Immich server
Upload finished photos from the desktop app to any Immich server you host yourself.
The LightPhotos desktop app can upload finished photos straight to any Immich server you point it at — including one on a box in your closet. Open the export form and set Destination to Immich, then paste your server's address into Server URL, add an API key, and click Connect.
- Immich is a photo library you host yourself. It is the closest thing to a self-hosted Google Photos, and LightPhotos treats it as a first-class export target.
- Your server address and API key are stored locally. They live in the desktop app's config and are never sent anywhere except your own Immich server.
- Let the server handle duplicates. Immich already deduplicates by content hash, so re-exporting the same photo is safe.
- The web version can't upload to Immich. Choosing Immich there shows a note that it only works in the desktop app. Browsers block a web page from talking to a server on another site unless that server allows it, and Immich doesn't.
Once connected, exporting to Immich works exactly like exporting to disk: select your photos, pick an Album if you want one, and click Export. Your adjustments are baked in before the upload, so what lands on the server is the finished photo.