Immich

High-performance self-hosted photo and video management solution for privacy-conscious users seeking a Google Photos alternative.

🚀 Overview

Immich is a self-hosted platform that allows you to easily back up, organize, search, and share your photos and videos on your own server, prioritizing privacy and performance.

It solves the problem of depending on proprietary cloud services like Google Photos, which often involve subscriptions, data privacy concerns, and vendor lock-in. Immich provides full ownership of your media library with advanced features like facial recognition, intelligent search, and multi-user sharing—all running on your hardware.

This project is built for individuals, families, photographers, and self-hosting enthusiasts who want a seamless, high-quality photo management experience without big tech. It was created as an open-source effort to deliver a superior alternative that's actively developed and community-driven.

✨ Key Features

Upload and backup photos/videos from mobile apps and web with automatic deduplication
Advanced search using metadata, faces, objects, and AI-powered similarity (CLIP)
Facial recognition with clustering and people management
Multi-user accounts, shared albums, partner sharing, and public read-only galleries
Support for RAW formats, EXIF editing, global map views, and live photos
Offline support on mobile, virtual scrolling on web, and external library integration
Optional: Experimental features like smart search and improved ML models

🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend: Svelte, SvelteKit, TypeScript
Backend: NestJS, Node.js, TypeScript
Database: PostgreSQL, Redis
Auth: Custom (multi-user with JWT)
Hosting: Docker Compose, self-hosted (VPS, NAS, home server)

👥 Who Is This For?

This project is useful for:

Privacy-focused individuals who want to self-host their photo backups
Photographers managing large RAW collections and metadata
Families and small teams looking for secure album sharing
Self-hosting hobbyists building personal media servers

📸 Screenshots / Demo

Live demo: https://demo.immich.app (demo@immich.app / demo)
GitHub: https://github.com/immich-app/immich

🔥 Project Status

🟢 Actively building

Last updated: 2026-03-24

❓ FAQ

Is this project free?

Yes — Fully open source and self-hosted. Optional paid product keys at https://buy.immich.app for sponsorship or advanced ML features. (Explain briefly.)

Is the source code available?

Yes — https://github.com/immich-app/immich (AGPL-3.0 license)

Can I contribute?

Yes — Report issues, submit PRs on GitHub (see CONTRIBUTING.md). Translations via Weblate: https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/immich/immich/. Join Discord for discussions.