[Feature] [external library] upload photos to external library

[Bodmoor]

I have searched the existing feature requests, both open and closed, to make sure this is not a duplicate request.

• Yes

The feature

When loading an external library, the data generated that is associated with the library, like thumbs and encoded-video. Also, the uploads folder will be positioned there. I want to store thumbnails locally, on the nvme drive, for performance. The uploads though should go into the external library (on the nas). I cannot set up the uploads folder to point to the nas while keeping the thumbs local. Even when mounting a nas drive to the uploads location, they refuse.

I want to keep all photos in one place, and it would be great to do so without having to setup a separate sync process from the local folder to the nas.

Platform

• Server
• Web
• Mobile

[bo0tzz]

#5453

[Bodmoor]

Close, but uploads are possible as long as you also store thumbs in the external library. The request is not exactly what I intend.

Though if the message is received, either one would do for me.

[bo0tzz]

Sounds like you're looking for https://immich.app/docs/guides/custom-locations/ then?

[Bodmoor]

I have tried having thumbs locally using custom_locations while having uploads on the nas, but I could not get it to work. I have setup an inotify script to move them now, that works for now. I will post this when I have it running properly

[Bodmoor]

I've setup a storage template to data/library and a mount to /mnt/photos/library. I added an NFS mount so those folders are the same. So all data uploaded to data/library from the app and by backup goes into my external library.

However, now these files are shown in the timeline twice. Once with the mnt/photos/library path and once with the data/library path.

So I am close, but not quite there yet.

What would be my best course for support? I am still looking for a configuration where my external library is on my nas, the thumbnails on the local nvme drive of the Pi running immich. Add to that being able to upload/backup into my external library.

volumes: - /mnt/photos:/mnt/photos - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/data

UPLOAD_LOCATION=/srv/immich DB_DATA_LOCATION=/srv/immich/immich_pgdata DB_USERNAME=postgres DB_PASSWORD=gzOUNBdtLdRp5O IMMICH_VERSION=release DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich THUMB_LOCATION=/.data/thumbs PROFILE_LOCATION=/.data/profile ENCODED_VIDEO_LOCATION=/.data/encoded-video

THUMB_LOCATION and the other location besides upload location are ignored ATM.

192.168.2.81:/volume1/photo /mnt/photos nfs defaults 0 0 192.168.2.81:/volume1/photo/library /srv/immich/library nfs defaults 0 0