How to restore Immich on a new Ubuntu server? | Immich | Page 1

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 7:59 PM

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Hello, I have backed up the database in "dump.sql.gz". And I also backed up the entire "immich-app" folder with all it's subfiles and subdirectories.
Now I am on a new Ubuntu machine, how do I install Immich and restore all my photos/videos etc. on this new machine?

austere loomBOT Aug 30, 2024, 7:59 PM

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https://immich.app/docs/administration/backup-and-restore

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:01 PM

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Important part:

docker start immich_postgres    # Start Postgres server

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:01 PM

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yes i have read this article, thanks. BUT i dont quite understand, what about the "immich-app" folder?

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:01 PM

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re-create your /home/temal/immich-app/ folder, with the docker compose file and the .env var

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As for how to restore the backup from duplicati, that's up to you to figure out

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:02 PM

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spice zinc As for how to restore the backup from duplicati, that's up to you to figure out

yes i know 🙂

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:03 PM

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From your screenshot your immich-app folder also contains ./library and ./postgres, so the default locations.
just populate the ./library with the backup from duplicati. and then do the db restore with

| docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --username=postgres    # Restore Backup```

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This will populate the database

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then you can do the docker compose up -d and it should be running

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:05 PM

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spice zinc Important part: ```docker compose create # Create Docker containers for Immich...

but i dont understand, on a new ubuntu machine, the first command to run would be "apt update" and then "apt upgrade", then install docker and docker compose. then i retrieve the backup data (immich-app folder and sql dump file) and put them to /restore_data/immich-app and /restore_data/dump.sql.gz. So what now? just run the docker command u sent?

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:07 PM

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If you backup the whole immich-app folder then that includes the running database in ./postgres, which is a bad idea. You could restore that, yes, then delete whatever is inside the restored ./postgres folder, then create containers + start ONLY the postgres container like stated in the docs with:

docker compose create   # Create Docker containers for Immich apps without running them.
docker start immich_postgres    # Start Postgres server

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:08 PM

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spice zinc From your screenshot your immich-app folder also contains ./library and ./postgr...

next up is this like stated before

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:08 PM

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So i need to install immich with docker just as usually on the new machine before restoring from the backup

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:08 PM

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Yes but don't do a docker compose up -d because that will mess things up

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You can do that after the DB restore of course

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:11 PM

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let me summarize it

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:45 PM

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HOW TO RESTORE IMMICH ON A NEW SYSTEM (ubuntu):

BACKUP IMMICH DATA ON ORIGINAL SERVER:

run sudo docker exec -t immich_postgres pg_dumpall --clean --if-exists --username=postgres | gzip > "dump.sql.gz"
copy immich-app folder and sql dump file to the new machine

RESTORE FROM BACKUP TO NEW SERVER:
Pre-information:

backed up files from the original server are stored on the new server in: /backup_data/immich-app/ and sql dump here: /backup_data/dump.sql.gz

run sudo apt update
run sudo apt upgrade
install docker + docker compose on system
cd into your home directory, e.g. /home/temal/
copy old "immich-app" directory to new directory using **sudo cp -r /backup_data/immich-app /home/username/immich-app
cd into the directory using cd immich-app
if you still have your old docker-compose.yml file in the immich-app folder then skip this step! otherwise: download docker-compose.yml file using wget -O docker-compose.yml https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/docker-compose.yml
Get .env file from the backup and not the official github release, run: sudo cp -r /backup_data/immich-app/.env /home/username/immich-app/example.env
delete the files in postgres folder using:
- delete the folder with all its content: sudo rm -rf /home/username/immich-app/postgres
- create new postgre folder: sudo mkdir /home/username/immich-app/postgres
make sure you are in the immich-app directory, run docker compose pull
run docker compose create
run gunzip < "/backup_data/dump.sql.gz" \| sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g" \ | docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --username=postgres # Restore Backup
run docker compose up -d

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@spice zinc wait i forgot a step, to copy immich library data to new one?

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:47 PM

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yep you forgot that one

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:47 PM

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im kinda confused now

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:48 PM

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postgres folder: where is the data? how does it relate to eachother?
library: pictures and related text/thumbnails/...
docker stuff: the server, the database agent, the machine learning...

