Imadeo

Spec sheet

Purpose

Imadeo is a self-hosted home for photos and videos, organized by date, people, pets, and image content.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Product

Imadeo is a self-hosted photo and video library that organises media by date, people and pets, and image content.Read 11 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Intended users

Imadeo is intended for people who want a private photo and video library on hardware they control.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment

Imadeo runs with Docker Compose on a NAS, home server, or Linux machine; the maker lists Synology, Unraid, and TrueNAS as examples.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Integrations

Optional integrations include SMTP email, Google or Apple sign-in, and configurable reverse geocoding providers.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Mobile apps

The mobile app connects to the user's server and can back up a phone's camera roll; the repository describes support for iOS and Android.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security

The privacy policy says self-hosted media is not automatically encrypted and recommends HTTPS or a trusted VPN for access across untrusted networks.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Privacy

Media, search analysis, face recognition and pet recognition run on the chosen self-hosted server; the project says it does not receive users’ media through normal use.Read 11 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Duplicate detection

Perceptual hashing groups visually identical pictures, including resized and re-saved copies, for user review.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Duplicates

Perceptual hashing groups visually matching photos, including resized or re-saved copies, for review.Read 11 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Email limit

Email is optional, but invitations and address-change confirmations cannot be sent until a server operator configures email.Read 11 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Limits

Imadeo has no hosted media service; the server operator controls accounts, storage, backups, network access, and optional integrations.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Local processing

The maker says face and image recognition run locally without an external API or per-photo cost.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Locked items

Locked items are hidden from normal library views but are not encrypted and remain readable on disk to someone with server access.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Mobile backup

The mobile app can back up a phone camera roll and is available for iOS and Android.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Optional integrations

Server operators can configure reverse geocoding, Google or Apple sign-in, and SMTP email delivery.Read 11 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Organization

Imadeo supports albums alongside real folders and preserves folder structure during upload.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

People and pets

The software recognizes people, cats, and dogs locally and lets users name, merge, or correct matches.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Recognition

People, cats and dogs are recognised locally as photos arrive, and users can name, merge or correct matches.Read 11 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Search

Users can search by describing what is in a photo, as well as by filename, date, album or folder.Read 11 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Sharing

Accounts are private by default, and selected photos, albums, or folder trees can be shared read-only with people on the same server.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Storage

Original files remain in ordinary folders on the chosen server and can be backed up, moved, or used independently of Imadeo.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Timeline

Photos are grouped by capture day, with a year rail for jumping through the library.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Visual search

Users can search by describing what a photo shows, as well as by filenames, dates, albums, and folders.Read 12 Oct 2026 · imadeo.app

Where Specifiction places it

• Photo Storage Services#37 of 717.9