Damselfly

Spec sheet

Purpose

Damselfly is a server-based photo management system designed to index large, folder-based photo collections for search and keyword tagging.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment

Damselfly runs as a server with a web UI and can be deployed using Docker or installed without Docker.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integrations

The selection basket supports uploads to WordPress, which requires JWT authentication configured on the WordPress site.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The maintainer directs users to Reddit, GitHub issues, or email for questions, problems, and feature requests.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Desktop clients

The project lists desktop client versions for macOS, Windows, and Linux that sync selected server images to a local folder.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Image recognition

Its machine-learning features include face detection and recognition, object recognition, and image colour classification.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Image search

It supports full-text, multi-phrase partial-word search and filters including dates, faces, objects, camera details, file size, and orientation.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Installation limit

The maintainer says non-Docker installations are unsupported and intended for experts, and that AI setup is harder without Docker.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Metadata

Damselfly uses ExifTool to write metadata losslessly, so keyword changes do not re-encode JPEGs.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Multi-user access

Authentication can be enabled with User, ReadOnly, and Admin roles, and baskets can be private or shared.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Offline processing

The project says face detection and recognition run locally and offline.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Other workflows

The project documents exporting images for use with DigiKam or Photoshop and syncing files with Rclone.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Performance and resource use

The README claims searches across a 500,000-image catalogue return results in less than a second; technical documentation warns that AI processing can be CPU-intensive.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security caveat

The documentation says that by default anyone with access can browse, modify, and download images; authentication must be enabled to apply user roles and permissions.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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