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so backup only library = you still have all images

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also backup postgres = you have how they relate to eachother, upload dates, users etc...

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:48 PM

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bro this is so difficult, im just a newbie in ubuntu/linux

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:49 PM

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Think of it this way, immich is a grocery cart

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If you want to buy the same groceries you still have to put them in the cart

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You can have the groceries without the cart, it just isn't as handy to walk around the store 👀

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Easiest way to try would be to spin up a second ubuntu VM and try the backup restore

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:50 PM

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ye i want to backup the grocery cart including the same groceries

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:50 PM

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It won't hurt your data because that's still on the original

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:50 PM

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lethal widget HOW TO RESTORE IMMICH ON A NEW SYSTEM (ubuntu): **BACKUP IMMICH DATA ON ORIGINA...

at what step do i have to copy immich-app folder from /backup_data/immich-app/ to /home/username/immich-app

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:51 PM

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after step 4

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:51 PM

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so INSTEAD of making directory "immich-app" i copy the old immich-app dir to /home/username/immich-app?

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:52 PM

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you could do that yes, but remember to delete the /home/username/immich-app/postgres folder

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On the new VM of course

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The reason you have to do it this way is because restoring/copying a running database is just not a good idea

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that's why you have to do a database dump + restore

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:54 PM

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how do i copy an entire path on linux?

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copy file is using "cp file1 file2"

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but how copy path?

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just by adding / at the end?

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:54 PM

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cp -r /path/to/directory /path/to/new/directory

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:54 PM

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ah thx

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:55 PM

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actually interesting point, adding a / at the back can produce fun results

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The best advice I can give is to play around on a VM you're willing to lose

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also the man command will help

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:56 PM

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ye but first let me get that "newbie guide" done

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:56 PM

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e.g. man cp gives you the man pages on cp

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man = manual

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:57 PM

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lethal widget HOW TO RESTORE IMMICH ON A NEW SYSTEM (ubuntu): **BACKUP IMMICH DATA ON ORIGINA...

is step 7 really necessary? because i already have docker-compose.yml file in my old immich-app folder

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 8:57 PM

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yeah not anymore if you copy it that way

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same with the .env file, it should be copied with cp -r

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 8:59 PM

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HOW TO RESTORE IMMICH ON A NEW SYSTEM (ubuntu):

BACKUP IMMICH DATA ON ORIGINAL SERVER:

run sudo docker exec -t immich_postgres pg_dumpall --clean --if-exists --username=postgres | gzip > "dump.sql.gz"
copy immich-app folder and sql dump file to the new machine

RESTORE FROM BACKUP TO NEW SERVER:
Pre-information:

backed up files from the original server are stored on the new server in: /backup_data/immich-app/ and sql dump here: /backup_data/dump.sql.gz

run sudo apt update
run sudo apt upgrade
install docker + docker compose on system
cd into your home directory, e.g. /home/temal/
copy old "immich-app" directory to new directory using sudo cp -ar /backup_data/immich-app /home/username/immich-app
cd into the directory using cd immich-app
if you still have your old docker-compose.yml file in the immich-app folder then skip this step! otherwise: download docker-compose.yml file using wget -O docker-compose.yml https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/docker-compose.yml
Get .env file from the backup and not the official github release, run: sudo cp -ar /backup_data/immich-app/.env /home/username/immich-app/example.env
delete the files in postgres folder using:
- delete the folder with all its content: sudo rm -rf /home/username/immich-app/postgres
make sure you are in the immich-app directory, run docker compose pull
run docker compose create
run gunzip < "/backup_data/dump.sql.gz" \| sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g" \ | docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --username=postgres # Restore Backup
run docker compose up -d

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NOW, IS EVERYTHING CORRECT?

