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PiGallery 2 is a self-hosted directory-first photo gallery website.
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The gallery is a directory first gallery. It renders your directory structure as it is.
Supports rich search queries and fully <a href="https://www.docker.com/">dockerized</a>.
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<h3 class="section-header">Main features:</h3>
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<h3>Photo viewer</h3>
Nice photo viewer with optional information panel that shows all important information about the photo.
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<h3>Map</h3>
PiGallery2 reads the location data of the photos and puts them on a nice map.
The gallery also supports *.gps file to show your tracked path on the map too.
It by default supports <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org">OpenStreetMap</a> and <a
href="https://www.mapbox.com">Mapbox</a>, but you can also add you own favourite map provider.
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<h3>Advanced searching</h3>
App supports full <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_algebra">boolean logic</a> with negation and
exact or wildcard search.
It also provides handy suggestions with autocomplete.
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<h5>Match types</h5>
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person:"John" # exact match <br/>
person:(John) # wildcard match <br/>
person:John # same as person:(John) <br/>
person!:John # negation
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<h5>Supported keywords</h5>
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after:2020<br/>
before:2021<br/>
orientation:portrait<br/>
orientation:landscape<br/>
maxRating:1<br/>
maxRating:5<br/>
minResolution:1<br/>
maxResolution:10<br/>
keyword:"house"<br/>
caption:"caption"<br/>
directory:"dir name/another dir"<br/>
file_name:"img.jpg",<br/>
person:"John",<br/>
position:"USA" # use city, state, country names<br/>
5-km-from:(New York) # photos 5 km from the center of New York <br/>
any_text:"apple", # searches for apple everywhere, "any_text:" can be omitted
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<h5>Bool expressions</h5>
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John and Kate # photos with "John" and "Kate" (any string match) <br/>
John Kate # same as "John and Kate" <br/>
John or Kate # photos with "John" or "Kate" (any string match) <br/>
2-of:(John, Kate, Steve) # lists photos that satisfies at least 2 out of the 3 names (any string match)
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<h5>Sort order</h5>
Add an empty file like <code class="code-block p-1 text-light rounded bg-secondary">.order_[ORDER].pg2conf</code>
to a folder to override the default sorting for that folder.
It's not recursively applied to subfolders.<br/>
Replace <code class="code-block p-1 text-light rounded bg-secondary">[ORDER]</code> in the above shown filename by one of the following values:<br/>
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descending_name<br/>
ascending_name<br/>
descending_date<br/>
ascending_date<br/>
random<br/>
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<h3>Sharing</h3>
You can share your photo folders with your friends.
The sharing link can be also password protected.
Limitations: you cannot share search results.
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<h3>Easy settings</h3>
PiGallery2 has a rich settings page where you can easily set up the gallery.
<a href="https://pigallery2.onrender.com/admin">Click here to see all the setting in the live demo.</a>
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<h3>Video playback</h3>
It also supports *.mp4, *.webm, *.ogv and *.ogg files.
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<h3>Random link</h3>
You can create a link that will serve a random photo from your gallery.
You can use this link with 3rd party applications, like with an automatic wallpaper changer gadget.
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<h3>Local filters</h3>
Rich filter panel, where you can further filter your directory or search results.
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<h3 class="section-header">All features:</h3>
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<li>supported formats:
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<li>images: <strong>jpg, jpeg, jpe, webp, png, gif, svg</strong></li>
<li>videos: <strong>mp4, ogg, ogv, webm</strong></li>
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<li><strong>Rendering directories as it is</strong>
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<li>Listing subdirectories recursively</li>
<li>Listing photos in a nice grid layout
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<li>supporting most common image formats</li>
<li>showing <strong>tag/keywords, locations, GPS coordinates</strong> for photos</li>
<li>rendering photos on demand (on scroll)</li>
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<li><strong>On the fly thumbnail generation</strong> in several sizes
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<li>prioritizes thumbnail generation (generating thumbnail first for the visible photos)</li>
<li>saving generated thumbnails to TEMP folder for reuse</li>
<li>supporting several core CPU</li>
<li>supporting hardware acceleration (<a href="https://github.com/lovell/sharp">sharp</a>)
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<li>Custom lightbox for full screen photo and video viewing
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<li>keyboard support for navigation</li>
<li>showing low-res thumbnail while full image loads</li>
<li>Information panel for showing <strong>Exif info</strong></li>
<li>Automatic playing</li>
<li>gesture support (swipe left, right, up)</li>
<li>shortcut support</li>
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<li>Client side caching (directories and search results)</li>
<li>Rendering <strong>photos</strong> with GPS coordinates <strong>on open street map</strong>
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<li>.gpx file support: rendering paths to map</li>
<li>supports OSM and Mapbox by default, but you can add any provider that has a tile url</li>
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<li><strong>Two modes: SQL database and no-database mode</strong>
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<li>both modes supports
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<li>user management</li>
<li>password protection can be disabled/enabled</li>
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<li>database mode supports:
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<li>faster directory listing</li>
<li>searching</li>
<li>instant search, auto complete</li>
<li>sharing</li>
<li>setting link expiration time</li>
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<li>Faces (persons) support
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<li>reads Adobe's XMP Face region metadata. (It is defined by the Metadata Working Group (MWG).)</li>
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<li>shows face bounding box over images</li>
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<li>internalization / translation support</li>
<li>Nice design
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<li>responsive design (phone, tablet desktop support)</li>
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<li>Setup page</li>
<li>Random photo url
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<li>You can generate an url that returns a random photo from your gallery. You can use this feature to develop
3rd party applications, like: changing desktop background
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<li>video support
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<li>fully supports <em>.mp4 files and partially (might have errors with safari and IE) supports </em>.ogg,
<em>.ogv, </em>.webm files
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<li>uses ffmpeg and ffprobe to generate video thumbnails</li>
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<li>Markdown based blogging support
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<li>You can write some note in the *.md files for every directory</li>
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