Immich for Synology: Container Manager Notes
Use Immich's community Synology guide with firewall, storage, and update caveats clearly separated.
Direct answer
Immich documents a Synology Container Manager path, but labels it a community contribution and says it is not officially supported by the Immich team. Follow the Docker Compose baseline and treat DSM firewall and subnet configuration as platform-specific work.
Installation outline
Create the application, Postgres, and library directories under a Docker folder. Upload the release compose and environment files, create a Container Manager project, and apply the values from the Docker Compose guide.
The guide uses port 2283 and asks Synology users to allow communication between the container address and that port. A fixed Docker subnet can prevent firewall rules from breaking when containers are rebuilt.
Storage and updates
Check whether DB_STORAGE_TYPE HDD is appropriate for a database on hard disks. Before updating, back up photos and videos, read release notes, stop and clean the project through Container Manager, rebuild, and re-check the firewall address.
Real case
Discussion #28987 reports DSM 7.2.2-72806 Update 4 with Immich v2 and machine-learning connection errors. The thread includes competing user suggestions and no confirmed maintainer fix, so the failure remains unresolved research.