Chapter 7 — Break Up With Big Tech I: Google Photos → Immich

mkdir -p /srv/lab/compose/immich && cd /srv/lab/compose/immich

wget -O docker-compose.yml https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/docker-compose.yml
wget -O .env https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/example.env

nano .env

# Where your photos live on disk (point this at your big drive)
UPLOAD_LOCATION=/srv/lab/media/immich

# Timezone
TZ=Pacific/Honolulu

# Database password (pick a real one)
DB_PASSWORD=pick-something-long-and-random

mkdir -p /srv/lab/media/immich

docker compose up -d
docker compose logs -f     # watch for "server started" and "postgres ready" then Ctrl-C

# Download the latest binary for your hardware
# On a laptop or desktop:
wget https://github.com/simulot/immich-go/releases/download/v0.32.0/immich-go_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz
tar -xzf immich-go*.tar.gz
sudo mv immich-go /usr/local/bin/

# On a Raspberry Pi (ARM):
wget https://github.com/simulot/immich-go/releases/download/v0.32.0/immich-go_Linux_arm64.tar.gz
tar -xzf immich-go*.tar.gz
sudo mv immich-go /usr/local/bin/

immich-go --version    # should show v0.32.0 or later

# Assume your Takeout zips are in ~/Downloads/takeout
immich-go upload from-google-photos \
  --server=http://localhost:2283 \
  --api-key=your-api-key-here \
  ~/Downloads/takeout/takeout-*.zip

services:
  immich-machine-learning:
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:release
    # ... (rest of service config unchanged)
    environment:
      - DISABLE_MACHINE_LEARNING=true