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Immich
A fast, self-hosted home for all your photos and videos.
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What is Immich?
Immich is a free, open-source photo and video manager you host yourself, with mobile apps that back up your camera roll automatically. It offers timelines, albums, sharing, maps, face recognition and smart search that finds pictures by what is in them, while keeping your memories on your own hardware.
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Pros
- Automatic backups from your phone
- Smart search and face recognition
- Free and open source
Cons
- Needs your own server and storage
- You are responsible for your own backups
Who should use Immich
People who want a private alternative to cloud photo services without monthly fees.
Who may not need it
Anyone happy paying for a cloud photo service and not wanting to run a server.
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