Technical Challenges and Lessons Learned from Building Immich
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Summary
The article discusses the 'cursed knowledge' gained while building Immich, highlighting unexpected technical challenges and flaws in tools like Zitadel, Microsoft Entra, and EXIF metadata. It reflects on the frustrations and lessons learned from these discoveries.
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Microsoft Entra supports PKCE, but doesn't include it in its OpenID discovery document. This leads to clients thinking PKCE isn't available.
The dimensions in EXIF metadata can be different from the actual dimensions of the image.
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