OSPhoto

OSPhoto is an open source replacement for Synology's PhotoStation, a photo and video storage gallery that you self-host on your own server.

About

This project aims to be a simple, private (and privacy-focussed) photo album that is compatible with Synology's DS photo mobile apps and desktop apps for browsing and uploads, with a future aim of a simple web interface too.

It works as a simple interface (or API) over your existing curated folders of photos and videos.

Installation

Installation is a Docker container running on a Network Attached Storage server:

docker run \
  -d \
  --name='os-photo' \
  --net='bridge' \
  -e 'USERS'='SomeUser=TheirPassword;SomeOtherUser=AndTheirPassword' \
  -p '5000:5000/tcp' \
  -v '/path/to/a/photo-collection/':'/Media':'rw' \
  -v '/path/to/some/persistent/location/for/os-photos/metadata':'/AppData':'rw' \
  'andrewfreemantle/os-photo'

Once running, OSPhoto will accept http connections on port 5000 using any of the credentials specified in "USERS".

Rationale

There are a few reasons for this project, the main one being that Synology's PhotoStation has been superseded by a Photos application, which requires a version of their Disk Station Manager (DSM) which some older Synology hardware doesn't support.

Progress

• Initial project creation
• Basic DS photo app support (login, browse) - API ref
• Docker installable with a read-only volume of photos
• Import descriptions, titles and metadata from Synology's PhotoStation
• HEIC/HEIF photo file support
• Photo uploads, move and delete (via apps)
• Album management (via apps)
• Tags and comments (importable from Photo Station)
• Basic web browser interface: folders as albums, navigation, etc
• Web interface administration (uploads, tagging, user accounts, etc)
• Plugin support

Contributing

Any help is very welcome!

• Raise an issue to request a feature or report a bug
• Fellow developers can pick up any issue (please see CONTRIBUTING.md for some guidance)