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Self-hosting Immich: what it takes, and what it costs
Your photo library, with faces, search and phone auto-backup — without the storage bill.
what it takes
- the machine
- UGREEN NASync DXP2800 (2 bays, diskless)
- the drives
- Seagate IronWolf Pro 14 TB
- to buy
- €844
- every monthelectricity where you are, plus offsite backup when the data cannot be replaced
- €49.92/mo
Figured for 8 TB of data. Change that, and everything else
why this machine
- 12 W at idle — electricity will stay a rounding error on your bill.
- 2 bays, so your drive lives inside the case instead of dangling off a USB hub.
where to buy it
what Immich asks for
- memory
- 4096 MB
- processor load
- 3 out of 5
- storage
- Serious: this is what fills a drive
- acceleration
- Uses hardware acceleration when there is some
- your data
- Holds things you cannot download again — budget for a real backup
Source code: github.com/immich-app/immich(opens in a new tab)
guides
Price this for your own setup
The builder asks four to six questions and prices the whole thing — including whatever else you want to run alongside it.