ChronoFrame Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy ChronoFrame hosting and run a self-hosted photo gallery that reads EXIF data and shows your pictures on a map and timeline, on your own domain. xCloud starts the pinned image with SQLite and local file storage, creates the first administrator from the email you enter with a generated password, and publishes the gallery over HTTPS. There is no public registration.

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What is ChronoFrame?

ChronoFrame is a smooth photo display and management application that supports multiple image formats and large-size image rendering, released under the MIT licence. Upstream lists online photo management, a map to explore photo locations, smart EXIF parsing, reverse geocoding, JPEG, PNG and HEIC support, ThumbHash thumbnails, and S3-compatible or local storage. Self-hosted ChronoFrame is the option for people who would otherwise keep albums in Google Photos or on Flickr.

On xCloud the template runs ghcr.io/hoshinosuzumi/chronoframe 0.14.1, pinned by digest, as one container with a SQLite database and local storage on the chronoframe_data volume, so no S3 credentials are needed. The first administrator is seeded at first start with the email you enter and a generated password. Public visitors can see photos you publish. GitHub login stays off.

From Sign-Up to a Live ChronoFrame Gallery In Just 3 Easy Steps

A self-hosted photo gallery normally means a container, a database, storage, a domain and a certificate before the first upload. This is the same result without the assembly.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick ChronoFrame from the OneClick catalog. Select a domain and enter the administrator email.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
We run pinned ChronoFrame 0.14.1, generate a 32-character admin password, attach persistent storage and serve it over HTTPS.
Step 03
Sign In And Upload
Open /dashboard with the displayed email and password, change the password inside ChronoFrame, then upload your first photos.

Everything ChronoFrame Does, On Your Own Server

ChronoFrame runs in full here: a self-hosted photo gallery with EXIF parsing, a map view and your originals on infrastructure you control.

EXIF-Aware Photo Gallery
Capture time, geolocation and camera parameters are read from each photo automatically, and shooting locations are reverse-geocoded.
Map And Timeline Views
Browse photos by where and when they were taken, on a map-aware timeline, with ThumbHash-based thumbnails.
JPEG, PNG And HEIC Uploads
Upload JPEG, PNG and HEIC/HEIF photos, up to 128 MiB per request, though an edge proxy may cap very large files.
Local Storage By Default
Originals are stored on local disk, so no S3 account is needed. S3-compatible storage is available as an option.
Generated Admin Login
The first administrator gets a generated 32-character password, and public visitors see only the photos you publish.
Persistent After Restart
The database, originals and your signed-in session survived an xCloud Restart in verification, because they live on a persistent volume.

Everything You Need To Run Your Your Photos, Your Server

xCloud runs the container and the HTTPS route. You keep the photos, the administrator account and the decision to upgrade.

ChronoFrame 0.14.1 pinned by digest
Generated 32-character admin password
Single container, no extra services
Web interface on HTTPS, port bound to loopback
Persistent chronoframe_data volume
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With ChronoFrame

Show a trip on a map
Upload travel photos and let ChronoFrame place them on a map and timeline using their EXIF locations, then share the gallery with friends from your own domain.
Keep originals under your control
Store full-size files on your Cloud VPS instead of a photo service, with HEIC and large JPEGs handled by the gallery.
Publish a personal portfolio
Present chosen photos to the public while the administrator area stays behind a login and public registration stays closed.
Move photos to object storage later
Start with local storage and, when the collection outgrows the disk, point ChronoFrame at S3-compatible storage using the settings upstream documents.

