Install PHOTOPRISM (FREE Google Photos Alternative) on Ubuntu 22.04 / 20.04

In this installation we’ll be using Docker to run PhotoPrism instance.

Install Docker

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Update the repo to get latest versions

sudo apt update

Install the latest version

sudo apt install docker.io

Set Docker to start on startup

sudo systemctl enable --now docker

Give your user permissions to docker, replace with your username

sudo usermod -aG docker username

Test it has installed correctly by getting the docker version

docker --version

Installing Docker Compose

This downloads 2.16.0, just change this if the version updates to a later version

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/2.16.0/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Give permissions to this

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Test it has installed correctly by getting the docker-compose version

docker-compose --version

Installing Photoprism

Download the latest docker-compose.yml for Photoprism

cd && wget https://dl.photoprism.org/docker/docker-compose.yml

Change the default admin password in the docker-compose.yml file and also location of pictures if not in ~\Pictures.

sudo nano docker-compose.yml

Find the line

PHOTOPRISM_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "insecure"          # PLEASE CHANGE: Your initial admin password (min 4 characters)

And replace it with your own secure password.

PHOTOPRISM_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "sv3G$bt5DG4h4"          # PLEASE CHANGE: Your initial admin password (min 4 characters)

For the photo’s location, find the line

# Multiple folders can be indexed by mounting them as sub-folders of /photoprism/originals:n# - "/mnt/Family:/photoprism/originals/Family"    # [folder_1]:/photoprism/originals/[folder_1]

Under this add the path to your pictures volume, followed by :/photoprism/originals/identifyingname changing identifyingname for something specific to you.

# Multiple folders can be indexed by mounting them as sub-folders of /photoprism/originals:n# - "/mnt/Family:/photoprism/originals/Family"    # [folder_1]:/photoprism/originals/[folder_1]n- "/media/path/to/pictures:/photoprism/originals/identifyingname"

Start the server, this may take a few minutes.

docker-compose up -d

Once complete, browse to http://serverip:2342. You will get the screen below, enter your Password you created in the config file above.

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Bulk Delete Images

Once logged in, go to Settings and enable Delete Option.

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HACK: To Select Multiple images at once, use SHIFT + CLICK

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Move images to Archive and then from Archive Delete all the photos at once.

Archive Option is located in the Search SubMenu.

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Pros:

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• Easy to deploy

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• Light Weight

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• Uses Tensor Flow for image labelling

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Cons:

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• No multiple Users support

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