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prime monolith Oct 2, 2024, 5:47 PM

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Accessing Windows D: Drive in Immich Server Setup on Docker with WSL 2
Overview of the Issue
I have been trying to set up immich using Docker on a WSL 2 environment while allowing the immich-server to access files on my Windows D: drive (D:\Images). I updated the docker-compose.yml file to include a volume mount for the Windows directory. However, the immich-server container has been unable to see or access the specified directory. Despite correctly setting up the volume mount in Docker, the issue persists.

Setup Details
Operating System: Windows with WSL 2 enabled.
Docker: Using Docker Desktop with WSL 2 backend.
Target Directory: The Windows directory D:\Images, which is mounted in WSL at /mnt/host/d/Images.
Docker Compose File: The docker-compose.yml file is configured to mount the Windows path to the container for the immich-server and immich-web services.
Environment File: .env file used to set UPLOAD_LOCATION and database connection details.
Steps Taken
Modified the docker-compose.yml to include the volume mount:
volumes:

/mnt/host/d/Images:/app/images
Verified that Docker Desktop is set up correctly with WSL 2 integration.
Updated the .env file to ensure the correct UPLOAD_LOCATION is set.
Tried accessing the directory within the container using docker exec for debugging purposes.
Problems Encountered
Permissions Issues: The container seems to be unable to access files within the /mnt/host/d/Images directory.
Volume Mount Conflicts: Possible conflicts between the UPLOAD_LOCATION environment variable and the paths in the volume mounts.
WSL Path Handling: Potential issues in how Docker Desktop handles WSL paths, causing the server to not see the intended files.

stuck pagodaBOT Oct 2, 2024, 5:47 PM

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prime monolith Oct 2, 2024, 5:48 PM

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# WARNING: Make sure to use the docker-compose.yml of the current release:
#
# https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/docker-compose.yml
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# The compose file on main may not be compatible with the latest release.
#

name: immich

services:
  immich-server:
    container_name: immich_server
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
    # extends:
    #   file: hwaccel.transcoding.yml
    #   service: cpu # set to one of [nvenc, quicksync, rkmpp, vaapi, vaapi-wsl] for accelerated transcoding
    volumes:
      # Do not edit the next line. If you want to change the media storage location on your system, edit the value of UPLOAD_LOCATION in the .env file
      - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
      - /mnt/host/d/Images:/app/images
    env_file:
      - .env
    ports:
      - 2283:3001
    depends_on:
      - redis
      - database
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      disable: false

  immich-machine-learning:
    container_name: immich_machine_learning
    # For hardware acceleration, add one of -[armnn, cuda, openvino] to the image tag.
    # Example tag: ${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}-cuda
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:${IMMICH_VERSION:-release}
    # extends: # uncomment this section for hardware acceleration - see https://immich.app/docs/features/ml-hardware-acceleration
    #   file: hwaccel.ml.yml
    #   service: cpu # set to one of [armnn, cuda, openvino, openvino-wsl] for accelerated inference - use the `-wsl` version for WSL2 where applicable
    volumes:
      - model-cache:/cache
    env_file:
      - .env
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      disable: false

  redis:
    container_name: immich_redis
    image: docker.io/redis:6.2-alpine@sha256:2d1463258f2764328496376f5d965f20c6a67f66ea2b06dc42af351f75248792
    healthcheck:
      test: redis-cli ping || exit 1
    restart: always

  database:
    container_name: immich_postgres
    image: docker.io/tensorchord/pgvecto-rs:pg14-v0.2.0@sha256:90724186f0a3517cf6914295b5ab410db9ce23190a2d9d0b9dd6463e3fa298f0
    environment:
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME}
      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_DATABASE_NAME}
      POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS: '--data-checksums'
    volumes:
      # Do not edit the next line. If you want to change the database storage location on your system, edit the value of DB_DATA_LOCATION in the .env file
      - ${DB_DATA_LOCATION}:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    healthcheck:
      test: pg_isready --dbname='${DB_DATABASE_NAME}' --username='${DB_USERNAME}' || exit 1; Chksum="$$(psql --dbname='${DB_DATABASE_NAME}' --username='${DB_USERNAME}' --tuples-only --no-align --command='SELECT COALESCE(SUM(checksum_failures), 0) FROM pg_stat_database')"; echo "checksum failure count is $$Chksum"; [ "$$Chksum" = '0' ] || exit 1
      interval: 5m
      start_interval: 30s
      start_period: 5m
    command: ["postgres", "-c", "shared_preload_libraries=vectors.so", "-c", 'search_path="$$user", public, vectors', "-c", "logging_collector=on", "-c", "max_wal_size=2GB", "-c", "shared_buffers=512MB", "-c", "wal_compression=on"]
    restart: always

volumes:
  model-cache:

#

# 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=/mnt/host/d/Images
# The location where your database files are stored
DB_DATA_LOCATION=./postgres

# To set a timezone, uncomment the next line and change Etc/UTC to a TZ identifier from this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#List
# TZ=Etc/UTC

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

# Connection secret for postgres. You should change it to a random password
# Please use only the characters `A-Za-z0-9`, without special characters or spaces
DB_PASSWORD=**********


# The values below this line do not need to be changed
###################################################################################
DB_USERNAME=postgres
DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich

normal tangle Oct 2, 2024, 5:49 PM

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prime monolith ``` # You can find documentation for all the supported env variables at https://...

you don't need to share your password if you dont want to

upper bridge Oct 2, 2024, 5:50 PM

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/mnt/host/d/Images:/app/images
The path inside the container here is /app/images, so that's what you should put in the UI

prime monolith Oct 2, 2024, 5:51 PM

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that works but no images or anything there

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normal tangle Oct 2, 2024, 5:57 PM

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are the host files located at /mnt/host/d/Images

prime monolith Oct 2, 2024, 5:57 PM

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in windows they are in d/images but in wsl yeah i can see them at that path

upper bridge Oct 2, 2024, 6:19 PM

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prime monolith

You're mounting to /app but this screenshot is /usr/src/app

prime monolith Oct 2, 2024, 6:39 PM

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okay so images is seen but gui doesnt see any images

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i dont think it mounted properly as non of the folder that are suppost to be in the directory are

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heres what should be seen

fathom flume Oct 3, 2024, 10:31 AM

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You can’t use the external library also as the UPLOAD_LOCATION

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so you should fix that first

warped cargo Oct 3, 2024, 10:42 AM

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Hah totally missed that

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I mean maybe you can, but your system will be broken beyond belief once a single image starts generating thumbs

prime monolith Oct 3, 2024, 7:28 PM

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Oh okay so how would i get it to see an external drive or does it need to transfer the data off ther drive onto the pc to be used ?

warped cargo Oct 3, 2024, 7:30 PM

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UPLOAD_LOCATION is for new files only, preferably an empty map

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for existing files, see https://immich.app/docs/guides/external-library/

prime monolith Oct 3, 2024, 7:53 PM

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this is my problem i cant add it to external library that why ive tried all the backward shit ive tried up to now :p
New question i have an excternal drive how to i add it to the external library.
This is rinning in docker desktop on windows docker desktop is running a wsl2 backend can wsl can see the file windows can see the files but they fail to validate on the software x

warped cargo Oct 3, 2024, 8:07 PM

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My default answer is do you really need it to be on windows ?

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windows sucks for this

prime monolith Oct 3, 2024, 8:14 PM

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Sadly yeah, im stuck on it for multiple reasons sorry I know it not ideal 😞

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