I Built 3 Tools So You Never Lose Your Immich Photos

One wrong command in the terminal and your entire Immich photo library is gone. I built three free tools to fix that — and no, you don't need an expensive RAID setup. In this video, I walk you through Immich Snapshot, Incremental Backups, and Image Restore — three tools I built to make backing up and restoring your self-hosted photo library dead simple. Whether you're running Immich on Docker, a home server, or a budget homelab, these tools create complete backups (database dump, docker compose, photo library, and a restore manifest) so you can recover your entire instance in minutes. I'll show you exactly how each tool works in the terminal, including the commands, the prompts, and what's happening behind the scenes. ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 — The terrifying truth about Immich backup 0:24 — Why RAID isn't the answer ($$$) 0:31 — Immich Snapshot: complete instance backup 1:03 — Running the tool in terminal 1:31 — Incremental Backups: space-efficient protection 2:15 — Image Restore: recovering a deleted Immich instance 3:45 — Setting up automatic scheduled backups 🔗 Tools mentioned: • Blog Link: https://blog.akshaykrishna.com • Immich Snapshot — https://github.com/akshayskrishna/Imm... • Incremental Backups — https://github.com/akshayskrishna/Imm... • Image Restore — https://github.com/akshayskrishna/Imm... 📺 Related videos: • Build Your Own Photo Cloud for $200 —    • Build Your Own Photo Cloud for $200 | Immi...   • Setup Your Own Jellyfin Media Server —    • Unlock UNLIMITED Streaming: Setup Your Own...   If this saved your photo library, drop a 👍 and subscribe for more self-hosted tech guides that don't assume you're a sysadmin. #immich #selfhosted #homelab #docker #photobackup #immich-tools