Lychee: A Stunning and User-Friendly Photo Management System by LycheeOrg
A great looking and easy-to-use photo-management-system you can run on your server, to manage and share photos.
About Lychee: A Stunning and User-Friendly Photo Management System
From the project's README at github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool that runs on your server or web space. Installation is quick and easy, taking just seconds. With Lychee, you can upload, manage, and share your photos seamlessly, just like using a native application. It comes wit
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 4.2k | github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee |
| GitHub forks | 367 | github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee |
| Docker Hub pulls | 3958k | hub.docker.com / lycheeorg |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 7.8 years | since Aug 2018 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 5, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 136 | last: 29 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2025-50202. What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Lychee: A Stunning and User-Friendly Photo Management System?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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