ChronoFrame vs Alternatives

Google Photos: If your pictures live in Google Photos, ChronoFrame is the self-hosted route: originals and a SQLite database sit on a volume on your own Cloud VPS, with a map and timeline built from EXIF.
Flickr: If you share on Flickr, ChronoFrame serves a gallery from your own domain, where you decide what is public and keep the administrator area private.
Immich: Immich has its own xCloud page. Compare the two templates for services, sizing and features before choosing; ChronoFrame's runs one container with SQLite and a 256 MB floor.
Lychee: Lychee has its own xCloud page and is another self-hosted photo manager. ChronoFrame emphasises EXIF parsing, a map and a timeline, while Lychee's template adds MariaDB.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for ChronoFrame hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

A larger library, alongside other services on the same box.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

ChronoFrame alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS that xCloud provisions. Billed monthly with no lock-in, and the unused balance comes back to your account when you delete the server. ChronoFrame is MIT licensed.

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Self-managed hosting

Ready For A Photo Gallery You Control?

ChronoFrame on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that xCloud provisions. You keep the photos, the admin password and the timing of every upgrade.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

What is ChronoFrame used for?

ChronoFrame is used to present and manage a personal photo collection online. You upload pictures, it reads their EXIF data for capture time, location and camera details, places them on a map and timeline, and shows them in a gallery that visitors can browse. Large images are rendered smoothly with generated thumbnails.

Is ChronoFrame free and open source?

Yes. ChronoFrame is open source under the MIT licence and costs nothing to run. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS that hosts it and for the deployment. Map and geocoding services you connect, such as Mapbox or MapTiler tokens, are optional and may have their own terms.

Can you self-host ChronoFrame with Docker?

Yes. For ChronoFrame Docker hosting the template runs the ghcr.io/hoshinosuzumi/chronoframe 0.14.1 image, pinned by digest, as one container with one named volume. It forces local storage, so the gallery works without S3 credentials, and generates the session secret and administrator password. HTTPS is attached to your domain.

How much RAM does ChronoFrame need?

ChronoFrame's manifest floor is 256 MB of RAM, one core and 10 GB of disk. Memory is not a concern on the 6 GB tier sold here. Disk is what grows, because originals are stored locally, so size it for the photos you plan to keep. Requests up to 128 MiB are accepted.

Which image formats does ChronoFrame support?

Upstream says ChronoFrame supports mainstream formats including JPEG, PNG and HEIC/HEIF, and renders large images using ThumbHash thumbnails. It parses EXIF for capture time, geolocation and camera parameters. Check the upstream documentation before relying on a rarer format, and note that a reverse proxy in front may reject a single request near 100 MB.

Where does ChronoFrame store my photos?

In this template, on the server. The chronoframe_data volume at /app/data holds the SQLite database and the original files under data/storage, because the storage provider is forced to local. Upstream also supports S3-compatible storage, which you can configure later in the environment if you prefer object storage.

How do I sign in to ChronoFrame?

Open /dashboard on your domain and sign in with the administrator email you entered and the generated password on your credentials card. The username is chronoframe. There is no public registration, and the first GitHub login would not become an administrator. Change the password inside the app, since the environment value applies only on first seed.

How do I back up ChronoFrame?

A backup is the chronoframe_data volume, which holds the SQLite database and your originals together. Take it while the app is stopped or from one consistent snapshot, restore it into a matching image pin, and confirm sign-in and photo listing. Keep a copy off-server, since photos are usually the part you cannot recreate.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade ChronoFrame?

Version 0.14.1 stays pinned by digest until you decide otherwise. Back up chronoframe_data first, read the upstream release notes, and then choose a later template version. After the restart, sign in and check that your photo list and map still load, because migrations run as the new image starts.

Can I use my own map provider?

Yes, optionally. The environment file lists commented settings for Mapbox or MapLibre, Nominatim reverse geocoding, S3, analytics and branding. Leave them commented until you need them. Do not enable the Cloudflare or trusted-IP header settings, because a forged header on a direct request to the origin would be trusted.

Can I run ChronoFrame in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. ChronoFrame cloud use starts with a dedicated Cloud VPS that holds the app and your originals, with your domain and certificate attached. If you rent a machine from another provider already, enrol it as self-managed and the same template deploys onto it.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.