I’m not sure it’s alarmist; I think this is all a breaking change is.
Anybody updating needs to know their existing config may not longer be supported. Even if the consequences are small, even if not every user will be affected, this update will break some previously acceptable configs. I think that warrants a heads up and a reminder to read the release notes.
I wouldn’t think this would cause any data loss either, it just wouldn’t find your media or it would throw an error. Very alarmist indeed.
I’m not sure it’s alarmist; I think this is all a breaking change is.
Anybody updating needs to know their existing config may not longer be supported. Even if the consequences are small, even if not every user will be affected, this update will break some previously acceptable configs. I think that warrants a heads up and a reminder to read the release notes.
Also, Immich warns to read the change log every time you update, because it’s still under very active development.