Running Immich on the Raspberry Pi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

In this project, we will explore how to install and run Immich on the Raspberry Pi.

Immich is a self-hosted photo and video backup software with a great web interface and useful mobile application.

Using this software, you can very easily back up your photos and videos directly from your Mobile phone to Immich. People often use this software as an alternative to Google Photos or iCloud. This software allows you to retain control over your images and saves you a monthly subscription.

Immich even has some of the fancier features of iCloud and Google Photos, with it able to automatically process your images with facial recognition, geolocation, and more.

This software is also a solid alternative to the self-hosted photo app called PhotoPrism.

Setting up Immich on your Raspberry Pi is a very simple process. The reason for this is that it is available as a Docker container that has support for ARM.

One thing to warn you is that when you first sync all your photos into Immich, your Raspberry Pi will be pushed pretty hard. The reason for this is that it needs to process all of the images. However, after the initial sync it uses minimal resources outside of processing new images.

For the best performance, we recommend using at least a Raspberry Pi 4. However, the faster the Pi, the faster Immich can process your images.

Additionally, Immich requires you to be running the 64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS. 32-bit operating systems will not work.