photonixapp/photonix
A modern, web-based photo management server. Run it on your home server and it will let you find the right photo from your collection on any device. Smart filtering is made possible by object recognition, face recognition, location awareness, color analysis and other ML algorithms. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
65/100
- Activity 93
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3466
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 43
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1955 stars · 136 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Photonix is a self-hosted, web-based photo management server built with Django and React. It ingests your photo collection and enables smart search and filtering using ML-based object recognition, face recognition, location awareness, and color analysis.
Use cases
- self-host a Google Photos alternative on my home server
- search my photo library by objects, faces, or location
- organize and access photos from any device via a browser
- manage RAW photography files alongside edited images
- run a private multi-user photo library for my family
- automatically tag and filter photos with AI
When to choose
- you want a self-hosted, privacy-respecting photo manager with ML-powered search
- you run a home server or Raspberry Pi and want Docker-based deployment
- you need multi-user and multi-library support for families or small teams
When to avoid
- you need a fully stable, feature-complete 1.0 product - it is still in development with broken parts
- you need video support or a polished mobile app today
- you want a set-and-forget backup solution rather than a management tool
Facets
application · maturity experimental
image-processing machine-learning search-engine web-framework self-hosted photography image-processing machine-learning self-hosted media self-hosted python browser photo-management face-recognition object-detection google-photos-alternative django react tensorflow home-server photo-gallery docker web-server
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/photonixapp/photonix · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3d98aca08183
- homepage: https://photonix.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · e3431ffba004
- site_page: https://photonix.org/docs/installing · fetched 2026-08-29 · db64f7c36f59
- site_page: https://photonix.org/docs/developer/image_analysis · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1779cb2a9e34
- site_page: https://photonix.org/docs/users_libraries · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5e6df7ff62a7
- site_page: https://photonix.org/docs/sustainability · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3d2a35d0d67c
- site_page: https://photonix.org/faqs · fetched 2026-08-29 · da58561247c9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| photonixapp/photonix | main | 65 |
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