# mandarons/icloud-docker

Dockerized iCloud Client - make a local copy of your iCloud documents and photos, and keep it automatically up-to-date.

Repository: https://github.com/mandarons/icloud-docker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/icloud-docker
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: icloud-drive, docker, sync, icloud, icloud-sync, icloud-document-storage, icloud-photos
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:33:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2024, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 26, "gap_med": 16, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1868, forks 73 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:46.349045+00:00)

## What it is
A Dockerized iCloud client that periodically downloads iCloud Drive documents and photos to a local directory, keeping the copy up to date. It is a one-way sync tool (download only) built in Python on top of the iCloudPy library, with an optional web UI.

## Use cases
- back up my iCloud photos to a local server
- keep a local copy of iCloud Drive documents in sync
- run an iCloud sync client on a home server with docker-compose
- download iCloud files to a NAS without installing iCloud on a Mac
- automatically mirror specific iCloud folders on a schedule
- get iCloud content into a local backup pipeline

## When to choose
- you run a Docker-based home server or NAS and want iCloud content locally
- you need scheduled, automatic one-way downloads of iCloud Drive and photos
- you want a headless client configurable via YAML and environment variables

## When to avoid
- you need to upload or make two-way sync of local files to iCloud
- you want a native desktop iCloud client with real-time Finder/Explorer integration
- you are not comfortable running containers or managing app-specific iCloud passwords

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: backup, file-system, scheduling, self-hosted, developer-tools
- domain: files, self-hosted, cloud-computing
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: icloud, file-sync, docker-container, photos-backup, one-way-sync, python, automation, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- mandarons/icloud-docker (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.349045+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:15:14.507222+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mandarons/icloud-docker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.349045+00:00, sha 262506610278)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.