Transforming Your Old Laptop Into Your New Self Hosted Google Photos Alternative

Table of Contents What is Immich My machine Preparing the machine Setting the device up Installing Docker Installing and configuring Immich Post installation Keeping the laptop alive Advanced Setup What is Immich Immich is a free, open source, self-hosted photo and video management solution allowing you to easily back up, organize and manage your photos and videos on your server without sacrificing your privacy. You can find their website here My machine This incredible piece of technology can be used to resurrect old devices, like an IdeaPad S145, from the grave to act as a server for photos and videos. The noble IdeaPad S145 packs: 8Gb RAM AMD A9-9425 dual core @ 3.1GHz 256GB NVMe Solid State Drives (SSD) 1TB Hard Disk Drive (HDD) These specs are nothing to write home about, but it creates the perfect playground for Immich. Preparing the machine for its new purpose The first thing that had to be done was installing Ubuntu Linux onto the machine. To do this you must have: 12GB (or mor