HomeGallery
Self-hosted photo gallery with automatic face and object recognition
Overview
HomeGallery is a lightweight self-hosted photo and video gallery that runs entirely in the browser after a one-time index build. It uses local AI models for face clustering and object tagging, supports geo-location browsing, and keeps all processing on your own hardware. The single-binary design makes it easy to run on a NAS or Raspberry Pi.
Where it falls short of Google Photos
- Initial indexing and AI processing of large libraries is CPU-intensive
- No multi-user support with individual photo collections
- No mobile backup app; relies on external sync tools
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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