# Lychee

> Lychee (4.3k stars, v7.11.1 Oct 2026) is a PHP photo gallery you run with Docker Compose (FrankenPHP plus MariaDB) or on a PHP web server. You upload photos into nested and smart albums, view them in justified or masonry layouts, a timeline and slideshows, and share albums by link or embed them on websites. MIT licence. The paid Supporter Edition adds extras such as user groups, upload quotas, secured links and statistics. It is a gallery, not a backup tool: no automatic phone backup or face recognition is documented.

- Repository: https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee
- Official docs: https://lycheeorg.dev/docs/getting-started/installation/
- Checked: 2026-10-16

## What it replaces
- Google Photos: Shared albums and links (partial). Album sharing and browsing only; no automatic phone backup or face search.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Self-hosted with Docker Compose or on a PHP web server | https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee#readme | 2026-10-16 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | MIT | https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/blob/master/LICENSE | 2026-10-16 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No separate model weights | https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee#readme | 2026-10-16 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, MIT | https://github.com/LycheeOrg/Lychee/blob/master/LICENSE | 2026-10-16 |
| Paid services needed? | Partial | None required; the Supporter Edition adds user groups, upload quotas, secured links and statistics | https://lycheeorg.dev/get-supporter-edition | 2026-10-16 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Partial | Docker or any server with PHP, a web server and a database; host OS not listed | https://lycheeorg.dev/docs/getting-started/installation/ | 2026-10-16 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Medium; one Docker Compose file with database, or manual PHP install | https://lycheeorg.dev/docs/getting-started/installation/ | 2026-10-16 |

GitHub: 4310 stars, 381 forks, last push 2026-10-15, archived: no.
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