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 9:04 PM

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copy old "immich-app" directory to new directory using **sudo cp -r /backup_data/immich-app /home/username/immich-app
should probably be
copy old "immich-app" directory to new directory using **sudo cp -ar /backup_data/immich-app /home/username/immich-app

sudo cp -r /backup_data/immich-app/.env /home/username/immich-app/example.env should be sudo cp -ar /backup_data/immich-app/.env /home/username/immich-app/.env
add a sudo chown username:username /home/username/immich-app/relevant_files in case the user is still root for whatever reason
No need to make a new postgres folder, docker will provide, (but can't hurt, unless it's owned by root)

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 9:04 PM

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spice zinc `copy old "immich-app" directory to new directory using **sudo cp -r /backup_dat...

what is -ar doing? whats the difference

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 9:04 PM

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archive, it keeps permissions/owners

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otherwise if you do sudo copy it will be owned by root

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 9:04 PM

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ah ok thx

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 9:06 PM

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Notice how your ../postgres folder is "owned" by dnsmasq right now, so to fix that you could need to do chown -R 999:999 /home/username/immich-app/postgres

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 9:06 PM

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spice zinc `copy old "immich-app" directory to new directory using **sudo cp -r /backup_dat...

"sudo chown username:username /home/username/immich-app/relevant_files" what are these relevant files?
cant i just do this:
sudo chown username:username /home/username/immich-app/*?

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 9:06 PM

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no, for the very reason I just posted

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But postgres is created by docker so just remove the folder and let docker recreate it

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no need to mess with permissions

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 9:07 PM

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okay

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 9:07 PM

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lethal widget HOW TO RESTORE IMMICH ON A NEW SYSTEM (ubuntu): **BACKUP IMMICH DATA ON ORIGINA...

so at step 9 we simply remove "create new postgre folder: sudo mkdir /home/username/immich-app/postgres" ?

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 9:08 PM

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👌

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 9:08 PM

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spice zinc `copy old "immich-app" directory to new directory using **sudo cp -r /backup_dat...

so what are these relevant files? for example what do i have to put there? sudo chown username:username /home/username/immich-app/relevant_files

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like the .env file?

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because in immich-app there is only one file, the .env file and 2 folders, library and postgres

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 9:10 PM

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yeah don't worry just try it once

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just be aware that if things don't start or error it might be because of permissions/ownership

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 9:11 PM

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so "sudo chown username:username /home/username/immich-app/relevant_files" is optional?

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just in case smth is not wokring because of perm

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 9:12 PM

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Check it before you do it ls -la /home/username/immich-app after you cp -ra

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should match users/owners from your original install

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 9:13 PM

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lethal widget HOW TO RESTORE IMMICH ON A NEW SYSTEM (ubuntu): **BACKUP IMMICH DATA ON ORIGINA...

I really deserve to get an award for doing this shit

spice zinc Aug 30, 2024, 9:14 PM

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I think you confused I with you in this*

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😏

lethal widget Aug 30, 2024, 9:14 PM

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hahaha

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well

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i build the fundamental and you just repaired some broken things

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ok lets do 50/50

void moat Aug 31, 2024, 10:31 AM

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I'm also very new to Linux and just learned a load by reading this 😂. Half an award each! 🏅 🏅

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 1:46 AM

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lethal widget HOW TO RESTORE IMMICH ON A NEW SYSTEM (ubuntu): **BACKUP IMMICH DATA ON ORIGINA...

my old server just got broken (dpkg is broken and apt and some more stuff, i think i delete necessary files by accident, ill reinstall ubuntu and ill try the method to backup and restore immich)

spice zinc Sep 1, 2024, 5:58 AM

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Did you rm -rf /etc/ or something 👀

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 5:41 PM

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nah

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 5:44 PM

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spice zinc Did you rm -rf /etc/ or something 👀

ive done these:
sudo apt-get remove --purge pythonX.X
sudo apt-get remove --purge python3.10
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge python3
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge python3-pip
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/pythonX.X/
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/python3./
sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/pythonX.X/
sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/python3./
sudo apt-get remove --purge python3-pip
rm -rf ~/.pip
rm -rf ~/.cache/pip
reboot
sudo apt-get autoremove --purge
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/python3.12/
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/python3./ # This removes other versions if they exist
sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.12/
sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/python3./ # This removes other versions if they exist
sudo rm -rf /usr/bin/python3.12
sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.12
sudo find / -name 'python' -exec rm -rf {} ;
sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib
sudo touch /usr/lib/cnf-update-db
sudo chmod +x /usr/lib/cnf-update-db

