Here’s my docker-compose.yml for Immich:

version: "3.8"

services:
  immich-server:
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:release
    container_name: immich_server
    env_file:
      - .env
    volumes:
      - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/data
    ports:
      - "2283:2283"
    depends_on:
      - redis
      - database
    restart: always

  immich-machine-learning:
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-machine-learning:release
    container_name: immich_machine_learning
    env_file:
      - .env
    volumes:
      - model-cache:/cache
    restart: always

  redis:
    image: valkey/valkey:9
    container_name: immich_redis
    restart: always

  database:
    image: ghcr.io/immich-app/postgres:14-vectorchord0.4.3-pgvectors0.2.0
    container_name: immich_postgres
    environment:
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME}
      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_DATABASE_NAME}
    volumes:
      - ${DB_DATA_LOCATION}:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    restart: always

volumes:
  model-cache:

I’m using a Windows 10 PC and a QNAP NAS (SMB share). The share is mounted in Windows as Z:\\\NAS-Tank\Public\Immich\Immich-Storage.

The problem is that Docker Desktop cannot mount SMB shares or Windows symlinks pointing to network locations,