Would this flow work with Immich & Syncthing to copy images and auto upload and delete? (programming.dev)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Mir@programming.dev to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

35 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I would like new images to be uploaded to Immich from my phone and deleted after 30 days automatically, so I was thinking about this flow:

I will Sync files to the server using Syncthing
I will Copy files from the Synced folder to an Immich Consume folder, (not sure how to copy only new files (maybe use created date)). Then delete images that are older than 30 days which will remove them from my phone.
I will upload to Immich using Immich CLI (?) which will use the delete after upload flag.

Basically:

(1)

Camera, Screenshots, etc =Syncthing=> SyncthingImageConsume/{Folder}

(2)

{Script on SyncthingImageConsume}

SyncthingImageConsume/{Folder} =CopyNewFiles=> ImmichConsume/{Folder}

Then delete older than 30 days.

(3)

{Script on ImmichConsume}

Upload to immich and then delete

would this work? and is there a better way to do it? any tips?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Shimitar@feddit.it 1 points 6 months ago

Why such a mess? Either use immich with its upload or use syncthing (I use the latter).

Immich sucks in providing folder based albums, but excells in phone photo backup and sync!

[-] Mir@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

I want to use immich mostly for viewing

[-] Shimitar@feddit.it 2 points 6 months ago

There are better options for viewing.... Imho

[-] Mir@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

can you recommend me something else?

[-] Shimitar@feddit.it 5 points 6 months ago

There are many.

Personally I use both PiGallery2 (great folder view, super fast) and HomeGallery (innovative browsing approach, modern looks).

They will both work with your existent file/folder structure and will update as you add or remove photos.

[-] Mir@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

Thank you for the suggestion, they seem to be readonly, I was hoping I could delete/rename photos using them.

[-] Shimitar@feddit.it 1 points 6 months ago

Piwigo then, but its old, feels old, its slow and ugly.

load more comments (2 replies)

load more comments (4 replies)

this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2024

32 points (94.4% liked)

Selfhosted

40246 readers

448 users here now

A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control.

Rules:

Be civil: we're here to support and learn from one another. Insults won't be tolerated. Flame wars are frowned upon.
No spam posting.
Posts have to be centered around self-hosting. There are other communities for discussing hardware or home computing. If it's not obvious why your post topic revolves around selfhosting, please include details to make it clear.
Don't duplicate the full text of your blog or github here. Just post the link for folks to click.
Submission headline should match the article title (don’t cherry-pick information from the title to fit your agenda).
No trolling.

Resources:

selfh.st Newsletter and index of selfhosted software and apps
awesome-selfhosted software
awesome-sysadmin resources
Self-Hosted Podcast from Jupiter Broadcasting

Any issues on the community? Report it using the report flag.

Questions? DM the mods!

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world

HybridSarcasm@lemmy.hybridsarcasm.xyz