Immich

Bring photo and video backup, browsing, search, and sharing into one library

The official README lists photo and video upload and viewing, mobile auto/background backup, duplicate prevention, shared albums, public sharing, EXIF and map views, RAW support, LivePhoto/MotionPhoto, tags, and folder views. Multi-user support lets a personal or family media library be accessed from both web and mobile clients.

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Use face recognition, object data, and CLIP search to find media after it is imported

The README lists search by metadata, objects, faces, and CLIP together with facial recognition and clustering. Immich is therefore more than a file browser: it builds a searchable media library around the content and metadata of the assets.

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Run a Docker Compose stack spanning TypeScript, Flutter, NestJS, Svelte, and related components

GitHub Topics include TypeScript, Flutter, NestJS, Node.js, Svelte, and SvelteKit, while the official installation docs recommend Docker Compose for production. The resulting deployment combines web UI, mobile clients, server-side services, and machine-learning workloads into one self-hosted product.

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A strong fit when you want a Google Photos-style workflow while controlling where the library lives

Immich is especially relevant for individuals, families, and small teams that want mobile backup, timeline browsing, people search, and album sharing without making a third-party photo cloud the primary home of their media. It also works well when an existing photo collection needs one web-and-mobile library.

Do not make Immich the only copy of your media, and budget for database, storage, and server operations

The README explicitly warns users to follow a 3-2-1 backup strategy for important photos and videos. Immich should not be treated as the sole backup target; maintain independent recovery copies across different media or locations.

The requirements specify at least 6 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended) and 2 CPU cores (4 recommended). Generated thumbnails and transcoded video may add roughly 10–20% to library size. PostgreSQL data should ideally live on local SSD storage and never on a network share. Immich requires the Compose v2 docker compose command rather than the deprecated docker-compose. The code is AGPL-3.0 licensed.

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