Memories Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Memories hosting and run a self-hosted photo timeline for Nextcloud that sorts your photos and videos by date taken, with albums, a map and sharing. Memories is an app for Nextcloud, so xCloud starts a pinned Nextcloud server with Memories installed, plus MariaDB, Redis and a background-jobs container, and serves it over HTTPS on your domain. Allow a few minutes on first start, then index your photo folder.

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What is Memories?

Memories is a photo management app for Nextcloud, released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. Upstream lists a timeline sorted by date taken from Exif, albums with sharing inside and outside your instance, a map view, bulk metadata editing, an archive folder, AI tagging through other Nextcloud apps and migration from Nextcloud Photos and Google Takeout. A self-hosted Memories is a private alternative to a hosted photo service such as Google Photos.

On xCloud the template runs Memories 10.0.1 on Nextcloud 34.0.4, MariaDB 11.4 and Redis 7.4, all pinned by digest, with a second container for background jobs and two volumes: memories_data and memories_db. Only the administrator can create accounts. Video transcoding is not available because the image has no ffmpeg, and map place names need a one-time setup command.

From Sign-Up to a Live Photo Timeline In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Memories install normally means a Nextcloud server, a database, a cache, a cron job, volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first photo. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Memories from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up Nextcloud 34.0.4 with the Memories 10.0.1 app (downloaded and checked against a pinned SHA-256), a private MariaDB 11.4 database, Redis and a cron container, none of them exposed publicly. The memories_data and memories_db volumes persist, the administrator name and a 32-character password are generated, and the site is published over HTTPS. Allow about 3 to 5 minutes for first start.
Step 03
Choose Your Photo Folder
Save the administrator login from the installation credentials, open your HTTPS URL and sign in. Open Memories from the top bar, choose the folder that holds your photos, then upload or index your library.

Everything Memories Does, On Your Own Server

Memories runs in full here: a photo and video timeline inside your own Nextcloud, backed by a database you own.

A Chronological Timeline
Photos and videos are laid out on a timeline dated from their EXIF metadata.
Albums And Sharing
Group photos into albums and share them, using the Memories app inside Nextcloud.
Map View
See photos on a map. Place names need a one-time occ memories:places-setup run, which downloads place data from the internet.
Background Indexing
A separate cron container runs Nextcloud background jobs, so indexing does not depend on page views. Photos already in the data folder are indexed with occ memories:index.
Private By Default
MariaDB, Redis and the cron container publish no ports, and there is no public registration: only the administrator creates accounts.
Uploads Up To 2 GB
The template allows files up to 2 GB each. Videos play in their original format because the image has no video transcoding.

Everything You Need To Run Your Photo Timeline 24/7

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

Memories 10.0.1 deployed instantly
Official images pinned by digest
Admin login generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Memories

Browse your photos by date
Scroll a timeline built from the date each photo was taken, and jump to any moment in the past.
Share an album
Create albums and share them with people inside or outside your instance.
See where photos were taken
View your photos on a map once place data has been set up.
Move in from other services
Migrate from Nextcloud Photos or a Google Takeout export.

Memories vs Alternatives

Google Photos: If you keep photos in a hosted service such as Google Photos, Memories is the self-hosted alternative, running as an app inside your own Nextcloud.
Nextcloud: Nextcloud has its own xCloud page. Memories is an app that runs inside a Nextcloud server and is included preinstalled in this template.
PhotoPrism: PhotoPrism has its own xCloud page and is a standalone photo app. Memories lives inside Nextcloud and reuses its accounts and sharing.
Ente: Ente has its own xCloud page. Memories is the option here when you also want Nextcloud for your files.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Memories sits alongside other apps on the same server.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 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. Memories and Nextcloud are licensed by their maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Photo Library?

Memories on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. 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.

Can you self-host Memories with Docker?

Yes. For Memories Docker hosting the template runs a pinned Nextcloud 34.0.4 Apache image with the Memories app, plus MariaDB 11.4, Redis 7.4 and a second container for background jobs. Only the Apache port is proxied, over xCloud's HTTPS, and no other port is published.

Is Memories free and open source?

Memories and Nextcloud are both open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, so there is no licence fee. xCloud bills for the dedicated Cloud VPS and the deployment. Your photo storage comes from the server's disk, so a large library needs a plan that can hold it.

How much RAM does Memories need?

The manifest asks for 1024 MB of RAM across Nextcloud, MariaDB, Redis and the background container. Indexing a big library is the heavy part, and the 6 GB plan sold here leaves headroom above that floor.

How do I sign in to Memories?

Open your HTTPS address and sign in with the generated administrator credentials from your credentials panel, then open Memories from the top bar. Only the administrator can create accounts; there is no public registration. The first start installs Nextcloud and can take three to five minutes.

How do I index my photos in Memories?

Choose the folder that holds your photos in the Memories app. Files already in the data folder are indexed by running docker exec as www-data with php occ memories:index in the app container. New uploads are indexed by the background-jobs container, so indexing does not depend on page views.

How do I back up Memories?

Back up memories_data and memories_db at the same point in time. The data volume holds your photos, configuration and installed apps, and the database holds users, shares, albums and the Memories index. Keep copies off-server and test a restore before relying on them.

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How do I upgrade Memories?

Nextcloud supports one major version step at a time and refuses to downgrade. The Memories release is pinned by version and checksum, which change together, and existing installs keep their files. Back up both volumes, read the release notes, then adopt a newer template version.

Does Memories transcode video?

Not here. The Nextcloud image has no ffmpeg, so videos play in their original format; other Memories features are unaffected. The map view also needs a one-time php occ memories:places-setup run, which downloads place data from the internet before place names appear.

Can I run Memories in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. Memories cloud use gives Nextcloud, the database and cache a dedicated Cloud VPS with your domain and certificate. You can change the domain later because trusted domains are rewritten on each start. Mail stays off until SMTP settings are added.

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.