# bpatrik/pigallery2

A fast directory-first photo gallery website, with rich UI,  optimized for running on low resource servers (especially on raspberry pi)

Repository: https://github.com/bpatrik/pigallery2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pigallery2
Homepage: http://bpatrik.github.io/pigallery2/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: raspberry-pi, heroku, photo-gallery, node-js, angular2, self-hosted, pigallery2, photos, photo-gallery-website, gallery
Last push: 2026-08-25T10:06:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 55, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3826, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 221, "gap_med": 34, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2260, forks 259 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:31.721419+00:00)

## What it is
PiGallery2 is a fast, directory-first photo gallery website built with Node.js and Angular, designed to run on low-resource servers like the Raspberry Pi. It is read-only, never modifying your photo folders, and is officially distributed as a Docker container.

## Use cases
- self-host a photo gallery on a raspberry pi
- browse my photo folder structure in a web ui
- serve photos from a low-resource home server
- share a read-only gallery of my photos without modifying files
- host a family photo album with docker
- view photos on a nas through a browser

## When to choose
- you want a fast, lightweight gallery on low-end hardware like a Raspberry Pi
- you want a directory-first gallery that mirrors your folder structure
- you prefer a read-only app that never touches your photo files
- you want a simple Docker-based self-hosted photo site

## When to avoid
- you need automatic photo upload or editing features
- you want heavy AI-based photo organization or face recognition as a core feature
- you need a managed cloud photo service
- you want native (non-Docker) installation with official support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, web-framework, auth, search-engine, self-hosted
- domain: photography, media, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: photo-gallery, raspberry-pi, angular, typescript, read-only, low-resource, nodejs, docker, web-server, linux

## Member repositories
- bpatrik/pigallery2 (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.721419+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 2026-08-30T02:42:38.943203+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bpatrik/pigallery2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.721419+00:00, sha 6afbf40e2ad8)
  - homepage: http://bpatrik.github.io/pigallery2/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:23:36.891472+00:00, sha 60c7ca03a061)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/pigallery2 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:23:36.900380+00:00, sha 406798e8a8c6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.