Imadeo
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The facts
Each one read from Imadeo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Deployment
- Imadeo runs with Docker Compose on a NAS, home server, or Linux machine; the maker lists Synology, Unraid, and TrueNAS as examples.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Duplicate detection
- Perceptual hashing groups visually identical pictures, including resized and re-saved copies, for user review.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Duplicates
- Perceptual hashing groups visually matching photos, including resized or re-saved copies, for review.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Email limit
- Email is optional, but invitations and address-change confirmations cannot be sent until a server operator configures email.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Optional integrations include SMTP email, Google or Apple sign-in, and configurable reverse geocoding providers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Imadeo is intended for people who want a private photo and video library on hardware they control.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Limits
- Imadeo has no hosted media service; the server operator controls accounts, storage, backups, network access, and optional integrations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- The maker says face and image recognition run locally without an external API or per-photo cost.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Locked items
- Locked items are hidden from normal library views but are not encrypted and remain readable on disk to someone with server access.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile backup
- The mobile app can back up a phone camera roll and is available for iOS and Android.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Optional integrations
- Server operators can configure reverse geocoding, Google or Apple sign-in, and SMTP email delivery.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Organization
- Imadeo supports albums alongside real folders and preserves folder structure during upload.checked 12 Oct 2026
- People and pets
- The software recognizes people, cats, and dogs locally and lets users name, merge, or correct matches.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Media, search analysis, face recognition and pet recognition run on the chosen self-hosted server; the project says it does not receive users’ media through normal use.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Imadeo is a self-hosted photo and video library that organises media by date, people and pets, and image content.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Imadeo is a self-hosted home for photos and videos, organized by date, people, pets, and image content.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Recognition
- People, cats and dogs are recognised locally as photos arrive, and users can name, merge or correct matches.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- Users can search by describing what is in a photo, as well as by filename, date, album or folder.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says self-hosted media is not automatically encrypted and recommends HTTPS or a trusted VPN for access across untrusted networks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sharing
- Accounts are private by default, and selected photos, albums, or folder trees can be shared read-only with people on the same server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Original files remain in ordinary folders on the chosen server and can be backed up, moved, or used independently of Imadeo.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Timeline
- Photos are grouped by capture day, with a year rail for jumping through the library.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Visual search
- Users can search by describing what a photo shows, as well as by filenames, dates, albums, and folders.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- The mobile app connects to the user's server and can back up a phone's camera roll; the repository describes support for iOS and Android.checked 11 Oct 2026
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