A minimalistic and blazing fast gallery based on htmx, Tailwind, PHP, filesystem and IPTC Photo Metadata. Doesn't require a database.
Check out a working version here: https://memories.jailbird.hu/
Since I have accumulated a lot of photos in the last few years, I was really in a need for a fast, easily searchable, no-nonsense, straightforward online image gallery without all the bells and whistles. Since I couldn't find any, I have decided to make one on my own, specifically tailored for all my needs.
- PhpRouter for backend routing.
- Twig PHP templating engine.
- Tailwind CSS framework.
- htmx JavaScript library.
Requirements:
- PHP 8 or above
- PHP Exif library
Rename your .env.example file to .env and update the configuration file.
Currently, the only option is to place your gallery into the /public/galleries folder with a specific naming standard for the folder (otherwise the gallery won't be scanned).
/public/galleries/YYYY.MM.DD_My_Gallery_Name (where spaces are replaced by the underscore character)
Place your JPEG (no other format is supported yet) images into the gallery. You could name your images whatever you'd like. The thumbs will be created automatically in the /public/galleries/YYYY.MM.DD_My_Gallery_Name/thumbs folder.
In case you have a gallery where the date is not important, and it shouldn't appear, use 9999 as the year.
/public/galleries/9999.11.11_My_Gallery_Where_The_Date_Is_Not_Important/thumbs
All routes are in the routes.php file.
npm install -D tailwindcss
npx tailwindcss init
After installing Tailwind:
npx tailwindcss -i ./public/css/src/style.css -o ./public/css/dist/style.css --watch
- Direct link to a single image
- Unlisted galleries
- Image order
- Authentication
- File upload
- Predefined thumbnail size from
.env - Lazy loading