immich/docs/docs/administration/server-commands.md
Jason Rasmussen 58521c9efb
feat: change default media location to /data (#20367)
* feat!: change default media location to /data

* feat: dynamically detect media location
2025-07-29 16:58:50 -04:00

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Server Commands

The immich-server docker image comes preinstalled with an administrative CLI (immich-admin) that supports the following commands:

Command Description
help Display help
reset-admin-password Reset the password for the admin user
disable-password-login Disable password login
enable-password-login Enable password login
enable-oauth-login Enable OAuth login
disable-oauth-login Disable OAuth login
list-users List Immich users
version Print Immich version
change-media-location Change database file paths to align with a new media location

How to run a command

To run a command, connect to the immich_server container and then execute the command via immich-admin <command>.

Examples

Reset Admin Password

immich-admin reset-admin-password
Found Admin:
- ID=e65e6f88-2a30-4dbe-8dd9-1885f4889b53
- OAuth ID=
- Email=admin@example.com
- Name=Immich Admin
? Please choose a new password (optional) immich-is-cool
The admin password has been updated.

Disable Password Login

immich-admin disable-password-login
Password login has been disabled.

Enable Password Login

immich-admin enable-password-login
Password login has been enabled.

Enable OAuth login

immich-admin enable-oauth-login
OAuth login has been enabled.

Disable OAuth login

immich-admin disable-oauth-login
OAuth login has been disabled.

List Users

immich-admin list-users
[
  {
    id: 'e65e6f88-2a30-4dbe-8dd9-1885f4889b53',
    email: 'immich@example.com.com',
    name: 'Immich Admin',
    storageLabel: 'admin',
    externalPath: null,
    profileImagePath: 'upload/profile/e65e6f88-2a30-4dbe-8dd9-1885f4889b53/e65e6f88-2a30-4dbe-8dd9-1885f4889b53.jpg',
    shouldChangePassword: true,
    isAdmin: true,
    createdAt: 2023-07-11T20:12:20.602Z,
    deletedAt: null,
    updatedAt: 2023-09-21T15:42:28.129Z,
    oauthId: '',
  }
]

Print Immich Version

immich-admin version
v1.129.0

Change media location

immich-admin change-media-location
? Enter the previous value of IMMICH_MEDIA_LOCATION: /data
? Enter the new value of IMMICH_MEDIA_LOCATION: /my-data
...
  Previous value: /data
  Current value:  /my-data

  Changing database paths from "/data/*" to "/my-data/*"

? Do you want to proceed? [Y/n] y

Database file paths updated successfully! 🎉
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