SOLVED - THANKS EVERYONE

I have been hoping to figure this out by myself and a lot of reading, but so far I’ve either missed the obvious or something is blocking access. While searching, I’ve found a lot of threads and GitHub posts with similar issues, but none seem to apply for me, that I could find.

I have installed proxmox and docker etc. Following a couple of videos, initially I had Debian 12, then Nix and now Ubuntu, I get the same error every time.

I cannot access immich from web browser or my phone app. I can access and setup via localhost:2283

I am completely stumped as to where I should now be looking, would love if anyone could help me.

EDIT:

WOW!!! I wasn’t expecting fast answers nor as many on Lemmy.

🤯

Thanks everyone for replying. Unfortunately I get the same error with or without /API at the end. I know it’s something I’m doing/not doing, but I don’t know what. I was hoping to learn by teaching myself as I went along, but this has me stumped.

NEW EDIT:

Thank you everyone. I am able to access the Immich app now. I was using the incorrect IP address. I was using my ‘public IP address’. As a few mentioned, I used the command ip a in terminal and it gave me my public IP address, but further down another IP address that I hadn’t seen before, and that one worked. beginning with 192.168

Again a huge thanks to everyone, Lemmy here was a great help and I found replies and information a great help. :D I am chuffed to bits, but very tired, and a bit worried about what lays ahead for me with what else I may get stuck on, as that seemed like something I probably should have figured out… But if I didn’t know, I couldn’t…

Immich is now ‘building the timeline’ after succesfully logging in, and I am looking forward to learning more tomorrow and hosting other apps. Also checking out the scripts for proxmox.

Goodnight all :)

  • Babalugats@feddit.ukOPEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    Hey, thanks for replying.

    I tried portforwarding while I was using Debian and it made no difference. I am trying to access on my own WiFi at home.

    I haven’t tried reverse proxy as it is only something I came across today and was also looking at tailscale, but I don’t want to use 3rd party solutions yet if I can avoid it, hoping to learn. I’m completely new to this, and haven’t a clue what I’m. The main reason I tried the three os’s was to practice setting up proxmox with a VM as much as trying to find and fix the issue.

    • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      If you’re on your home WiFi, try the private IP, it will most likely start with 192.168, though it’s possible it will start with 10 or 172.

      If you’re accessing it over an external IP, you need to forward ports to the host that runs Immich. Note that not all ISPs support it, you might be out of luck.

      But accessing it on the same network (like the same WiFi) should always be possible, you just need to know the correct IP address.

        • cevn@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 days ago

          If the ip a command is being run from same place immich is run and the ip starts with 192 or 10 that is probably what you are looking for. If it doesnt work after plugging that in and you are on same network. Likely a firewall issue. When on the same network port forwarded doesnt really apply

          • Babalugats@feddit.ukOPEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            Thanks, I was able to access immich app using an IP address that did begin with 192.168. It wasn’t one I had seen before. I am now in the app, it is ‘building the timeline’

    • gray@pawb.socialEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Same as the other reply here, if you’re on your local network most likely be a 192. address. You can find this on the host server by the “ip a” command.

      Personally immich is pretty advanced for someone new to homelab, you might find starting with homeassistant or something might be easier to get started. Also immich is super beta right now and prone to drastic breaking changes with each update.

      • Babalugats@feddit.ukOPEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Thanks, I typed that command, and i got my ‘public IP address’ which is the one I was using in immich that begins with 5. Further down the list I saw an IP address I hadn’t seen before neither in the setup of proxmox ve, nor in immich. That one begins wth 192.168 I tried it in immich app, and it worked straight away… It was with the line that had <BROADCAST, MULTICAST, UP, LOWER_UP> in it.

        Thank you a million times over, only now I do not feel as relieved as I thought I would. I think this is a lot harder than I thought it would be, as now I have to get it working when I am not inside the same wifi…

        It is bedtime for me now, thank you for your help, and everyone else. I will try and pick up where I left off tonight if I can remember what I need to do.