Thanks to HN coverage here, I learned about Immich, got curious, tried it, became excited about it. The other day, I wanted to share my excitement with a non-tech relative – but didnt really dare to suggest how simple it is to get going. I am sure I would have lost him way before "Docker", "Linux", or "Hetzner".

So I thought I put together an app that 1. runs Immich using Apple's container VMs, 2. takes care of Immich's containers, 3. opens Immich in a local browser at the click of a button, 4. displays its current IP address in order to connect with your smartphone, 5. handles configs and updates (restarts containers as needed).

What features would you suggest or would be important for you? My personal items on the list:

- single data directory containing image data as well as database backups

- data directory on an external drive: it may not be connected or be ejected while containers are running

- current IP address as a QR code

- ...?