Photoprism by photoprism
AI-Powered Photos App for the Decentralized Web
About Photoprism
From the project's README at github.com/photoprism/photoprism. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
PhotoPrism: Browse Your Life in Pictures ========================================
[](https://docs.photoprism.app/license/agpl/) [](https://docs.photoprism.app/) [](https://link.photoprism.app/chat) [](https://link.photoprism.app/discussions) [](https://bsky.app/profile/photoprism.app) [](https://floss.social/@photoprism)
PhotoPrism® is an AI-Powered Photos App for the Decentralized Web. It makes use of the latest technologies to tag and find pictures automatically without getting in your way. You can run it at home, on a private server, or in the cloud.
To get a first impression, you are welcome to play with our public demo. Please be careful not to upload any private, unlawful or offensive pictures. Feature Overview ##
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 | 40k | github.com/photoprism/photoprism |
| GitHub forks | 2.3k | github.com/photoprism/photoprism |
| Docker Hub pulls | 77467k | hub.docker.com / photoprism |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 8.3 years | since Jan 2018 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 5, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 80 | last: 2 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 3 | 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 → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Photoprism?
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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