Immich
Photo ManagementHigh-performance self-hosted photo and video backup
Replaces Google Photos, iCloud Photos
Best PostgreSQL Photo Management for self-hosting
The 4 best PostgreSQL photo management you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
LibrePhotos
Photo ManagementSelf-hosted smart photo management
Replaces Google Photos
Danbooru
Photo ManagementSelf-hostable tag-based image board and gallery
Replaces Pinterest, Eagle
OwnPhotos
Photo ManagementSelf-hosted Google Photos clone with face recognition
Replaces Google Photos
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immich | ≈5-minute setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 116,179 |
| LibrePhotos | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | MIT | 8,102 |
| Danbooru | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | MIT | 2,828 |
| OwnPhotos | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | MIT | 2,757 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Immich (116,179 GitHub stars).
- Fastest to deploy: Immich (verified single-container compose).
- Licensing: 3 of 4 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged PostgreSQL within the photo management category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.