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Immich v2.0.0 – First stable release (github.com)

547 points by Alexvb · 297 days ago · 159 comments on HN

Article summary

The Immich team has announced the stable release of Immich, a self-hosted photo and video management platform, after 1,337 days of development. The release marks a significant milestone, with the team resolving a substantial amount of technical debt and prioritizing compatibility. The platform offers features such as photo and video storage, searching, and sharing, with a focus on user control and privacy. The team plans to continue developing and releasing new features, including improved stack support and backup services.

Main themes

  • Self-hosted photo management
  • Open-source development
  • User control and privacy
  • Technical debt and compatibility
  • Feature development and release

What commenters say

  • Immich is a viable alternative to Google Photos, offering a self-hosted solution with features like searching and sharing, and its development has been impressive.
  • The resource requirements for Immich, such as 4GB of RAM, are reasonable considering the features it offers, including object recognition and video transcoding.
  • Some users are concerned about the amount of resources required to run Immich, citing examples of other products that can run on lower-end hardware, such as Synology Photos on NASes with 2GB of RAM.
  • The use of JavaScript and Node.js in Immich's development has led to a large number of dependencies and potential performance issues, with some users criticizing the approach as 'bloat'.
  • The Immich team's approach to backwards compatibility, including the use of certain libraries, has been criticized by some as problematic and potentially malicious.
  • The development and release of Immich demonstrate the potential for open-source projects to succeed and offer viable alternatives to commercial products, with a focus on user control and privacy.
  • Some users are waiting for the first patch release before updating to the stable version, citing concerns about potential bugs and issues.
  • The search functionality in Immich is impressive, using CLIP to enable searches like 'black cat on blue carpet in the morning', and is a key feature for many users.