Immich — system requirements

Self-hosted photo and video backup with machine-learning search. · website · repository

Minimum RAM

6 GB

“Minimum 6GB, recommended 8GB”

Scope: Docker, general installation · official source · retrieved 2026-07-24

Recommended RAM

8 GB

“Minimum 6GB, recommended 8GB”

Scope: Docker, general installation · official source · retrieved 2026-07-24

Minimum CPU cores

2 cores

“Minimum 2 cores, recommended 4 cores”

Scope: Docker, general installation · official source · retrieved 2026-07-24

Recommended CPU cores

4 cores

“Minimum 2 cores, recommended 4 cores”

Scope: Docker, general installation · official source · retrieved 2026-07-24

External services

Image: ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server · compressed size (amd64): 761 MB · architectures: amd64, arm64 · source, retrieved 2026-07-24

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