Ente Photos VPS hosting.

You only pay for the VPS. The Ente server software is open source, so your own instance needs no Ente subscription. The price depends on your VPS package (RAM, CPU and storage), term and location; the packages on this page show live prices from the VPS shop, and you can add resources later as your library grows. Cancel anytime.

Order a VPS, open One-Click Apps in the dashboard and deploy Ente Photos. Coolify pulls the Ente containers, sets up PostgreSQL and S3-compatible object storage and starts the Museum API for you. After that you manage updates, environment variables and domains in the Coolify web interface instead of a hand-written Docker Compose file. One-Click Apps guide in the Help Center

For a household, the Ente stack of Museum, PostgreSQL and object storage is modest on RAM and CPU. Storage is what grows, because every encrypted original and thumbnail lives on the VPS disk. Pick a package with room for your current library plus the photos you expect to add, then add RAM, CPU or storage in the configurator when you need more.

Yes. The official Ente apps for iOS, Android and desktop work with self-hosted servers. Before you log in, open the developer settings on the app's welcome screen and enter your server's address. Automatic camera Backup, albums and sharing then work the same way they do with Ente's cloud.

Yes. Ente encrypts every photo, video and its metadata on your device before upload, and only you hold the keys. Your VPS stores encrypted files and the database, so even with root access nobody can view your pictures without your password or recovery key. Keep that recovery key safe, because the server cannot reset it.

Yes. Point your domain's DNS records to the VPS IP and add the domain to the Ente service in Coolify. Coolify's built-in proxy requests and renews the SSL certificates for you, so the web app, the API and the mobile apps reach your server over HTTPS without hand-written Nginx configs. Coolify setup guide in the Help Center

Yes. Every VPS gets a daily automatic Backup at a fixed time set by the platform, at no extra cost. With the ZapX Pass you can see and restore those daily Backups, create your own manual Backups and snapshots, keep daily Backups longer depending on your Pass tier and manage your Backup slots and storage limit.

Yes. Export your library with Google Takeout or from iCloud, then import the folders with the Ente desktop app connected to your server. Ente reads the Takeout metadata files, so dates and locations are kept. Coming from Ente's own cloud, export your library with the desktop app first and upload it to your instance the same way.

Yes. Your Ente Photos VPS is a KVM VPS with full root access via SSH. You can read container logs, use the Ente CLI to manage users and storage limits, set firewall rules or run other Docker apps next to Ente. First SSH access in the Help Center

Both are strong self-hosted Google Photos alternatives. Ente is built around end-to-end encryption, so face recognition and search run on your devices and the server only sees encrypted files. Immich processes photos on the server, which suits people who want server-side machine learning and direct file access. If privacy from the server itself matters most, Ente is the natural fit.

You choose from data center locations in Europe and America when you order. Pick the one closest to you and the people you share albums with; many users in North America start with Ashburn, Dallas or Los Angeles. Your photo library stays in the location you select.