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Photoview
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Completely free; self-hosted personal server
Read 5 Oct 2026 · photoview.github.io
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- Databases
- Photoview supports MySQL, Postgres, and SQLite databases.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The documentation describes Docker and manual installation, and its Docker example mounts media read-only by default.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Face recognition
- Optional face recognition groups detected faces, and users can label or merge face groups.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Filesystem organization
- It scans configured filesystem paths and presents directories as albums, while leaving original media untouched.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Photoview can scan files stored in Nextcloud when their filesystem path is mounted and added to a Photoview user.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Media features
- Photoview supports RAW images, video, EXIF metadata, timelines, maps for photos with GPS data, and duplicate detection for nearby RAW and JPEG pairs.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- The maker says its iOS app can access, share, and download library media, but the app is no longer maintained or available on the App Store.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says media stays on the user's server, and the documentation says original files are never modified and can be read-only.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Photoview is a self-hosted photo gallery designed for photographers to browse directories of high-resolution photos.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says media resources use cookie tokens, passwords are hashed, and the API uses a strict CORS policy.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Sharing limitation
- Share links need the Photoview instance to be accessible from the internet to work outside the local network, and share-link expiry is not implemented.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Users and sharing
- Users can have separate media paths, and albums or individual photos and videos can be shared with links that may be password protected.photoview.github.io · read 5 Oct 2026
