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Lychee — manage and share your photo library on your own server

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Stars
4,298
Primary language
PHP
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 18, 2026

Overview

Lychee is a self-hosted photo management system for storing, organizing, browsing, and sharing photos on your own server or web space, with Docker-based deployment options.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Upload, organize, browse, and share photos from a web interface

Photos can be managed as a personal library and shared without handing storage control to an external photo cloud.

Sources: [2][3]

Run the app, database, and background worker through Docker

The recommended Docker setup combines the Lychee application, MariaDB, and a background worker container.

Sources: [2][3]

For users who want photo storage and sharing under their own control

It fits home servers, NAS-style environments, and VPS deployments where photo data and sharing boundaries should remain self-managed.

Sources: [2]

Review upgrade steps and Supporter Edition feature boundaries

Version 7 introduces significant Docker-image changes, and some advanced functionality is offered through the Supporter Edition.

Sources: [2][3]

Official sources

  1. [1]LycheeOrg/Lychee repository(2026-09-20)
  2. [2]Lychee README(2026-09-20)
  3. [3]Lychee documentation(2026-09-20)
  4. [4]Lychee MIT license(2026-09-20)
Supplemental curator note

Lychee is a straightforward choice for keeping a photo library on your own server instead of a hosted photo cloud. The core repository is MIT-licensed, while the project also offers a Supporter Edition with additional functionality, so verify which edition contains the features you need.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd Lychee
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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Development activity

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Commits (last 30 days)
85
Open PRs
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GitHub Topics

  • photos
  • photo-management
  • gallery
  • hacktoberfest
  • photo-gallery
  • photo-gallery-application
  • php
  • typescript
  • vuejs
Stars
4,298
Forks
379
Watchers
30
Open issues
30
Contributors
118
Primary language
PHP
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 18, 2026
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