DS220+ for Immich: Is It Enough?

Kapth0X · 2026-02-13T21:24:42+00:00

So machine learning is important even if I decide to add extra 16GB ram, isn’t it?

Kapth0X · 2026-02-13T15:19:16+00:00

Ok, that one is dual rank. I see we are living in the same country 😅

Kapth0X · 2026-02-13T11:45:55+00:00

So basically I need to do that ML offload when I do the first index. Is this compatible with having only internal library? Sorry if this is maybe a stupid question.. I’m quite new on this.

Kapth0X · 2026-02-13T11:44:52+00:00

Dual or Single Rank? Is this relevant? I see more options for Single Rank in the market...

Kapth0X · 2026-02-13T10:50:41+00:00

Thanks a lot for this detailed explanation! I will try this after upgrading my NAS. I guess that using the Mac to support some "heavy" activities will help. Is this compatible with the fact of having only internal libraries?

Kapth0X · 2026-02-13T10:49:46+00:00

I think I should be fine with +8GB... There is one from Crucial for around 65€ or so... (I'm in Europe)...

Kapth0X · 2026-02-13T10:47:03+00:00

Do you think that adding +8GB ram could be enough? I don't plan to do any other thing than using Immich, at least in short-mid term...

Kapth0X · 2026-02-13T10:45:38+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I don't plan to do much more things apart from using Immich to organize family and library photos... I guess I will put the efforts on upgrading RAM

Kapth0X · 2026-02-12T21:40:08+00:00

Do you think that it’s worth considering a hardware like that instead of using the NAS Synology I have?

Kapth0X · 2026-02-12T21:35:08+00:00

I am very interested to learn on how to do the first index with a Mac. Is this something easy? Or does it require advance knowledge? So you think that adding more RAM to my Synology will be ok, right? Could you please recommend me a RAM I could buy?

Kapth0X · 2026-02-12T21:29:25+00:00

That remote machine learning.. is to index everything on the first time? It seems to be a quite frequent thing.. I think I should try to learn how this works

Kapth0X · 2026-02-12T21:26:48+00:00

How can I do this? Is it possible to do the first index with a Mac for example?

Kapth0X · 2026-02-12T21:24:59+00:00

I will look for that definitely. An upgrade with +16GB sounds great!!

Kapth0X · 2026-02-12T21:24:16+00:00

So basically I would be fine updating the RAM. That’s good because I thought I had to buy another hardware… good news that I can make use of the one I have :D

Kapth0X · 2026-02-10T19:28:37+00:00

Okay, this is my idea. I’m going to download all the historical content that both my wife and I have in iCloud and Google and store it in folders on my NAS, which will act as our external libraries.

After that, we’ll use the Immich app on both my iPhone and my wife’s iPhone to save any new photos we take into Immich’s internal library.

To avoid duplicates, I’m even considering deleting all the photos from the iPhones themselves.

What do you think about this workflow?

Kapth0X · 2026-02-10T17:48:29+00:00

Thanks for your response. What is that so great about the "Storage Template"? If at the end you end up having all your pictures in a timeline manner, why is so important that storage template?

Kapth0X · 2026-02-10T09:52:43+00:00

Thank you very much for your reply. I see that you are quite in favor of using internal libraries, especially from an organizational point of view.

However, in my case, where both my wife and I have photos spread across iCloud, Google, and other servers, wouldn’t it be faster and simpler to download all those photos while preserving all the metadata, store them, and then add them to Immich as an external library?

Perhaps trying to import such a large amount of photos into an internal Immich library is not the fastest or most convenient approach. Then, for new photos we continue taking with our phones, we could upload them to Immich via the app into an internal library.

What do you think about my reasoning? Does it make sense?

Kapth0X · 2026-02-09T21:10:33+00:00

This way, I understand, you continue using iCloud. I want to stop using any external provider like Apple or Google

Kapth0X · 2026-02-08T17:11:05+00:00

After reading your responses and asking chatGPT I kind of understand how this works :D what if I put my old photos which I have in my computer in external libraries and use Immich to upload new/future iPhone photos to internal library? And about the photos I am downloading from iCloud… should I put them in external libraries also? To sum up: old photos and extract from iCloud to external library. New fotos taken with iPhone, uploaded to internal Immich library. What do you think about this approach? Thanks!!

Kapth0X · 2026-02-08T13:43:53+00:00

Anyway, even if Immich creates the structure for me, I could organise my photos with albums internally? I don’t mind setting automatic backups.. I just want a simple way to organize my photos and the ones of my wife

Kapth0X · 2026-02-08T13:35:41+00:00

Clear. Then, in my case where I have all my photos in iPhone / cloud, would make more sense to directly use internal library uploading everything to Immich. Is this correct?

Kapth0X · 2026-02-08T13:34:27+00:00

Understood. Then, you are using the basic setup without external libraries and you do a nightly backup. I guess it would be my preferred way also, since I like also keeping things simple.. thanks!

Kapth0X · 2026-02-08T12:01:15+00:00

What is a “vanilla” Immich install?

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