LibrePhotos — Self-Hosted, Open-Source

Photo management service with a slight focus on cool graphs

License: MIT. Built with: Python, Shell. Source: https://github.com/LibrePhotos/librephotos.

Features

Support for all types of photos including raw photos
Support for videos
Timeline view
Scans pictures on the file system
Multiuser support
Generate albums based on events like "Thursday in Berlin"
Face recognition / Face classification
Reverse geocoding
Object / Scene detection
Semantic image search

Installation

See official install docs: https://docs.librephotos.com/docs/installation/standard-install

Why self-host LibrePhotos

Self-hosting gives you three things SaaS can’t: data ownership (the files live on disks you control), cost predictability (a one-time setup vs. recurring per-seat fees that grow with your household or team), and longevity (open-source means the app keeps working even if the maintainers move on, since you can pin a working version). The trade-off is that you take on the operational work of running a server, applying updates, and handling backups.

Hardware notes

RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+ | Storage | 10 GB (plus your photo library) | SSD recommended | CPU | 2 cores | 4+ cores |

Where to go from here

Last verified: 2026-04-22