#unable to install immich on a non.ubuntu home folder

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lilac wren
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Hello. i have troube to successfully execute docker compose up -d. I get .env: permission denied. I guess the problem is my UPLOAD_LOCATION=. When i taget my home folder the installation process works but if i point at at my 2nd hdd than i get the permission denied message. So there is a permission issue...can someone point me in the right direction...many thanks in advance

.env file:

You can find documentation for all the supported env variables at https://immich.app/docs/install/environment-variables

The location where your uploaded files are stored

UPLOAD_LOCATION=/media/MEDIA/config/immich/uploads

The Immich version to use. You can pin this to a specific version like "v1.71.0"

IMMICH_VERSION=release

Connection secrets for postgres and typesense. You should change these to random passwords

TYPESENSE_API_KEY=some-random-text
DB_PASSWORD=postgres

The values below this line do not need to be changed

###################################################################################
DB_HOSTNAME=immich_postgres
DB_USERNAME=postgres
DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich

REDIS_HOSTNAME=immich_redis

IMMICH_SERVER_URL=https://immich.yourdomain.com
IMMICH_WEB_URL=https://immich.yourdomain.com

Environment Variables | Immich

To change environment variables, you must recreate the Immich containers.

dire oyster
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IMMICH_SERVER_URL=https://immich.yourdomain.com/
IMMICH_WEB_URL=https://immich.yourdomain.com/
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YOu don't need to change this one

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you can revert it back to the default and it will work

lilac wren
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i´ll give it a try

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thanks

dire oyster
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ah wait, sorry I didn't read the message carefully

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well change those two values to the default one anyway

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You have mount your hdd to UPLOAD_LOCATION=/media/MEDIA/config/immich/uploads, correct?

lilac wren
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yyes i did

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i created all files an folders as root
but not sure how to fix the permission issue with .env

dire oyster
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You you use root user and create a folder, in it you put docker-compose and .env there, correct?

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then when you run docker-compose up, it doesn't work?

lilac wren
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yes

dire oyster
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ok, maybe try this, create a new folder, then download the new docker-compose and .env, then put in that folder

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in .env, change the UPLOAD_LOCATION to the desired location on your hdd then try docker-compose up again

lilac wren
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nope same result

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could i install it in the home flolder and change the upload folder later, when immich is setup?

dire oyster