET=true
    ACME_EMAIL=admin@example.com
    
  4. Start the proxy:

    docker compose up -d
    

Verify the proxy configuration

Open https://www.example.com in a browser. The application interface should load through OpenLiteSpeed over HTTPS.

Warning

After verifying the configuration, restrict public access to port 2283 using your firewall. Alternatively, you can configure the service to listen on 127.0.0.1 only, so port 2283 is not publicly accessible.

Optional settings

You can further enhance your site's security by enabling features such as:

  • OWASP protection
  • reCAPTCHA
  • Per-client throttling
  • Realm protection
  • IP Allow/Deny

See the OpenLiteSpeed Security Guide for more information.