Automatically provision Immich photo storage for new orders

When a photo-storage order comes in, the system sets up the customer's server container with no manual work.

How the work actually flows

A straight line.

Pattern: Sequence (1)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
API & Webhook IntegrationDevOps & IT Operations
Connects
DockerWHMCSWISECPSSH

The problem it solves

Every time a customer orders a photo storage plan, someone on your team has to log into a server and manually build out their setup. That's slow, easy to get wrong, and doesn't scale as orders grow.

Who it fits

Hosting providers or web hosts selling self-managed photo storage plans through their billing system.

How it works

  1. Receives a command from your billing system
  2. Connects to your Docker server over SSH
  3. Sets up the container for that customer
  4. Confirms the setup is complete
What you get

Orders live before checkout even finishes

The moment an order comes in, the customer's photo storage server is set up and ready for them to start uploading.

What you get

A fully provisioned photo-storage container for the customer, ready to use with no manual server work.

What you need

A server with Docker installed, SSH access to that server, and a WHMCS or WISECP billing account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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