I believe fossil (vcs by sqlite folks) works like that, but that’s like a niche within a niche within a niche 😄

What open source stuff are you writing? :)

Let me know if you encounter any issues! ☺️

Hmm, I’m not sure I understand exactly. By default it uses each subfolder as an album / collection that you can pick on the home page. You can also configure custom collections/albums consisting of arbitrary directories. You could also configure e.g. an “all” collection with all the photos combined by listing the root directory(s). Is that what you meant?

Thanks! Do you mean explorer-like folder browsing?

I’d say Immich has quite a few more features, with the primary focus of backing up your media from your mobile devices with a more “managed” approach (it takes care of storing and organizing the files).

Photofield is more minimalistic (both in terms of user interface and as an application) and more useful if you have an existing directory structure that you want to view as a gallery. It also pulls a few neat tricks to make it work smoothly with up to ~600k files.

See also the linked comparison for more details. It’s mostly accurate, though video is a bit better with this release.

It’s quite impressive how much the Immich folks have achieved in a relatively short period of time! I’m glad you found something that works for you :)