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and since then apt and dpgk not working anymore

spice zinc Sep 1, 2024, 5:45 PM

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Why would you ever do a python purge

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You're basically telling your OS to shoot itself

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 5:47 PM

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because i couldnt install any python package anymore using pip, whenenver i tried to install "pip install discord.py" it says smth like that python or pip is externally managed and something with envrioment that i need to install global packages using "apt install python3-PACKAGENAME", but i wanted the normal python back

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 5:47 PM

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spice zinc You're basically telling your OS to shoot itself

oh lol. well now my system is fucked

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:16 PM

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lethal widget HOW TO RESTORE IMMICH ON A NEW SYSTEM (ubuntu): **BACKUP IMMICH DATA ON ORIGINA...

@spice zinc can't i just do following?
on new ubuntu machine install immich as usual with docker,
then replace "library" folder in immich-app folder with the old one,
run :

docker compose down -v  # CAUTION! Deletes all Immich data to start from scratch.
# rm -rf DB_DATA_LOCATION # CAUTION! Deletes all Immich data to start from scratch.
docker compose pull     # Update to latest version of Immich (if desired)
docker compose create   # Create Docker containers for Immich apps without running them.
docker start immich_postgres    # Start Postgres server
sleep 10    # Wait for Postgres server to start up
gunzip < "/path/to/backup/dump.sql.gz" \
| sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g" \
| docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --username=postgres    # Restore Backup
docker compose up -d    # Start remainder of Immich apps```
and done?

spice zinc Sep 1, 2024, 6:17 PM

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You've got it backwards

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first run

docker compose pull     # Update to latest version of Immich (if desired)
docker compose create   # Create Docker containers for Immich apps without running them.
docker start immich_postgres    # Start Postgres server
sleep 10    # Wait for Postgres server to start up
gunzip < "/path/to/backup/dump.sql.gz" \
| sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g" \
| docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --username=postgres    # Restore Backup

Then replace the libary folder
Then docker compose up -d # Start remainder of Immich apps

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:18 PM

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spice zinc first run ``` docker compose pull # Update to latest version of Immich (if ...

and before i run this i need to create docker-compose.yml file?

spice zinc Sep 1, 2024, 6:18 PM

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Yes and the .env file

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:19 PM

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spice zinc Yes and the .env file

how do u know so much about it? i mean ure not developer of immich and u dont have any special role on this server

spice zinc Sep 1, 2024, 6:19 PM

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Seems pretty self-explanatory to me 👀

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Also I'm a senior linux systems development engineer lmao

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:20 PM

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spice zinc Seems pretty self-explanatory to me 👀

how long have you been using linux for?

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:20 PM

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spice zinc Also I'm a senior linux systems development engineer lmao

oh damn, may i ask how old u are?

spice zinc Sep 1, 2024, 6:20 PM

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35

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:20 PM

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holy...

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i'm only 17

spice zinc Sep 1, 2024, 6:20 PM

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Plenty of years to learn!

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:20 PM

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defo

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:21 PM

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lethal widget HOW TO RESTORE IMMICH ON A NEW SYSTEM (ubuntu): **BACKUP IMMICH DATA ON ORIGINA...

so this is the complicated way

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:21 PM

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spice zinc first run ``` docker compose pull # Update to latest version of Immich (if ...

and this is the easy

spice zinc Sep 1, 2024, 6:22 PM

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I wouldn't call it easy/complicated, just a bit more fleshed out

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:24 PM

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ok, so basically my system broken because i tried to uninstall the external managed python thing so now i want to reinstall ubuntu, therefore i rent a storage box 1TB where i upload the database sql dump, the .env file (inside immich folder) and the "library" folder + docker-compose.yml file

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i dont need to backup "postgres" folder right?

