Photofield Docker hosting on a VPS in France

Name: Photofield on a DINAO Docker VPS
Brand: Photofield
Price: 11.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Photofield · on a Docker VPS New release · v0.25.1

Your photos at a glance, hosted in France

An ultra-fast photo gallery powered by Photofield, to be installed on your VPS. Smoothly zoom through tens of thousands of photos without waiting—and everything stays on our French servers.

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Hosted in FranceSmooth zoom 100k+ photosLightweight, no heavy DBGDPR compliantOfficial publisher image

Overview

What is Photofield?

Photofield is an self-hosted photo gallery, distributed as a single binary, designed around one obsession: speed and simplicity. Where other galleries struggle beyond a few thousand images, Photofield smoothly scrolls through over 100,000 photos, from overview to the finest detail.

Its approach is deliberately non-invasive: it reads directly from the filesystem, requires no heavy database, and never modifies your original photos. You can use it standalone or as a complement to another gallery solution. The tags you add are stored separately, not written into the files.

Light on resources, it runs comfortably on a modest server while remaining responsive. It supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF formats, as well as video, making it an ideal viewer for large photographic archives.

Compatible offers

Host Photofield at DINAO

No managed container for Photofield: this application is installed on a VPS hosted in France (1 vCPU / 256 Mo / 2 Go minimum).

Photofield needs a level of access to the machine that the managed container, shared between several customers, does not give. Two VPS hosted in France: DINAO installs and manages it for you, or you administer it yourself.

Technical reason: bind mount of a host path (named volumes only in the managed offer).

Option 2 The simplest

Managed VPS with Docker and the application pre-installed

from €28,70 /month excl. VAT

Photofield installed by DINAO when you order
The machine is yours alone: the folders Photofield needs are created on it
System and Docker managed by DINAO, monitoring included
Priority support included (2-hour response time, DINAO business days and hours)
Stated, capped resources (2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB): beyond that, a larger size is offered
Application updates on request
Backups as an option (€20,00 excl. VAT/month)
No administrator access to the machine

To use Photofield without installing or administering anything.

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Option 3 100% self-managed

VPS Docker

from €11,00 /month excl. VAT

Your virtual machine, full administrator access
Docker pre-installed, control panel of your choice
Free to install Photofield or any other application, including those that drive Docker
Delivered empty: you install and maintain Photofield yourself (or DINAO installs it on quotation)
No backup by default (optional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month)
No management service by default (optional from €55,00 excl. VAT/month); monitoring as an option

By default you keep full control; but without an additional service, you handle everything: maintenance, configuration, deployment.

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Criterion	Managed VPS with Docker and the application pre-installed	VPS Docker
Who installs Photofield	DINAO, when you order	Nobody by default: VPS delivered with Docker and, at your choice, Portainer / Dockge, without the application. You install it, or DINAO on quotation
Application updates	DINAO, on request	You
System and Docker	DINAO, without a control panel: one VPS, one application	You: no management service by default (optional: €55,00 or €75,00 excl. VAT/month, business days)
Backups	Optional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month for 7 days (100 GB quota)	None by default; optional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month for 7 days (100 GB quota)
Monitoring	Included	Optional: from €1,00 to €10,00 excl. VAT/month
Support	Priority handling included (2-hour response time, DINAO business days and hours, no guaranteed resolution time)	Best effort
Isolation	A virtual machine of your own, for this application only	A virtual machine of your own
Resources	Sized for the OS, Docker and Photofield: 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB, stated as a cap; beyond that, a larger size is offered	Recommended size for Photofield: 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB; can be extended
Administrator access (root)	No	Yes
Applications that require privileged access to the machine	Yes: the machine is yours alone	Yes
Starting price	€28,70 excl. VAT/month	€11,00 excl. VAT/month (VPS only, without the application)

Options 2 and 3 sized for Photofield (application requirements plus the system and Docker): 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB for option 2, 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB for option 3, whose base is larger.

Under the hood

Technical details

vCPU

1 vCPU

ideal : 2 vCPU

Memory

256 Mo

ideal : 1 Go

Disk

2 Go

ideal : 10 Go

Image : ghcr.io/smilyorg/photofield Registry : ghcr.io Services : photofield Ports : 8080:8080

Frequently asked questions

You might be wondering…

About Photofield 6 questions

Does Photofield modify my photo files?

No. Photofield is non-invasive: it reads your folders directly without ever touching the original files. Tags are stored separately, not in the photos.

How many photos can it handle?

Many. Photofield is specifically designed for speed on very large collections: beyond 100,000 photos, navigation remains smooth with continuous zoom.

What formats are supported?

JPEG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF, as well as video (with some usability limits). DINAO tunes the instance according to your formats and volume.

Where are the data hosted?

On the DINAO infrastructure in France, in one of the available datacenters. Your photos never leave the territory.

Can I retrieve my photos at any time?

Yes. Since Photofield reads your folders without transforming them, your files remain in their original format, exportable at any time.

Is this application tested before it is offered?

This application has not yet passed our automatic deployment test. It can still be installed, but we invite you to contact us before ordering: we will then test it as a priority. The deployment template used was last updated on 3 July 2026. Each new version released by the publisher triggers this test again: the date above therefore follows the version actually offered.

Option 2Option 3 On a VPS 7 questions

One answer per option: the two VPS offers do not cover the same things.

Who installs Photofield on a VPS?

Managed VPSDINAO, when you order

VPS DockerNobody by default: the VPS is delivered with Docker, without the application. You install it, or DINAO on quotation

Who updates Photofield on a VPS?

Managed VPSDINAO, on request

VPS DockerYou

Is the VPS managed?

Managed VPSYes: DINAO manages the system and Docker, without a control panel (one VPS, one application). Monitoring is included

VPS DockerNot by default: you manage the system and Docker. The management service and monitoring can be added as options when ordering

Is my data backed up on a VPS?

Managed VPSAs an option: backup is added when ordering

VPS DockerNone by default; backup can be added as an option when ordering

Do I get administrator (root) access to the VPS?

Managed VPSNo

VPS DockerYes

Do you provide on-call support outside business hours on a VPS?

Managed VPSNo: monitoring is included, interventions take place on business days

VPS DockerNo: monitoring is an option, support is best effort

In which data centre is my service hosted?

In France, in DINAO's private racks within two third-party data centres: Free Pro in Marseille (MAR02) and Euclyde DC1 in Sophia-Antipolis. The operator provides the building, power, cooling and physical security; DINAO operates everything inside its racks, entirely and independently.

Photofield Docker hosting on a VPS in France

Your photos at a glance, hosted in France

What is Photofield?

Host Photofield at DINAO