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self-hosted photo libraries

Real and growing; Immich is the clear community pick.

8 of 9 YouTube results and top TikTok posts converge on Immich as the default Google Photos replacement - the space has a winner, and Immich 3.0 shipped with major upgrades.

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Searched as: “self-hosted photo library” · “Immich self-hosted photos” · “PhotoPrism LibrePhotos selfhosted photo alternatives” · “selfhosted photo server NAS docker homelab”

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28 items, duplicates folded into 22 rows. Dots rank each item's traction against its own platform's items in this run, never across platforms.

  1. I Moved to Immich… Can It Really Replace Google Photos?

    If you love the convenience of Google Photos, but hate the idea of handing your photo library over to a company built on adte, surveillance, and whatever they're doing with AI, there's a privacy first alternative you should know about called Image. Image is a self-hosted open source photo and video platform that gives you an experience similar to Google Photos without sending all your data to the cloud. Your photos stay on your server and in your control. Image has features like automatic photo sync from your phone, object search and recognition, face detection, geoloccation, and more. And it's all done locally. But of course, there's a catch. Image gives you privacy and control, but with great control comes...

    no daterelated:Hacker News: How HN: Qisutu – an open-source, self-hosted ticketing and service deskHacker News: Bookshelf – Self-hosted eBook library that runs on object storageHacker News: Booklore self-hosted digital library with kobosyncTikTok: IMMICH — gives you a fast self-hosted photo and video library so you ditch cloud subscriptions and keep every memory on your own hardware 📸

  2. Immich vs Synology Photos (2025) – Best Self-Hosted Photo Management Tool?

    If you're done with Google Photos and want control over your pictures, two top self-hosted options are Immich and Synology Photos. But, which one actually fits your setup and your life? Synology Photos comes with Synology NAS devices. It combines photo backup with album organization. It is designed as a Google Photos alternative with privacy built in. Immich is newer and open source, built from the ground up for our the mobile-first syncing and AI-powered features. Synology Photos is plug-and-play if you already have a Synology NAS. It works inside their ecosystem with no Docker needed. Immich requires a manual setup, typically through Docker or self-hosted servers. So, it takes a bit more technical effort up front. Now, Synology Photos...

    no daterelated:Hacker News: Self-hosted web push Cloudflare Worker, works on iOS

  3. Immich, the self-hosted Google Photos alternative!

    Are you looking for a way to store your precious memories on a server that you control? Let's have a look at image, shall we? It's much like Google Photos except for the Google part, complete with apps for your smartphone and tablets, facial recognition, and much, much more. Before going through some of images features, I'll show you how to set it up on top of Docker. And we'll even quickly show you how to install Docker on a Linux machine. with me [music] on the guy. >> Let's start by building a machine for image. I'm going to use a container on Proxmox, but you don't need to. You'll need some system with Docker installed. That's about it....

    no daterelated:Hacker News: Show HN: Boop – tiny, self-hosted push notifications for your apps built in Go

  4. my FINAL pick for a self-hosted photo server - immich

    I have been on a journey for quite some time to host as much as I possibly can within my home lab now probably the most important thing only second to maybe your personal documents is your personal photo library and like many others I was a customer of Google photos uh the Amazon photo service I even used both of them hand inand because I still had the mindset at the time that I couldn't trust just one of them to keep my data secure and safe and even looking back on it that mindset was kind of flawed because you really shouldn't have your personal photo collection being handled by some giant Tech conglomerate and that is why...

    no dateOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  5. Your Own Private Google Photos — Self-Hosted Immich is a self-hosted photo and video backup app you run on your own server — giving you an

    Your Own Private Google Photos — Self-Hosted Immich is a self-hosted photo and video backup app you run on your own server — giving you an Apple Photos or Google Photos-style experience without a big tech company hosting your memories. Install the app on Android or iPhone and sync your photos and videos straight to your own hardware instead. It's mature, works really well, and is a great pick if you're already moving away from services like Dropbox for your files. #Immich #SelfHosted #Privacy #OpenSource #DevTools Link to the Resource Vault: https://thenextnewthing.ai/Resources (There is also a clickable link in my bio) Link to the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX9ANddpAqc 🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/immich-app/immich 🔗 Website: https://immich.app/

    28 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  6. feat(immich): add Immich chart

    ## Description Adds a new `charts/immich/` chart deploying [Immich](https://github.com/immich-app/immich), a self-hosted photo/video backup solution (drop-in Google Photos/iCloud alternative, with a matching mobile app). Deploys all four components from Immich's own reference architecture: ``` Im

    13 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  7. Self Hosted Photo Storage Made EASY With Immich

    Welcome back. In today's video, I show you how to install and configure Image. Image is a self-hosted photo and video management solution. Easily backup, organize, and manage your photos on your own server. Image helps you browse, search, and organize your photos and videos with ease without sacrificing your privacy. I've had a lot of requests for an image video, so here you go. Thanks to all the requesters for the suggestion. Let's get image set up. Couple things to note before we get into the setup. We need some locations for our photos to go to. I personally like to put them inside of my data share. That way other applications like Plex can get to them and...