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@spice zinc may i disturb u

spice zinc Sep 1, 2024, 6:28 PM

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You only need the DB dump, not the DB folder

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:28 PM

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lethal widget i dont need to backup "postgres" folder right?

so this is correct?

spice zinc Sep 1, 2024, 6:29 PM

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Yep

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:29 PM

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ok, ill start the backup process of about 250GB now

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in Mraedis we trust

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:35 PM

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spice zinc Yep

i use this command to backup:
rsync -avz --progress /home/temal/immich-app/dump.sql.gz
/home/temal/immich-app/.env
/home/temal/immich-app/.docker-compose.yml
/home/temal/immich-app/library
[email protected]:/immich/

should i really use -a archive mode?

spice zinc Sep 1, 2024, 6:36 PM

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-a is archive in rsync

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that's good

lethal widget Sep 1, 2024, 6:36 PM

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ok ok 👍 thanks for your many help

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oh no, i think i broke my system too much i cant even run rsync anymore

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exec request failed on channel 0
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [sender]
rsync error: unexplained error (code 255) at io.c(231) [sender=3.2.7]

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ah wait

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let me try sftp option with rsync

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nah rsync not working

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but scp working 👍

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bro i have 1.2MB/s upload speed, that is gonna take ages for 250GB

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 6:19 AM

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spice zinc Yes and the .env file

so i put the old .env from the backup into the immich folder as .env file? right?

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So like this:

Install docker and docker compose file
Create docker-compose.yml file (from backup)
run

docker compose pull # Update to latest version of Immich (if desired)
docker compose create # Create Docker containers for Immich apps without running them.
docker start immich_postgres # Start Postgres server
sleep 10 # Wait for Postgres server to start up
gunzip < "/path/to/backup/dump.sql.gz"
| sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g"
| docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --username=postgres # Restore Backup

replace new created library folder by immich with old backup library folder
put old .env backup file inside immich-app folder
run docker compose up -d

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 6:28 AM

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First put the env back

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then run

docker start immich_postgres

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It needs the variables inside to set the DB password correctly

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 6:41 AM

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Install docker and docker compose file
Create docker-compose.yml file (from backup)
run:
docker compose pull # Update to latest version of Immich (if desired)
put old .env backup file inside immich-app folder
run:
docker compose create # Create Docker containers for Immich apps without running them.
docker start immich_postgres # Start Postgres server
sleep 10 # Wait for Postgres server to start up
gunzip < "/path/to/backup/dump.sql.gz"
| sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g"
| docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --username=postgres # Restore Backup
replace new created library folder by immich with old backup library folder
run docker compose up -d

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 6:42 AM

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spice zinc It needs the variables inside to set the DB password correctly

correct now?

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 6:42 AM

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Seems all good yes

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 6:43 AM

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ok i backed up my immich folder using fast external ssd, its almost done then i will install ubuntu server on my machine and will try out this method

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 6:44 AM

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lethal widget 1. Install docker and docker compose file 2. Create docker-compose.yml file (fro...

at step1, i can use the old docker-compose.yml file which i backed up,right?

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 6:44 AM

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Yeah

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It's just that if you do a git clone or whatever at step 1 it will be the default compose and env file, so that's why step 2 is replace those with the ones you want

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 6:45 AM

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ye ill just use my old .env and docker compose file

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 6:45 AM

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That'll be fine indeed

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 6:45 AM

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btw is there a way to access the immich postgress database using phpmyadmin?

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 6:45 AM

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no, it's not php

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https://www.pgadmin.org/ this is the one you want (also please don't mess around in your DB, that's a BAD idea)

pgAdmin - PostgreSQL Tools

pgAdmin - PostgreSQL Tools for Windows, Mac, Linux and the Web

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 6:46 AM

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thanks

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:04 AM

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@spice zinc

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is that ok?

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:05 AM

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lethal widget

currently at step 3

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:08 AM

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No it didn't do anything, your compose file seems to have a typo

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Also copy over your env file already

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:09 AM

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so before i run "docker compose pull" i need to put .env file inside my current folder?

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:09 AM

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Shouldn't need to, but it's warning you regardless

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:09 AM

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i put .env here and ran docker compose pull again and now without warnings

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:10 AM

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next up, postgres and DB restore

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:11 AM

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lethal widget 1. Install docker and docker compose file 2. Create docker-compose.yml file (fro...

at step 5, are u sure to first run docker start immich_postgress and afterwards run the sql dump file thingi?

