PicoGallery

Your Photos, Your Server, Simply Shared.

Tired of complex platforms or ongoing subscription costs? PicoGallery offers a refreshingly simple way for photographers to share their work. Host beautiful photo galleries for your clients directly on your own web server.

Self-Hosted

Full control over your data and how it’s presented.

Simple Flat-File System

No complex databases – just images and a JSON file for metadata.

Client Galleries

Create dedicated, private galleries for each client.

Easy Upload & Management

Intuitive admin area for creating galleries, uploading photos, and selecting header images.

Themeable

Choose between elegant Light and Dark themes for each gallery.

Responsive Design

Galleries look great on desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.

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100% Self-Hostet.
Desktop- und Mobiloptimiert.

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FAQ

Technical Requirements

To run PicoGallery smoothly on your web server, please ensure you have the following:

Modern Web Browser: For the best admin and client experience.
Web Server: Apache (with mod_rewrite enabled for pretty URLs) or Nginx (rewrite rules will need to be configured separately).
PHP: Version 7.4 or newer is recommended (PicoGallery uses features best supported by modern PHP).
- The ZipArchive extension is required for the „Download All Images“ (.zip) functionality.
- The GD extension for image compression and thumbnail creation.
- JSON extension (enabled by default in most modern PHP installations).
- mbstring extension (for multi-byte string functions, usually enabled).
File Permissions: The data/ directory (for galleries.json) and the uploads/ directory (including its subdirectories like uploads/tmp/) must be writable by your web server user (e.g., www-data, apache).

Installation Guide

Getting PicoGallery up and running is designed to be simple. Follow these steps:

Go to the admin area (e.g., yourdomain.com/picogallery/admin/) to log in with the credentials you set in config.php and start creating galleries!

Download PicoGallery:

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2. Upload to Your Server:

Extract the downloaded ZIP file.

Upload the entire picogallery (or whatever you name the main folder) directory to your web server. This could be in your main web root (e.g., public_html, htdocs, www) or a subdirectory.

3. Set File Permissions:

Ensure the following directories are writable by your web server:

data/
uploads/ (and its tmp/ subdirectory, which will be created if it doesn’t exist)

You can usually do this via an FTP client or SSH (e.g., chmod -R 775 data uploads). Consult your hosting provider if unsure.

4. Configure Admin Credentials:

Open the config.php file in the root of your PicoGallery installation with a text editor.

Set your desired ADMIN_USERNAME.

Crucially, generate and set a secure ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH. Instructions are provided within config.php (this involves running a temporary PHP script). Do not skip this step for security!

Review other settings in config.php like BASE_URL (it attempts to auto-detect, but you might need to adjust it if your setup is in a subdirectory and auto-detection isn’t perfect) and default photographer information.

5. Set up URL Rewriting (for Apache):

If you’re using Apache, ensure the provided .htaccess file is present in the root of your PicoGallery installation and that mod_rewrite is enabled on your server. Your hosting provider might also require AllowOverride All (or similar) in the Apache configuration for .htaccess to function.

For Nginx users, you’ll need to configure server block rules similar to the logic in .htaccess (see example Nginx rewrite rules – you’d add a link to an anchor or a separate page with these).

6. Access PicoGallery:

Navigate to the URL where you uploaded PicoGallery (e.g., yourdomain.com/picogallery/ or yourdomain.com/ if in the root).