How to Install Immich on Windows 11

Immich is an open-source project that can be used to quickly set up a local development environment for web development. In this tutorial, we will be walking you through the necessary steps to install Immich on a Windows 11 machine.

Prerequisites

To successfully install Immich on Windows 11, you must have the following prerequisites:

Git - you can download it here.
Python - download the Windows installer here.
Pip - installed automatically with Python.

Installation Steps

Once you have installed the prerequisites, you can follow these steps to install Immich:

Open the command prompt by pressing Win + R, typing cmd, and then pressing Enter.
Change the directory to where Immich will be installed using the cd command. For example, if you want to install Immich in the C:\ drive, enter the following command:
```
cd C:\
```
Clone the Immich repository from GitHub by running the following command:
```
git clone https://github.com/alextran1502/immich.git
```
Change the directory to the immich folder that was just created by Git using the following command:
```
cd immich
```
Finally, install Immich using pip by running the following command:
```
pip install .
```
This will install Immich along with all the required dependencies.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Immich on your Windows 11 machine.

Usage

To use Immich, you can simply run the following command from the command prompt:

immich start

This will start the local development environment and you can start building your web applications.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Immich on a Windows 11 machine. Immich is a powerful tool that can help streamline your web development workflow, and we hope that you find it useful.