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:13 AM

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Yes

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

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i ran as root with sudo but still permission denied

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put "sudo" also before "sed" and before "docker exec"?

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:15 AM

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lethal widget put "sudo" also before "sed" and before "docker exec"?

yep working

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:15 AM

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You could skip all of the sudo-ness with a straight

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sudo su - and go root 😂

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:15 AM

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spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:16 AM

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(not advised)

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:16 AM

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now i replace library folder

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:16 AM

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spice zinc `sudo su -` and go root 😂

oh ye ure right

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:16 AM

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Looks like the restore ran, I don't know what the output is supposed to look like but it seems OK

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:17 AM

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wait, bro i dont have any immich folder here

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:17 AM

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if you did sudo su - you're now in /root/

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:17 AM

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in /home/temal there is no immich-app folder

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:18 AM

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Yeah it doesn't create itself now does it

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:18 AM

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so i enter "mkdir immich-app"?

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:18 AM

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If that's what's in your .env file

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:19 AM

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my .env says "UPLOAD_LOCATION=./library"

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and before on my old server i had it like this:

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/home/temal/immich-app/library
/home/temal/immich-app/postgres

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etc

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:19 AM

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yeah it will make a library folder right in /home/temal if you go on

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first sudo docker compose down

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mkdir /home/temal/immich_app

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sudo mv docker-compose.yml .env postgres /home/temal/immich_app

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cd /home/temal/immich_app

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wait no

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:21 AM

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ure a warm soul my friend

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:21 AM

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First restore the library of course

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:22 AM

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wait

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:22 AM

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spice zinc `cd /home/temal/immich_app`

i ran all of these commands u sent

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:22 AM

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Yeah that's find

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if you didn't do docker compose up yet

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:3

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If you did, down it goes again

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then move library in place, then back up

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:23 AM

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correct?

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:24 AM

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I hope that's not a space between app/ and .env

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:25 AM

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no there is no space

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immich-app/.env

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:25 AM

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I wouldn't mv the library, do a sudo cp -a /mnt/sandisk500/temal/immich-app/library /home/temal/immich-app

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:26 AM

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alright boss

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i see no progress bar 😢

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:26 AM

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cp doesn't do progress bars like that :3

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:27 AM

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ok now its gonna take like 1h

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:27 AM

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Same as mv honestrly

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:28 AM

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spice zinc cp doesn't do progress bars like that :3

i know that my immich on my old server took around 230gb so i can just "df -h" and then just take a look at current disk space in usage until it goes at like 250GB

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like this yk

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now it's at 81GB and if its at like 310GB its done

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so i can use this as "progress bar"

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in the meantime im gonna install some packages and cloudflared tunnels

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yo

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its done

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@spice zinc now run docker compose up -d ?

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:49 AM

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yes

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:49 AM

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im excited if it works

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IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!

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thank you really much bro i couldn't have done this without u

spice zinc Sep 2, 2024, 8:53 AM

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hope this was a learning experience and not just copy-paste 👀

lethal widget Sep 2, 2024, 8:56 AM

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spice zinc hope this was a learning experience and not just copy-paste 👀

every senior developer says that sentence

fast salmon Sep 4, 2024, 11:23 AM

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this is such a funny thread 😅

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but seriously I was looking at backup/restore docs and felt it is so convoluted... maybe a backup/restore command baked in?

lethal widget Sep 5, 2024, 6:04 AM

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fast salmon but seriously I was looking at backup/restore docs and felt it is so convoluted....

huh

lethal widget Sep 5, 2024, 6:05 AM

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fast salmon but seriously I was looking at backup/restore docs and felt it is so convoluted....

u have to do backup and restore by yourself

fast salmon Sep 5, 2024, 4:34 PM

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lethal widget u have to do backup and restore by yourself

I was suggesting a builtin command for backing up and restoring, just a suggestion of

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like docker compose exec immich-nnn immich_ctl backup (or restore)

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