Photoprism
AI-powered app for browsing, organizing & sharing your photo collection.
- 1Copy the script below
- 2In HexOS, open Apps, find Photoprism and choose Custom Install
- 3Paste, then press Install — full guide with screenshots
1{
12 "version": 5,
23 "script": {
4 "version": "0.1.0",
5 "changeLog": "Auto-generated draft from TrueNAS photoprism 1.4.12"
6 },
7 "requirements": {
38 "locations": ["ApplicationsPerformance", "Media"],
49 "specifications": ["2CORE"],
510 "permissions": ["READ_WRITE_LOCATIONS"],
611 "ports": [20800]
12 },
713 "ensure_directories_exists": [
14 {"path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)"},
15 {"path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/photoprism"},
16 {"path": "$LOCATION(Media)", "network_share": true},
17 {
18 "path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/photoprism/import",
19 "snapshot": {"id": "import"}
20 },
21 {
22 "path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/photoprism/storage",
23 "snapshot": {"id": "storage"}
24 },
25 {
26 "path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/photoprism/originals",
27 "snapshot": {"id": "originals"}
28 }
29 ],
30 "app_values": {
31 "storage": {
832 "import": "$HOST_PATH($LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/photoprism/import)",
933 "storage": "$HOST_PATH($LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/photoprism/storage)",
1034 "originals": "$HOST_PATH($LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/photoprism/originals)",
1135 "additional_storage": [
36 "$MOUNTED_HOST_PATH($LOCATION(Media), /media)"
37 ]
38 },
39 "network": {
1240 "web_port": {"bind_mode": "published", "port_number": 20800}
41 },
42 "resources": {
1343 "limits": {"cpus": 2, "memory": "$MEMORY(10%, 4096)"},
1444 "gpus": "$GPU_CONFIG()"
45 }
46 }
47}
What this script does
Hover or tap a box to see the lines it explains.
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Script format
Tells HexOS this is a version 5 install script, so it knows how to read the rest.
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Script revision
This copy of the script is revision 0.1.0. Latest change: “Auto-generated draft from TrueNAS photoprism 1.4.12”.
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Storage locations it needs
The app uses these HexOS storage locations: App storage (fast) and Media. If one isn't set up yet, HexOS will ask you to pick a place for it.
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Minimum hardware
Recommended minimum: 2 CPU cores.
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Permission to use your folders
Allows the app to read and write files inside the storage locations listed above — and nowhere else.
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Network ports
The app needs port 20800 to be free on your server. A port is like an apartment number for your server's address.
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Folders created on install
Creates the folders the app needs before it starts: App storage (fast) › photoprism, App storage (fast) › photoprism › import, App storage (fast) › photoprism › storage and App storage (fast) › photoprism › originals. Folders marked “snapshot” are included in HexOS snapshots, so you can roll them back.
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Where the app's “import” files is saved
Where the app's “import” files is saved on your server: App storage (fast) › photoprism › import.
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Where the app's “storage” files is saved
Where the app's “storage” files is saved on your server: App storage (fast) › photoprism › storage.
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Where the app's “originals” files is saved
Where the app's “originals” files is saved on your server: App storage (fast) › photoprism › originals.
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Your shared folders
Gives the app access to your existing files: Media appears inside the app as /media.
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Web port: 20800
The app's web page is published on port 20800. You don't need to remember it — clicking the app's card in HexOS takes you there.
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Resource limits
Caps how much of your server the app can use: 2 CPU cores and 10% of your server's memory, but never more than 4 GB. This keeps one busy app from slowing everything else down.
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Graphics card access
If your server has a supported graphics card, HexOS shares it with the app (useful for video conversion or AI features).
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