[mopsi]

Does Immich support read-only source folders yet? I'd like to keep the original files intact, but allow Immich to index them.

[zyberzero]

Yes, at least for a year. There is a ”external library” feature, I think that does what you want.

[mopsi]

Thank you! That was not available the last time I checked.

[bo0tzz]

It's been available for nearly three years

[etnoy]

Yes, using external libraries. It's been a feature for several years. Make it read-only by mounting docker compose read only