Lychee

Lychee is a free, open-source photo management tool that runs on your server. It provides a beautiful, intuitive interface for uploading, organizing, and sharing your photos — just like a native application.

What You Can Do After Deployment

1. Open your domain — create your admin account on first visit
2. Upload photos — use the web interface or built-in import tools
3. Organize into albums — create nested albums and add tags for easy browsing
4. Share with others — generate public or password-protected links for albums and photos
5. Customize settings — configure watermarks, map providers, and user permissions

Key Features

• Album management with nested folders and drag-and-drop
• Public and password-protected sharing links
• Multi-user support with fine-grained permissions
• Map view based on GPS metadata
• Full-text search and tagging