Foldergram Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Foldergram hosting and run a self-hosted photo feed that turns the photo and video folders on your server into an Instagram-style browser with profiles, a feed, reels, stories and places. xCloud starts the pinned image, sets a generated admin password before the web server starts, and keeps the gallery and database on one volume behind HTTPS. Foldergram has no upload feature, so you copy folders onto the server.

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What is Foldergram?

Foldergram is a self-hosted web application that turns your local folders into an Instagram-style feed and profiles, released under AGPL-3.0. Upstream says it indexes supported media from a configured gallery root, stores metadata in SQLite and generates thumbnails and previews. Each folder that directly contains media becomes a profile, and the app offers a home feed, reels for video, stories and original-download controls. Self-hosted Foldergram is the option for people who would otherwise browse their photos in a hosted service such as Google Photos.

On xCloud the template runs ghcr.io/foldergram/foldergram 1.2.2, pinned by digest, as one container with a foldergram_data volume for the gallery, database, thumbnails and previews. Upstream treats every visitor as an admin until a password is set; the template closes that window by applying a generated password on the first boot. There are no uploads, multi-user accounts, comments or remote APIs.

From Sign-Up to a Live Foldergram Feed In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting Foldergram normally means a container, a domain, a certificate and a password gate before a single photo loads. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account, pick Foldergram from the OneClick catalog and choose a domain. There are no app-specific fields — xCloud generates the admin password.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up Foldergram 1.2.2 pinned by immutable digest, apply the generated admin password on first boot, mount the gallery volume, and publish it over HTTPS.
Step 03
Unlock It And Copy In A Folder
Open your HTTPS URL and unlock it with the admin password from your installation credentials, then copy a folder of photos or videos onto the server and run a scan from Settings → Scan & Library.

Everything Foldergram Does, On Your Own Server

Foldergram runs in full here — its feed, Reels, Moments and likes, on infrastructure you control.

Feed, Reels And Moments
Each folder becomes a profile with its own feed, a video-only Reels view and Moments or Highlights — not a plain file browser.
No Database To Run
Metadata lives in SQLite and thumbnails are generated by Foldergram itself — no external services to configure.
Password-Protected From Boot
The generated admin password is applied on first boot, so the site is never open without one.
Shared Likes And Browse Modes
Likes are shared across signed-in admin and viewer sessions, with optional viewer or public browse modes you turn on from Settings.
Original Downloads, Fast Previews
Download original media alongside the fast generated previews Foldergram creates on scan.
Your Gallery, Your Server
Originals, database and generated previews all live on one persistent volume, surviving a restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Photo Feed 24/7

Managed hosting for Foldergram, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Foldergram 1.2.2 deployed instantly
Generated admin password at first boot
Optional viewer and public browse modes
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Foldergram

Browse a photo archive like a feed
Point Foldergram at folders of photos and scroll them as an Instagram-style feed, with reels for videos and a rail of moments.
Turn each folder into a profile
Organise photos by trip or person in ordinary folders, and let each folder appear as its own profile with a grid of posts.
View a library without a database project
Keep your files in plain folders and let Foldergram index them into SQLite, rather than importing them into an application's storage.
Share a gallery with family
Give relatives viewer access, with an admin password only you hold, so they can browse and download originals.

Foldergram vs Alternatives

Google Photos: If your pictures are in Google Photos, Foldergram is a different tool: it browses folders you already keep on your own Cloud VPS, with no uploads and no cloud sync.
Immich: Immich has its own xCloud page and is a full photo platform. Foldergram has no uploads or accounts and simply presents existing folders, so compare features and sizing before choosing.
PhotoPrism: PhotoPrism has its own xCloud page and indexes and searches your media. Foldergram's template runs one container with SQLite and a single volume.
Lychee: Lychee has its own xCloud page and manages albums you upload and share. Foldergram only reads the folders you place on the server.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Larger libraries and heavier video previews.

$59.99per month

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

Foldergram 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 we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Foldergram itself is free under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

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Ready To Own Your Photo Feed?

Foldergram on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your photos. Stay in control.

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 Foldergram used for?

Foldergram is used to browse photos and videos that already sit in folders on your server. It scans a gallery folder, makes each subfolder a profile, and shows the media as a feed, reels and stories with thumbnails and previews. It is a viewer for an existing library, not a place you upload to.

Is Foldergram free and open source?

Yes. Foldergram is open source under AGPL-3.0, so the app has no licence fee. The charge on xCloud is for the dedicated Cloud VPS that holds the app and your gallery, plus the deployment. The disk on that server limits how many photos and videos you can keep.

Can you self-host Foldergram with Docker?

Yes. For Foldergram Docker hosting the template runs the ghcr.io/foldergram image at 1.2.2, pinned by digest, as one container with a single named volume mounted at /app/data and HTTPS on your domain. It sets the generated admin password during the first boot, before the web server starts.

How much RAM does Foldergram need?

The manifest floor for Foldergram is 1024 MB of RAM, one core and 20 GB of disk. The 6 GB plan here leaves room for scans. The first scan generates thumbnails and previews in the background and can take a while for a large library, and disk use grows with originals and derivatives.

How do I add photos to Foldergram?

Copy folders into the gallery folder inside the container, /app/data/gallery, for example with docker cp from the server shell, then run a scan from Settings, Scan & Library. Each folder that directly contains media becomes a profile. Files placed loose in the gallery root are ignored by the scan.

Does Foldergram support uploads?

No. Upstream lists no multi-user accounts, cloud sync, uploads, comments, messaging, notifications or remote APIs. Foldergram only browses what is on disk, so getting photos onto the server is a separate step, by copying folders over the shell or syncing them with your own tools.

How do I sign in to Foldergram?

Open your HTTPS address and sign in with the admin password on your credentials card. Upstream treats every visitor as an admin until a password is set, so the template sets one on the first boot. After that the hash lives in the database; manage it under Settings, Security & Access, not in the environment.

How do I back up Foldergram?

Back up the foldergram_data volume while the container is stopped or from one consistent snapshot. It holds the gallery originals, the SQLite database with the admin password hash, thumbnails, previews and a first-boot marker. Thumbnails and previews can be regenerated by a rescan; the gallery and database cannot.

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How do I upgrade Foldergram?

Version 1.2.2 stays fixed by digest, so adopting a newer catalog entry never touches a live gallery. Back up foldergram_data, read the upstream release notes, and select a later template version. Upstream notes that existing libraries migrate in place on the next full scan after some upgrades, so plan time for it.

Can Foldergram run as a public demo?

Upstream offers a read-only demo mode, but the template leaves it off and warns not to set PUBLIC_DEMO_MODE unless you really want a public read-only site. Role-based local access, with admin and viewer roles, is the normal way to share a gallery with other people.

Can I run Foldergram in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. Foldergram cloud use means a dedicated Cloud VPS holding the app and your gallery, with your own domain and a certificate in front of it. A server you rent from another provider can be enrolled as self-managed instead. Size the disk for your originals first.

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.