Media, Design & Documents
Best Self-Hosted Open-Source Alternative to Google Photos (2026)
A 10-person team on Google Photos (free 15 GB per Google account; paid Google One plans from $1.99/mo, US) pays around $0/mo ($0/year). Here is the best verified open-source replacement you can self-host with Docker Compose or Kubernetes.
Prices last checked: 31 Oct 2026
★ 117.7k Stars • AGPL-3.0
6144MB RAM / 2.0 vCPU
Immich
Self-hosted photo and video backup with mobile apps, face recognition and smart search
- ✓Official iOS and Android apps with background backup
- ✓Machine-learning container for face recognition and smart search
- ✓Official docs ask for 6 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB recommended
ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:v3.3.5
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