Configure Storage

Create the Folder Structure

Create one predictable layout for media, photographs, downloads and application configuration.

Guide difficulty⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beginner Friendly

Estimated time⏱️ Around 20–40 minutesEstimated for a first-time user.

The tested mount location

The reference server stores data beneath /storage/media/media. Keeping one root path makes Docker volume mappings easier to understand and rebuild.

sudo mkdir -p /storage/media/media/{Movies,TV,immich,qbit/config,qbit/watch,qbit/downloading,qbit/torrents}

find /storage/media/media -maxdepth 3 -type d | sort

IMAGE PLACEHOLDERTerminal tree of the completed storage folders.

Required image: Terminal tree of the completed storage folders.