Immich

• Source: https://github.com/immich-app/immich
• License: AGPL-3
• Alternatives: PhotoPrism, Ente Photos, LibrePhotos, Photoview, Nextcloud Photos

Features

• Self-Hosted Library: Private, high-performance photo and video library — a self-hosted Google Photos alternative
• Automatic Mobile Backup: Native Android/iOS apps for background backups with basic controls (e.g., Wi-Fi-only)
• Smart Search & AI: Face recognition, object detection, and metadata-based search to quickly find photos
• Albums & Sharing: Albums, shared albums, and public links for viewing
• Multi-User Support: Multiple accounts with access controls so family or friends can browse shared collections

Getting Started

Recommended to use on a machine already running Nextcloud as a client, so you can piggyback off file updates. This uses its own network existAlt.

Run docker-compose up within the immich directory after running ./existential.sh to get your .env file.