ChronoFrame

Spec sheet

Purpose

ChronoFrame is a self-hosted personal gallery for managing and browsing photos online.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Product

ChronoFrame is a self-hosted personal gallery for managing and browsing photos online.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Deployment

The guide describes Docker deployment using a single container or Docker Compose, with SQLite and no separate database required.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Support

The maker lists GitHub Issues, GitHub Discussions, and Discord as community support channels.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

License

ChronoFrame is open source under the MIT License, which the maker says users may use and contribute to freely.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Maker

The project README names Timothy Yin as the author.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Authentication

The guide says GitHub OAuth can be enabled, while a default admin account is available if GitHub OAuth is not configured.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Documentation status

The getting-started guide says the documentation is under construction and some sections may be incomplete.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Geocoding integrations

OpenStreetMap Nominatim is the default reverse-geocoding provider, and Mapbox Search API can be used when configured with an access token.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Live and Motion Photos

It supports Apple LivePhoto and Google-standard Motion Photo formats and processes MOV files to preserve dynamic photo effects.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Map integrations

MapLibre and Mapbox are supported map providers; the guide lists a MapTiler token for MapLibre and a Mapbox token for Mapbox.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Map options

The configuration guide lists Mapbox and MapLibre as map provider options.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Photo locations

It extracts GPS information from photos and can display their locations on a map.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Security configuration

The configuration guide requires a session password and enables upload MIME whitelist validation by default.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Session configuration

The configuration guide requires a 32-character random session password for encrypting sessions.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Sign-in

GitHub OAuth login is optional; without it, the guide says users can log in with the default admin account provisioned at first start.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Storage

Supported storage backends are S3-compatible storage, local filesystem, and OpenList.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Upload limits

The default upload MIME whitelist includes JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, TIFF, HEIC, HEIF, QuickTime, and MP4 types, and can be customized or disabled.Read 12 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Upload validation

The configuration guide says MIME type whitelist validation is enabled by default and lists supported image and video MIME types.Read 5 Oct 2026 · chronoframe.bh8.ga

Where Specifiction places it

• Photo Storage Services#65 of 717.4