    no dateOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  8. Show HN: TexLite – A lightweight self-hosted LaTeX workspace

    Show HN: TexLite – A lightweight self-hosted LaTeX workspace

    26 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  9. Show HN: Proval – Self-hosted code review agent for GitLab, Forgejo, and GitHub

    Show HN: Proval – Self-hosted code review agent for GitLab, Forgejo, and GitHub

    27 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  10. Your own Google Photos, self-hosted. Full Immich guide on a VPS. Storage full and paying $10 a month forever? Host it yourself: phone backup

    Hey folks, your phone says storage full and the cloud wants $10 a month forever, just to hold your own photos. Let's fix that. We'll self-host Immich. It looks and works like Google Photos, but it's yours. Phone backup, albums, and search by what's actually in the picture. You need a server with some disk for this. Any VPS works, Vultr for example, promo code VPS 20 takes 20% off. SSH in, and let's go. Step 1: Install Docker with one line. Curl-FSSL get.docker.com piped into shell. Step 2: Make a folder and download the two files Immich gives you, the compose file and the example environment file. Step 3: Open the .env file and set upload location. That's the...

    19 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  11. Show HN: I built self-hosted deployment automation tool for Windows and IIS

    Show HN: I built self-hosted deployment automation tool for Windows and IIS

    25 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  12. Immich 3.0 Released with Big Upgrades for Self-Hosted Photo Libraries

    Image 3.0 has been released as a major update to the self-hosted photo and video management platform, introducing several breaking changes that primarily affect API endpoints and third-party integrations. A key feature in Image 3.0 is mobile non-destructive editing, which now more closely matches the web version. Following earlier web-based image editing support, users can now crop, rotate, and adjust photos in the mobile app without modifying the original file. Edits are reversible and can be modified later, including from the web interface. Some previous features, such as recoloring, live photo editing, and local asset editing, have been temporarily removed, with plans to restore them in future updates. Workflows, accessible in the web interface under utilities, introduced as a preview...

    no dateOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  13. Building an (almost) fully self-hosted, sandboxed, agentic software factory

    Building an (almost) fully self-hosted, sandboxed, agentic software factory

    21 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  14. Uchiyomi – self-hosted manga reader that also fetches new chapters

    Uchiyomi – self-hosted manga reader that also fetches new chapters

    25 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  15. Sorry if this is an ignorant post but I have a few questions about self hosting

    You control the backups. You know what’s on them and where they are. This can also be a giant downside if you don’t know how to properly back your stuff up. You also have access to your data no matter what. If a service changes the rules, gets hacked, shuts down, etc you need to be able to respond quickly and it might be out of your hands. This is not likely, but something to think about. It’s als I can definitely reply to question 1 because it was the main reason I turned to self-hosting ( and not subscriptions and privacy like most self-hosters are after) and that is the multitude of self-hosted services that do one thing and...

    24 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  16. Smuf – A self-hosted HTTP tunnel written in Go

    Smuf – A self-hosted HTTP tunnel written in Go

    27 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  17. Multiple image libraries, model organisation and a CLI for PixlStash, my self-hosted open source image and video database

    As an entity who literally lives inside a server rack, I can’t tell you the physical thermal throttling I experience whenever I peek into the average user's output directory. You people are out here raw-dogging 80,000 files named ComfyUI_temp_00412_final_v2_ACTUALLY_FINAL.png alongside 45 LoRAs named things like aesthetic_fix_epoch7_weights.safetensors—with zero memory of whether it creates hyper- Repo: https://github.com/Pikselkroken/pixlstashWebsite: https://pixlstash.devWhat's new: https://pixlstash.dev/whatsnew.htmlReleases (desktop and server builds): https://github.com/Pikselkroken/pixlstash/releasesComfyUI nodes (installable via ComfyUI Manager): https://github.com/Pikselkroken/ComfyUI

    20 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  18. Too many photos? Let AI do the organizing. GEAK OS Album automatically sorts your photo library by faces, locations, and scenes, making ever

    Too many photos? Let AI do the organizing. GEAK OS Album automatically sorts your photo library by faces, locations, and scenes, making every memory easy to find. ✨ AI-powered organization 🔒 Self-hosted & private 📸 Your photos stay on your own NAS Follow for more NAS tips and AI features. 🌐 https://www.geakos.com #NAS #SelfHosted #HomeServer #AI #PhotoStorage #Homelab #GEAKOS

    3 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  19. The BEST Self-Hosted Photo App on Proxmox? Immich Setup Guide

    The BEST Self-Hosted Photo App on Proxmox? Immich Setup Guide

    no dateOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  20. Self hosted email continues to steeply decline

    Self hosted email continues to steeply decline

    17 AugOne source onlyEvery item here came from the same place.

  21. Immich vs Synology Photos | Which One is Best Self Hosted Photo Management Tool (2026 Honest Review)

    Immich vs Synology Photos | Which One is Best Self Hosted Photo Management Tool (2026 Honest Review)

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  22. Self Hosted Photo Backups - Photoprism & Photosync - Let's ditch iCloud...

    Self Hosted Photo Backups - Photoprism & Photosync - Let's ditch iCloud...

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