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== Step 6: Configure Immich ==

Once it’s started it’ll ask you to set up a username and a password. Once that’s done, we have a few tasks to complete.

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==== 6.1 Set up your android backup &amp; zfs pool as libraries in Immich ====

This is necessary so you can see your files.

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<li><p>Click the circle in the upper right corner that has the first letter of your username.</p></li>
<li><p>Click '''Administration'''</p></li>
<li><p>Click '''External Libraries''' on the left menu</p></li>
<li><p>Click on the plus or on the '''Create Library''' button in the upper right to create a library.</p></li>
<li><p>Create two libraries: and set yourself as the owner of each.</p></li>
<li><p>Click on the three dots next to the library.</p></li>
<li><p>Click '''Rename'''</p></li>
<li><p>Name each library - (e.g. '''zfs pool''' and '''android phone'''.)</p></li>
<li><p>Click the three dots again and click '''Edit Import Paths'''</p></li>
<li><p>Set each external library to have the path we chose above for our zfs pool and our android phone backup. <code>- /home/louis/androidbackup/DCIM:/files/phonepics:rw       - /home/louis/Pictures:/files/zfspics:ro</code></p></li>
<li><p>Once done with this, go back to '''Settings''' in the left hand menu</p></li>
<li><p>Go to '''Video Transcoding Settings'''</p></li>
<li><p>If you want video proxies created so you are watching lower bitrate files when you load immich(useful if you use this on a phone with bad internet speeds), change '''Transcode policy''' to '''All videos'''</p>
<blockquote><p>'''NOTE:''' Transcoding videos doesn’t delete the original. It creates new videos in a subfolder of the <code>immich-app</code> directory. The original video file is preserved in full quality in its original location.</p></blockquote></li>
<li><p>If you have a fast computer, or lots of patience, set '''Preset''' to '''fast''' - this will make video files that are smaller for the same quality as '''ultrafast'''. For '''Constant Rate Factor''', higher is smaller file/worse quality, lower number is larger file/better quality. If you are making video proxies because your internet service sucks I’d set this to 28.</p></li>
<li><p>In '''Settings''', go over to '''External Library'''</p></li>
<li><p>Under '''Library Watching''' enable '''Watch external libraries for file changes'''</p></li>
<li><p>Under '''Periodic Scanning''' Make sure this is turned on. I would make this something daring; perhaps once an hour. Remember, since we are not using the Immich app to upload the photos to Immich, Immich is not aware without scanning manually if we have added files or not.</p></li>
<li><p>On the left hand menu, go over to '''Jobs'''.</p></li>
<li><p>Next to '''LIBRARY''', click the ALL button.</p></li>
<li><p>Wait patiently.</p></li>
<li><p>You’re done. :)</p></li></ol>

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