Immich is a very high performance self-hosted photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone. You can run Immich on your Synology NAS and it lets you upload photos and videos from your browser or mobile phone via the dedicated Android Immich app or the iOS Immich app. The Immich user interface feels like Google Photos, especially if you are using the mobile apps. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Immich on your Synology NAS using Docker and Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Immich v1.122.3 release.

💡Note: Check out my new guide on how to Install Immich on Your UGREEN NAS.

STEP 1

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STEP 2

Install Portainer using my step by step guide. If you already have Portainer installed on your Synology NAS, skip this STEP. Attention: Make sure you have installed the latest Portainer version.

STEP 3

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it immich. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 4

Now create six new folders inside the immich folder that you created at STEP 3 name them cache, db, matplotlib, micro, redis, upload. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 5

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Stacks then + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 6

In the Name field type in immich. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Note: Copy Paste the code below in the Portainer Stacks Web editor.

services:
  immich-redis:
    image: redis
    container_name: Immich-REDIS
    hostname: immich-redis
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"]
    user: 1026:100
    environment:
      - TZ=Europe/Bucharest
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/immich/redis:/data:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

  immich-db:
    image: tensorchord/pgvecto-rs:pg16-v0.2.0
    container_name: Immich-DB
    hostname: immich-db
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "immich", "-U", "immichuser"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/immich/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
    environment:
      - TZ=Europe/Bucharest
      - POSTGRES_DB=immich
      - POSTGRES_USER=immichuser
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=immichpw
    restart: on-failure:5

  immich-server:
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:release
    container_name: Immich-SERVER
    hostname: immich-server
    user: 1026:100
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    env_file:
      - stack.env
    ports:
      - 8212:2283
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/immich/upload:/usr/src/app/upload:rw
    restart: on-failure:5
    depends_on:
      immich-redis:
        condition: service_healthy
      immich-db:
        condition: service_started

  immich-machine-learning:
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:release
    container_name: Immich-LEARNING
    hostname: immich-machine-learning
    user: 1026:100
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    env_file:
      - stack.env
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/immich/upload:/usr/src/app/upload:rw
      - /volume1/docker/immich/cache:/cache:rw
      - /volume1/docker/immich/matplotlib:/matplotlib:rw
    environment:
      - MPLCONFIGDIR=/matplotlib
    restart: on-failure:5
    depends_on:
      immich-db:
        condition: service_started

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value numbers for user with your own UID and GID values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.) 1026 is my personal UID value and 100 is my personal GID value. You have to type in your own values.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for TZ. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)

STEP 7

Click the Upload button after Web editor. Download the stack.env file by clicking the blue link below and then upload it from your computer in the “Load variables from .env files“. Follow the instructions in the image below. 🔒Note: Support my work to unlock the password. You can use this password to download any file on mariushosting forever!

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STEP 8

Add your own Time Zone value. In my case, Europe/Bucharest. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.) Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 9

After you make the change and add your own TZ value at STEP 8, click the Web editor button. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 10

It’s also recommended to change the JWT_SECRET environment variable with your own auto 128 length generated one. Scroll down on the page until you see a button named Deploy the stack. Click on it. Follow the instructions in the image below. The installation process can take up to a few minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Note: Immich requires approximately 4 GB of image files to be downloaded.

STEP 11

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.

STEP 12

Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma 🙂

STEP 13

Please wait approximately 2 minutes for the installation to be completed or you will get a blank page if you try to connect too soon. The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Now open your browser and type in http://Synology-ip-address:8212 Click Getting Started. Follow the instructions in the image below.