[Feature] One-click mobile app configuration file to simplify onboarding

[radh21301]

I have searched the existing feature requests, both open and closed, to make sure this is not a duplicate request.

• Yes

The feature

Onboarding new users to the Immich mobile app can be pretty complicated, especially for non-technical users.

In my setup, users have to:

• Open the app
• Go into settings
• Configure proxy headers (I have a reverse proxy with auth in front)
• Enter the Immich server URL
• Then log in credentials

It is honestly too much for older users like my parents or grandparents. Explaining proxy headers over the phone is… not fun 😅

It would be awesome if Immich supported something like a one-click configuration file, for example:

• A file like configuration.immich (or a special link)
• Shared via a secure messaging app
• When opened, it launches the Immich app and auto-configures things like:
  • Server URL
  • Proxy headers
  • Other required connection settings
  • maybe even login credentials? My parents and grandparent would certainly prefer this

After that, the user could be taken straight to the timeline (or at least the login screen). I’m also guessing this kind of mechanism could be extended to something like in this request #9866?

I don’t fully understand the technical complexity here, so take this with a grain of salt, but from a user experience perspective this would make Immich much easier to share with family and non-technical users.

Platform

• Server
• Web
• Mobile

[alextran1502]

hmm, neat idea

[bo0tzz]

We've discussed this in the team before, a deep link that prefills some of the settings like server URL etc would be great indeed.