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Step 2: Create Docker Network

All Immich containers need to communicate with each other by container name. We create a dedicated Docker network for this.

Quicklink to the Unraid terminal (paste into your browser while logged into Unraid):

http://<your-unraid-ip>/Terminal
  1. Open the Unraid web interface http://<your-unraid-ip>
  2. Open the Unraid terminal (click the Terminal icon in the top right corner of the navigation bar)
  3. Run the following command to create the network: 
    docker network create immich_internal
  4. When setting up each container below, select immich_internal as the network in the template settings.

Why a custom network? Containers on the default bridge network communicate via host port mappings (NAT overhead). On a custom network, containers resolve each other by name directly — faster and more secure since database/cache ports don't need to be exposed to the host.