Photoprism image module

Brtrnd 0

Hi
Since Google Photos is offline, and I’m trying to loosen myself from the grips of big tech.
I’d like to develop a Photoprism module to show images from my local installation.
A first check seems it must be possible

I haven’t found anyone who created one, not people who are doing that.
So I’d like to ask if there is interest to do so, if there are people who want to help me develop (I know Powershell, I’ve never did real programming).

I’m going to see if I can do something with vibe coding; but I also have little experience there. So I’m assuming I’ll need to do the learning before I can start the real development.

sdetweil

@Brtrnd-0 there are lots of modules that can display from
Local disk

One i like is MMM-ImagesPhotos

If you want to develop, you can start w my SampleModule

I see you meant another app environment.
That will take some coding

Brtrnd 0

I have to admit that a LLM makes very beautiful code.
It doesn’t work yet, but it is beautiful.

This is the first version created:
https://github.com/Brtrnd/MMM-Photoprism
I’ll spend some more time on it this evening. Once the first draft works I think i can imagine quite a few extra’s I would like to add.

eddiebrok

That’s an interesting idea, especially if the goal is to move away from cloud-dependent photo services. A local PhotoPrism module feels very much in the spirit of self-hosted and privacy-first workflows. If the images are already accessible via a local API or filesystem path, it sounds feasible at least at a prototype level.

Even with limited programming experience, starting small (read-only image display, basic refresh) could be a good way to learn while building something useful. I’ve seen people take a similar approach with small side tools first, sometimes even experimenting with lightweight generators (like a brat generator) just to understand how UI, data, and rendering fit together before tackling a bigger integration.

There’s likely interest here, especially from others trying to de-Google their setups. Posting progress updates might help attract collaborators once you get a basic proof of concept going.