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Should I switch from Synology Photos to Immich?
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this post was submitted on 30 May 2026
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Just stand it up and copy over a sample set. It'll take like two hours tops. Play around and see if you like it. I did it and had the fancy features working right out of the box.
If you've used Google Photos, it's almost an exact clone.