Ente Photos Self-Hosted Google Photos Alternative

What is Ente?

Ente is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted photo storage platform. It provides automatic photo backup, sharing, and organization with a focus on privacy. All photos are encrypted before leaving your device.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/ente-io/ente.git /opt/ente
cd /opt/ente/server
cp configurations/local.yaml configurations/museum.yaml
# Edit museum.yaml with your S3 storage and database settings
docker compose up -d

Features

• End-to-end encryption for all photos
• Automatic backup from mobile apps
• Face recognition and search
• Shared albums and collaborative albums
• ML-based photo search (on-device)
• Cross-platform (iOS, Android, Web, Desktop)
• S3-compatible storage backend