Managed Lychee Hosting — Elegant & Minimalist Photo Management
Deploy self-hosted Lychee photo galleries on isolated container pods with modern dark/light themes, keyboard navigation, password-protected albums, lossless image compression, EXIF metadata inspection, and instant web sharing.
Minimalist & Distraction-Free UI
Clean, elegant photo browsing with fullscreen slideshow mode, smooth transitions, and keyboard shortcuts for rapid curation.
Multi-User & Granular Album Access
Create public and password-protected client galleries with granular download permissions and per-user storage quotas.
Automated Lossless Image Optimization
Automatic thumbnail generation and image compression deliver crisp visual fidelity with fast mobile loading.
Enterprise Lychee Capabilities & Features
Stunning Gallery Layouts
Showcase photo collections with justified grid layouts, square thumbnails, dark/light modes, and fullscreen slideshow presentations.
Nested Albums & Smart Tags
Organize photos into nested album hierarchies, tag-based collections, starred favorites, and recent upload streams.
EXIF & Camera Metadata Inspector
Inspect shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focal length, camera model, lens type, and geolocation coordinates for every photo.
Password-Protected Albums
Share private galleries with clients, friends, and family via secret URLs with password protection and download toggles.
Drag-and-Drop & Server Import
Upload photos directly from your browser, import from Dropbox, download from URLs, or sync from server directories.
Multi-User Support
Allow multiple users to upload and manage their own albums with isolated storage quotas and administrator governance.
SiliconPin Platform Benefits
Instant Deployment
Deploy Lychee in under 30 seconds with automated SSL, storage, and container initialization.
Free SSL Certificate
Automatic Wildcard Let's Encrypt SSL certificates with automated background renewals.
Automated Daily Backups
Daily snapshot backups with 30-day retention and one-click rollback from your console.
High-Speed NVMe Storage
Dedicated NVMe storage blocks with high IOPS for heavy database and media workloads.
Container Isolation Security
Rootless container pod sandboxing, WAF filtering, and DDoS protection keep your instance secure.
24/7 Expert Support
Round-the-clock engineering assistance for setup, migrations, and performance optimization.
About Lychee
Lychee is a free, open-source photo-management tool that runs on your server. Beautifully designed and easy to use, Lychee is everything you need to organize, curate, and share your photos like a professional without bloated social features or third-party ads.
Why Lychee Stands Out
- ▸Pure Aesthetic Focus: Minimalist visual presentation that puts your photography front and center.
- ▸Keyboard-Driven Navigation: Arrow keys, shortcuts for fullscreen, details, and curation for speedy organization.
- ▸Lossless Image Handling: Preserves original uncompressed photo files alongside optimized web thumbnails.
- ▸Simple Self-Hosting: Lightweight PHP/Laravel and MySQL architecture with low resource requirements.
Lychee Technologies
- ▸PHP 8.2 / Laravel Framework: Modern MVC backend with robust database migrations and REST APIs.
- ▸MySQL & MariaDB: Relational database storing album hierarchies, tags, and EXIF metadata.
- ▸ImageMagick & Libvips: High-speed server-side image thumbnailing and color profile management.
- ▸Responsive JavaScript Frontend: Snappy single-page web app with touch gesture support for tablets and phones.
Perfect For
Photographers & Visual Artists
Showcasing client proofing galleries and online portfolios in a sleek, branded environment.
Personal & Family Albums
Sharing high-resolution family photos with relatives without social media compression or advertising.
Designers & Creative Studios
Archiving high-resolution brand assets, moodboards, and design inspirations in tag-based albums.
Privacy-Conscious Individuals
Users looking for a simple, elegant self-hosted gallery without complex cloud microservice setups.
Technical Specifications
⚡ Lychee Performance & Runtime
- •PHP 8.2 / 8.3 OPcache with Laravel optimization
- •Dedicated MySQL 8.0 relational database pod
- •ImageMagick & GD image processing libraries
- •High-Speed NVMe Storage for high-resolution photo archives
- •Sub-second gallery rendering on mobile and desktop
🛡️ Lychee Security, Backups & SLA
- •Password-protected album sharing with secret URLs
- •Isolated rootless container pod security
- •Automated daily snapshot backups with 1-click restore
- •Free Auto-Renewing Let's Encrypt Wildcard SSL
- •99.9% Uptime Service Level Agreement (SLA)