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🎬 Setup LibrePhotos — Self-Hosted AI Photo Management

Deploy LibrePhotos on Ubuntu with Docker — a self-hosted photo manager with face recognition, object detection, and location mapping running entirely on your own server, on port 3063.

⚠️ This script is provided for demo and testing purposes only. Not intended for production use.

📦 Resources & Setup Scripts

Grab the automated bash script from GitHub to follow along with the video.

Automated install script — one command deploys the full LibrePhotos stack on port 3063 with a generated admin password. First start needs 4 GB+ RAM and several minutes to load ML models.
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Quick Install:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/media/librephotos/librephotos-ubuntu.sh
chmod +x librephotos-ubuntu.sh
./librephotos-ubuntu.sh

Tutorial Steps

1 Download the Script

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/media/librephotos/librephotos-ubuntu.sh

2 Make it Executable

chmod +x librephotos-ubuntu.sh

3 Run the Installer

./librephotos-ubuntu.sh

4 Log In and Add Your Photos

http://your-server-ip:3063

Ports Used

PortPurpose
3063LibrePhotos web interface via the proxy container (mapped from port 80)
5432PostgreSQL — internal to the Docker network, not exposed
6379Redis — internal to the Docker network, not exposed

Overview

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When You Need It

    Who Should Use It

      Real Use Cases

        Main Features

          How to Use After Installation

            Security Best Practices

              Ports and Firewall Notes

              Backup and Maintenance

                Common Mistakes

                  Troubleshooting

                    Alternatives

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