So, you’ve come back from a trip or a photo shoot, you’ve spent an unreasonable amount of time in Lightroom or RawTherapee fiddling with the smallest cursors, and you now have a folder full of images that you would like to proudly share with the world. But how?
Of course, you can post your photos on social networks like Instagram, like most people do. You can also upload them on platforms aimed at amateur or professional photographers, such as 500px , Flickr, Unsplash or many others. But you might also want a bit more control over how your images are displayed and shared, while making sure you don’t end up losing the property over them because of some small writing at the end of an obscure EULA.
If that’s you, whether you are (like me) an amateur photographer who simply wants to share some images with your friends, are a professional photographer looking for a self-managed platform to showcase your book and send photos to your clients, you might be interested in Niobium.
Niobium is a self-hosted photo gallery viewer that features a clean infinite-scroll grid to display your photos and only your photos. It’s completely free and open-source, and written in Rust. It offers a range of features to cover most use-cases, such as collections and a slideshow mode, while aiming to stay simple to setup and easy to use. Take a look at the demo ! (also embedded below)
Niobium can be installed using Docker, from the latest compiled release, or built from source. It’s available on most platforms, including Synology NAS’s, so you can share your photos directly from where they are stored. For more information, the documentation is available on Github.