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update_immich.yml

@@ -41,35 +41,11 @@
     docker_prefix: "unalias docker 2>/dev/null || true; DOCKER_CLI_HINTS=0; command docker"
     
     # Commands to run on the target VM (quiet outputs)
-    # 1) Check directory exists (we do NOT create anything, to stay safe)
-    # 2) Safely download latest docker-compose.yml from GitHub (with backup)
-    # 3) Pull images according to compose
-    # 4) Start / update stack
+    # 1) Download latest docker-compose.yml from GitHub (with backup)
+    # 2) Pull images according to compose
+    # 3) Start / update stack
     immich_commands:
-      - >-
-          [ -d "{{ immich_compose_dir }}" ] || {
-            echo "ERROR: Directory {{ immich_compose_dir }} does not exist on VM; not touching anything." >&2;
-            exit 1;
-          }
-      - >-
-          cd "{{ immich_compose_dir }}" &&
-          wget -qO docker-compose.yml.new "{{ immich_compose_url }}" || {
-            echo "ERROR: Failed to download docker-compose.yml from GitHub; keeping existing one." >&2;
-            rm -f docker-compose.yml.new 2>/dev/null || true;
-            exit 1;
-          };
-          if [ -s docker-compose.yml.new ]; then
-            echo "Downloaded new docker-compose.yml from GitHub (Immich latest).";
-            if [ -f docker-compose.yml ]; then
-              cp docker-compose.yml "docker-compose.yml.bak-$(date +%F_%H-%M-%S)";
-              echo "Existing docker-compose.yml backed up.";
-            fi;
-            mv docker-compose.yml.new docker-compose.yml;
-          else
-            echo "WARNING: Downloaded docker-compose.yml.new is empty; keeping existing one." >&2;
-            rm -f docker-compose.yml.new 2>/dev/null || true;
-            exit 1;
-          fi
+      - "cd {{ immich_compose_dir }} && wget -qO docker-compose.yml.new {{ immich_compose_url }} || true; if [ -s docker-compose.yml.new ]; then echo 'Downloaded new docker-compose.yml from GitHub (Immich latest).'; if [ -f docker-compose.yml ]; then cp docker-compose.yml docker-compose.yml.bak-$(date +%F_%H-%M-%S); echo 'Existing docker-compose.yml backed up.'; fi; mv docker-compose.yml.new docker-compose.yml; else echo 'WARNING: Failed to download a valid docker-compose.yml, keeping existing one.' >&2; rm -f docker-compose.yml.new 2>/dev/null || true; fi"
       - "{{ docker_prefix }} compose -p {{ immich_project }} -f {{ immich_compose_file }} pull >/dev/null"
       - "{{ docker_prefix }} compose -p {{ immich_project }} -f {{ immich_compose_file }} up -d --remove-orphans >/dev/null"
 
@@ -81,6 +57,28 @@
         state: present
         update_cache: yes
 
+
+    - name: Immich | Check compose directory exists on VM
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        argv:
+          - sshpass
+          - -e
+          - ssh
+          - -o
+          - StrictHostKeyChecking=no
+          - -o
+          - ConnectTimeout=15
+          - "{{ vm_user }}@{{ vm_ip }}"
+          - bash
+          - -lc
+          - "test -d {{ immich_compose_dir }}"
+      environment:
+        SSHPASS: "{{ vm_pass }}"
+      register: immich_dir
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: immich_dir.rc != 0
+
+
     - name: Run Immich update commands on VM (via SSH)  # use SSHPASS env, hide item value
       ansible.builtin.command:
         argv: