Immich Hosting

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Immich brings your photos and videos together in a browsable timeline, with apps for iPhone and Android that can automatically upload selected albums. It suits individuals and families who want a personal photo library with separate user accounts and shared albums.

Find memories by people, objects, location or descriptive search, then organize favorites into albums and share links with others. A browser interface handles uploads and viewing, while external libraries let you include an existing collection without importing everything through your phone.

It is an open source alternative to Google Photos.

Immich in action

Keep photos from your phone and existing archives in one searchable library, then browse and share your memories across devices.

Immich photo viewer displaying a galaxy image and its date and file details
View photos at full size and inspect their metadata.

What you can do with Immich

Automatic phone uploads

Choose albums in the iOS or Android app and upload new photos and videos. Background uploads depend on your phone’s settings and operating system.

Search your memories

Search using people, objects and image descriptions, alongside dates and other photo metadata.

Shared photo albums

Organize photos and videos into albums and share them with other users or through public links.

Existing photo libraries

Include an existing collection through external libraries, with background jobs to index and process your files.

What users say about Immich

Summarized from public community discussions about Immich, not about PikaPods.

Moving from Google Photos

Community users describe moving their collections from Google Photos to Immich, with one recent switcher highlighting automatic phone uploads and control over their library (migration discussion, switching experience).

Benefits of hosting Immich with PikaPods

Predictable and affordable pricing
No subscription, hourly billing, from $6.82/month.
Well-tested auto updates
Every update is tested before it reaches your pod.
Your data stays private
We only sell hosting. No ads, no profiling.
Secure by design
Isolated containers, encrypted connections, built-in firewall.
No vendor lock-in
Download your data anytime via SFTP.
EU and US locations
Choose the region your pod runs in.
SSL and your own domain
Free SSL, on our address or your own domain.
Your own backups
Nightly encrypted backups to your own S3 storage.

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