{"id":149,"date":"2026-07-06T21:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidengage.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2026-08-04T22:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T04:35:59","slug":"photo-backup-in-immich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidengage.com\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"Immich Photo Backup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8441-472x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-152 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8441-472x1024.png 472w, https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8441-138x300.png 138w, https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8441-768x1665.png 768w, https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8441-709x1536.png 709w, https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8441-945x2048.png 945w, https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8441.png 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:48% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8443-472x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-151 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8443-472x1024.png 472w, https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8443-138x300.png 138w, https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8443-768x1665.png 768w, https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8443-709x1536.png 709w, https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8443-945x2048.png 945w, https:\/\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_8443.png 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t really know how to illustrate this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Immich<\/strong> set to sync with my <strong>iCloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">I created an <strong>Immich<\/strong> virtual machine that mounts an <strong>SMB<\/strong> share directory to send all my images. <strong>Immich<\/strong> also has an iOS app, which is what the screenshots are from, which I set to automatically backup my photos, I plan on cancelling my <strong>iCloud<\/strong> subscription soon. Also using <strong>Immich<\/strong> to organize photos from various times and sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-image-compare\"><div class=\"juxtapose\" data-mode=\"horizontal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-02-at-9.55.42-PM_scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1635\" height=\"1130\" class=\"image-compare__image-before\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aidengage.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-02-at-9.58.37-PM_scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1540\" height=\"1126\" class=\"image-compare__image-after\"\/><\/div><figcaption>general photo backup compared to organized albums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">Along with my library sync, I also back up much of my camera photos into albums and plan to integrate a small photography portfolio into this website, because tech isn&#8217;t the only thing I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">While my <strong>Immich<\/strong> project is nowhere near complete, as I want to completely remove my <strong>iCloud<\/strong> subscription, it is set up to a working state and am currently happy with the results. Reinforcing my experience with <strong>Docker Compose<\/strong> and I do everything in the <strong>terminal<\/strong> to learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I created an Immich virtual machine that mounts an SMB share directory to send all my images. Immich also has an iOS app, which is what the screenshots are from, which I set to automatically backup my photos, I plan on cancelling my iCloud subscription soon. 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