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PhotoPrism · on a Docker VPS

Your AI photo library, hosted in France

🔒 VPS only

A private AI-powered photo library with PhotoPrism, to be installed and maintained by you on a DINAO VPS. Automatic classification, smart search — your memories stay on our French servers.

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Hosted in FranceLocal AI classificationSovereign (no Google cloud)GDPR CompliantVerified publisher
Overview

What is PhotoPrism?

PhotoPrism is a private AI-powered photo library, designed to browse, organize, and share your photos without relying on the cloud of tech giants. Its artificial intelligence engine automatically classifies your images by recognizing places, objects, and scenes, and enables a remarkably effective content-based search.

The tool handles RAW files, videos, and Live photos, offers local facial recognition, interactive maps tracing your travels, and automatically highlights your best moments. A modern web application and a mobile PWA complete the experience.

Fully self-hostable and open-source, PhotoPrism gives you back control of your memories: your photos and AI processing remain on your server, never sent to a third-party service.

Compatible offers

Host PhotoPrism at DINAO

No managed container for PhotoPrism: this application is installed on a VPS hosted in France (2 vCPU / 4 Go / 10 Go minimum).

PhotoPrism 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: weakened sandbox (security_opt : seccomp:unconfined) + weakened sandbox (security_opt : apparmor:unconfined).

Option 2 The simplest

Managed VPS with Docker and the application pre-installed

from €37,70 /month excl. VAT

  • PhotoPrism installed by DINAO when you order
  • The machine is yours alone: the privileged access PhotoPrism requires affects no other customer
  • 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, 8 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 PhotoPrism without installing or administering anything.

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Option 3 100% self-managed

VPS Docker

from €17,00 /month excl. VAT

  • Your virtual machine, full administrator access
  • Docker pre-installed, control panel of your choice
  • Free to install PhotoPrism or any other application, including those that drive Docker
  • Delivered empty: you install and maintain PhotoPrism 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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CriterionManaged VPS with Docker and the application pre-installedVPS Docker
Who installs PhotoPrismDINAO, when you orderNobody by default: VPS delivered with Docker and, at your choice, Portainer / Dockge, without the application. You install it, or DINAO on quotation
Application updatesDINAO, on requestYou
System and DockerDINAO, without a control panel: one VPS, one applicationYou: no management service by default (optional: €55,00 or €75,00 excl. VAT/month, business days)
BackupsOptional: €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)
MonitoringIncludedOptional: from €1,00 to €10,00 excl. VAT/month
SupportPriority handling included (2-hour response time, DINAO business days and hours, no guaranteed resolution time)Best effort
IsolationA virtual machine of your own, for this application onlyA virtual machine of your own
ResourcesSized for the OS, Docker and PhotoPrism: 2 vCPU, 8 GB, 20 GB, stated as a cap; beyond that, a larger size is offeredRecommended size for PhotoPrism: 2 vCPU, 8 GB, 50 GB; can be extended
Administrator access (root)NoYes
Applications that require privileged access to the machineYes: the machine is yours aloneYes
Starting price€37,70 excl. VAT/month€17,00 excl. VAT/month (VPS only, without the application)

Options 2 and 3 sized for PhotoPrism (application requirements plus the system and Docker): 2 vCPU, 8 GB, 20 GB for option 2, 2 vCPU, 8 GB, 50 GB for option 3, whose base is larger.

Under the hood

Technical details

vCPU
2 vCPU
ideal : 4 vCPU
Memory
4 Go
ideal : 8 Go
Disk
10 Go
ideal : 100 Go
Image : photoprism/photoprism:latest Registry : docker.io Services : photoprism, mariadb Ports : 2342
Frequently asked questions

You might be wondering…

About PhotoPrism 6 questions

Does the AI send my photos to Google or a third party?

No. PhotoPrism performs classification and facial recognition locally on your France-based instance. Your photos are never transmitted to an external service.

What formats are supported?

Common formats, but also RAW files, videos, and Live photos, all without quality loss thanks to non-destructive processing of the originals.

Can I share albums?

Yes, starting from the Family plan. You share albums securely, with controlled links, without exposing your entire photo library.

Do I need a GPU?

Not necessarily: AI indexing works on CPU. For very large volumes or faster processing, a GPU is offered on the Studio plan.

Can I retrieve my photos whenever I want?

Yes. PhotoPrism keeps your originals intact and remains open-source: you retain full access to your files, 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 PhotoPrism 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 PhotoPrism 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.