How to install Immich on a Cloud VPS

Immich is a high-performance self-hosted photo and video backup solution, a Google Photos alternative with mobile apps and machine-learning search.

Self-hosted storage means your files live on your own EU server, with no artificial limits and no per-gigabyte subscriptions.

One-click install on cloudlinux.ro

The fastest way: Immich installs automatically at the first boot of a new server.

1. Create a Cloud VPS from the control panel.
2. In the configuration step, pick Immich from the app catalog.
3. Start the server. The install runs in the background for a few minutes and its status shows on the server page.
4. Access details and generated passwords are saved on the server in /root/app-credentials.txt. The app will be available on port 2283.

Manual install on any Ubuntu server

If you prefer doing it yourself, below is the exact script our automatic install runs. Execute it as root on a fresh Ubuntu server (24.04 recommended). It stops at the first error, and when it finishes you will find the access details in /root/app-credentials.txt.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
DB_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 24 | tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | cut -c1-20)
mkdir -p /opt/immich/library && cd /opt/immich
curl -fsSL -o docker-compose.yml https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/docker-compose.yml
curl -fsSL -o .env https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/example.env
sed -i "s|^UPLOAD_LOCATION=.*|UPLOAD_LOCATION=/opt/immich/library|" .env
sed -i "s|^DB_PASSWORD=.*|DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASS}|" .env
docker compose up -d
IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
printf 'Immich: http://%s:2283\nCreeaza contul de administrator la prima accesare. Aplicatia de telefon se conecteaza la aceeasi adresa.\n' "$IP" > /root/app-credentials.txt

You can also save this script as a recipe in your account and reuse it on any new server.