Photoview is a free, open-source, and self-hosted photo gallery application designed specifically for photographers who want to host their own media libraries on personal servers. It is widely used as a privacy-focused, self-controlled alternative to cloud services like Google Photos. The core philosophy of the application is that your local file system acts as the absolute source of truth, meaning it visualizes your media exactly how you have already organized it on your hard drive. Core Features
File System Sync: Automatically maps your existing server directories into web-based albums.
RAW Image Support: Integrates with Darktable to decode and display professional high-resolution RAW photo formats.
Smart Organization: Includes built-in facial recognition, an interactive world map for geotagged images, and EXIF metadata extraction.
Multi-User Privacy: Supports isolated user accounts with individual directory paths protected by custom login credentials.
Secure Sharing: Generates public or password-protected links to share individual photos or entire albums easily.
Read-Only Security: Operates safely on your local files without modifying, deleting, or moving your underlying data. Technical Architecture
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