Gumnut’s Immich compatibility layer supports most of the core Immich functionality. This page covers what’s supported, what isn’t, and how Gumnut differs from the official Immich server.
Supported Features
These Immich features work with Gumnut:
| Feature | Details |
|---|
| Photo and video upload | Upload from mobile app, web app, or API |
| Background backup | Automatic camera roll backup from the mobile app |
| Photo browsing | Timeline view, thumbnails, full-resolution viewing |
| Albums | Create, edit, delete albums; add and remove assets |
| People and faces | Face detection, person tagging, person management |
| Search | Semantic search (natural language) and metadata search |
| Timeline | Monthly time buckets with date filtering |
| Sync | Incremental sync between devices with checkpoint management |
| Metadata | EXIF data extraction, dates, camera information |
| Real-time updates | WebSocket notifications for uploads and deletes |
| Authentication | Log in with your Gumnut credentials |
Not Yet Supported
These Immich features are not currently available through Gumnut. Some may be added in the future:
| Feature | Status |
|---|
| Tags | Returns empty results |
| Maps and places | Location-based browsing not available |
| Memories | Auto-generated memory collections not available |
| User sharing and partners | Sharing libraries between users not available |
| Shared links | Public sharing links not available |
| Duplicates | Duplicate detection view not available |
| Trash | No trash — deleted assets are permanently removed and cannot be recovered |
| Stacks | Image stacking not available |
| Notifications | Push notifications not available |
Features listed as “not yet supported” return empty results in the Immich apps — they won’t cause errors, but the corresponding sections will appear empty.
Intentionally Different
Some features work differently in Gumnut by design:
- No external libraries — Immich allows importing photos from external file paths on the server. Gumnut does not support this because it runs as a managed cloud service, not on your local machine. You always have full access to your original assets and metadata through the API.
- No admin-level ML configuration — Immich lets you customize embedding models, ML processing settings, and other server-level options. Gumnut manages these automatically — you get the latest models and optimizations without configuration.
- No server administration — Immich exposes admin endpoints for managing users, jobs, and system settings. Gumnut handles infrastructure and administration automatically.
Gumnut vs Official Immich Server
| Feature | Gumnut | Immich Server |
|---|
| MCP server + MCP App | Yes | No |
| AI agent integration (Claude, ChatGPT) | Yes | No |
| AI description generation | Yes | No |
| Photo quality scoring | Yes | No |
| Custom embedding models | No (managed by Gumnut) | Yes |
| External libraries | No (API access to originals) | Yes |
| Horizontal scalability | Yes (cloud-native) | No |
| CDN for image serving | Yes (Cloudflare) | No |
| Storage | S3-compatible cloud | Local disk |
| Hosting | Managed cloud | Self-hosted |
