🐞 Bug: Immich service failing database connection

[norey]

Bug Description

All the containers in the Immich stack come up except for the main one: app-${SERVICE}-server, it's failing with:

[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:02:47.442325026Z Node.js v24.14.1
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:38.741846578Z Initializing Immich v2.7.5
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:38.747900514Z Detected CPU Cores: 16
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.933416295Z (node:7) ExperimentalWarning: WASI is an experimental feature and might change at any time
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.933449882Z (Use `node --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960166499Z node:internal/process/promises:394
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960184263Z     triggerUncaughtException(err, true /* fromPromise */);
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960186134Z     ^
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960187644Z 
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960189100Z Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND database
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960190662Z     at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookupall [as oncomplete] (node:dns:122:26) {
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960192251Z   errno: -3008,
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960193747Z   code: 'ENOTFOUND',
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960195219Z   syscall: 'getaddrinfo',
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960196666Z   hostname: 'database'
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960198149Z }
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960199559Z 
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:03:39.960200972Z Node.js v24.14.1
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:40.083079285Z Initializing Immich v2.7.5
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:40.089008410Z Detected CPU Cores: 16
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.262146145Z (node:7) ExperimentalWarning: WASI is an experimental feature and might change at any time
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.262162803Z (Use `node --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.287359013Z node:internal/process/promises:394
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.287370773Z     triggerUncaughtException(err, true /* fromPromise */);
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.287373656Z     ^
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.287375344Z 
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.287376912Z Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND database
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.287383778Z     at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookupall [as oncomplete] (node:dns:122:26) {
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.287385468Z   errno: -3008,
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.287396842Z   code: 'ENOTFOUND',
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.287398436Z   syscall: 'getaddrinfo',
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.287399993Z   hostname: 'database'
[app-immich-server] 2026-05-24T22:04:41.287401587Z }

Can't figure it out. Is it because database isn't in the same network?

Expected Behavior

A running container

Actual Behavior

Failing with

Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND database
    at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookupall [as oncomplete] (node:dns:122:26) {
  errno: -3008,
  code: 'ENOTFOUND',
  syscall: 'getaddrinfo',
  hostname: 'database'
}

Screenshots

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Operating System

Linux

Tailscale Version

latest

Docker Version

29.4.2

Relevant Logs or Error Messages

Docker Compose Configuration

Environment Configuration (.env file)

Additional Context

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