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19 self-hosted Postimages alternatives

Image hosting service for uploading, storing and sharing images via direct links and embed codes (BBCode/HTML). Offers image resizing, thumbnail generation and hotlinking controls for use in forums, blogs and websites.

Alternatives to Postimages

Photoview is a self-hosted photo gallery that scans your filesystem into albums, generates fast thumbnails, supports RAW/EXIF, and enables multi-user sharing links.

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6.5k stars478 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Lychee is a self-hosted photo management system to upload, organize, view, and share photos and albums with a modern web interface.

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4.3k stars376 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Open-source Nextcloud app for managing photos and videos with timeline, AI-based tagging, albums, map view, metadata editing, and on-demand HLS transcoding.

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3.8k stars166 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Open-source PicoShare lets users upload and share files of any type and size via direct download links, preserving originals and offering easy deployment via Docker or from source.

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3k stars212 forkslast commit Actively maintained

PiGallery2 is a fast, read-only, directory-first web photo gallery with search, maps, sharing links, and optional video playback, optimized for Raspberry Pi-class hardware.

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2.3k stars260 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Open-source self-hosted image sharing app with multi-format uploads, nested tags, deduplication, ShareX support, and Docker deployment.

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1.6k stars45 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Picsur is a self-hosted Imgur-like image sharing service with anonymous and authenticated uploads, roles/permissions, expiring images, and built-in image conversion/editing.

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1.2k stars67 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Slowing down

Self-hosted open-source web gallery for personal photos and videos with tagging, mobile-friendly UI, face detection, and reverse image search for discovery.

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1.2k stars106 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Lightweight PHP file manager with ShareX support, multi-user UI, and multiple backends (local, S3, Google Cloud, Azure, Dropbox, FTP).

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1.2k stars96 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Open-source PHP-based image and video hosting platform for building Imgur/Flickr-style sites with S3/external storage, Docker support, multi-user accounts and admin tools.

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958 stars82 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted image, GIF, MP4, and text paste hosting with a simple API, on-the-fly resizing, and URL-based transformations. File-based storage; no database required.

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945 stars137 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Sigal is a lightweight Python static gallery generator that builds responsive image galleries with themes, thumbnails, EXIF and video support, plus CLI tools to build and preview sites.

943 stars171 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

WeddingShare is a self-hosted web app for creating shareable wedding photo galleries where guests can view and upload pictures, including QR-code sharing and admin review.

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879 stars62 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

A lightweight PHP CMS focused on photo, video and audio galleries with integrated blogging (Zenpage), theme support and extensible plugins.

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319 stars129 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted image gallery and live editing app with virtual scrolling, non-destructive edits, instant URL-based transforms, S3/local storage support, and mobile-optimized UI.

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227 stars7 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

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Minimal, fast image and video gallery server with PWA support, thumbnail generation, slideshows, filtering, and simple filesystem-based operation for self-hosting.

211 stars11 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Open-source, self-hosted image sharing app for screenshots and quick uploads with Docker, ShareX support and configurable database/storage backends.

180 stars14 forksMITlast commit Likely dormant

Open-source image hosting and link-shortening service written in Python; provides uploads, account management, vanity domains, shortlinks and a web UI with Docker deployment.

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What replacing Postimages actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 16 of 19 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: AGPL-3.0, MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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