# ipfspics/ipfspics-server

Content-addressable, peer-to-peer method of storing and sharing images on the internet.

Repository: https://github.com/ipfspics/ipfspics-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ipfspics-server
Homepage: https://ipfs.pics
Language: TSQL
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ipfs, decentralisation, peer-to-peer, picture-gallery
Last push: 2020-04-10T16:48:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3971, "days_push": 2336, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1118, forks 108 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:39.119138+00:00)

## What it is
ipfs.pics is an open-source, distributed image hosting website built on the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), serving as a libre alternative to imgur or flickr. Images are stored content-addressed across a peer-to-peer network and retrievable by hash even if the hosting site goes down.

## Use cases
- host images on ipfs instead of imgur
- self-host a decentralized image sharing site
- share pictures that stay available via content hashes
- run a p2p image gallery on my own server
- avoid centralized image hosting services

## When to choose
- you want censorship-resistant, content-addressed image hosting
- you prefer libre alternatives to imgur or flickr
- you want to self-host via docker-compose

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained project - it is explicitly unmaintained since January 2020
- you need general file hosting - use ipfs companion instead
- you need moderation or access control features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: file-upload, object-storage, http-server, image-processing
- domain: self-hosted, privacy, web-development, files
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: ipfs, image-hosting, peer-to-peer, decentralized-storage, imgur-alternative, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- ipfspics/ipfspics-server (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:39.119138+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 2026-08-30T06:41:48.257164+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ipfspics/ipfspics-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:39.119138+00:00, sha e158bec1b1e4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.