Immich self-hosting: 6 GB RAM and safe upgrades
The honest RAM number, port 2283 behind HTTPS, the exit 137 memory kill, and why Immich v3 will not start on a pgvecto.rs database. Restore steps included.
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PhotoPrism vs Immich: which photo server?
Two self-hosted photo servers compared: the real RAM floors, the phone apps, the maps, and the exact backup commands each one needs on a VPS.
Back up and restore Immich on a VPS
What an Immich backup must contain, why a live copy of the Postgres data directory is not a backup, and the restore mistake that leaves a timeline empty.
How much RAM and disk does Immich need?
Immich documents 6 GB of RAM as its minimum. Here is what the server, Postgres, Redis and machine learning each need, and how to run it on 4 GB.
Where Immich in Docker stores your photos
Immich splits originals, thumbnails, transcodes and the Postgres database across two host paths. Learn which folders are the only copy and how to move them.