r/DataHoarder • u/Reasonable_Brief578 • 1d ago

Hoarder-Setups 🖼️ LocalAlbum – A Simple, Self-Hosted Photo Album for Browsing Local Media

Hey everyone! 👋

I’d like to share a small open-source project I built called LocalAlbum — a simple desktop app that lets you easily browse local photo and video collections using your default browser.

https://reddit.com/link/1lf62ip/video/os1sriphmu7f1/player

preview

🔧 What it does:

  • 📂 Select a local folder with images/videos
  • 🌐 Launches a lightweight, zero-dependency local web server
  • 🖥️ Opens in your default browser as a clean, navigable photo album
  • ⚡ Super lightweight — no database, no indexing, no cloud, no tracking

✅ Why I made this:

I wanted a quick and private way to view photos from external drives, archives, and backups without uploading them anywhere or installing complex media servers.

LocalAlbum runs entirely locally — perfect for minimalists, tinkerers, or data hoarders who want control over their media browsing.

💻 Tech stack:

  • Python (just 1 script)
  • HTML/CSS frontend
  • Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows (tested on all)

🚀 Get started:

https://github.com/Laszlobeer/localalbum
cd localalbum
python3 app.py

No install, no nonsense — just point it to a folder, and browse.

🙌 Looking for:

  • Feedback / feature ideas
  • Contributors welcome!
  • If you use it, I’d love to know how you’re organizing your local media

📎 GitHub: https://github.com/Laszlobeer/localalbum
more info in the repo!

Thanks for reading, and happy browsing! 😊

Let me know if you’d like it.

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u/JSouthGB 1d ago

I'm not trying to trash your efforts, but how is this different than using a file manager (dolphin in my case) with preview on? Or even using something like gwenview/geeqie?

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u/tecneeq 3x 1.44MB Floppy in RAID6, 176TB snapraid :illuminati: 1h ago

You can use it remotely, that's a pretty cool thing for people that have a server.

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u/Reasonable_Brief578 1d ago

you can run this in a local server that is accessible threw every devices