How to set up PhotoPrism
AI photo library with face and object search. This guide covers how to access it, log in for the first time, configure the basics, and where its data lives so you can back it up.
1. What is PhotoPrism?
Self-hosted photo management with AI-powered face recognition, object detection, and location search. Browse, organize, and rediscover your photos. A mature alternative to Immich.
2. Before you start
Alternative to Immich. Both do photo backup with AI search but have different UIs. Try one - disable before enabling the other.
3. How to access it
Once it's enabled, PhotoPrism runs on your SparkBox at:
http://<your-NAS-IP>:2342After first login, go to Library > Index to scan your photos. AI features require an initial indexing pass.
4. First login
Log in with username 'admin' and the admin password you set during module install (see the PhotoPrism Admin Password field you filled in).
If it instead asks for a password you didn't set, check Settings → Passwords in your SparkBox dashboard — every auto-generated credential is listed there.
5. Settings you can change
You can set these when you enable the module, or later from Apps → PhotoPrism in the dashboard:
- PhotoPrism Admin Password — Password for the PhotoPrism admin user (required, min 8 chars)
- Photos Path — Where your photo library is stored
6. Where your data lives
PhotoPrism's config and persistent data are stored on the SparkBox host under:
/opt/sparkbox/modules/photoprism/config/Backups via the SparkBox dashboard's Backup tile include this directory by default, so a single restore brings PhotoPrism back to its current state on a fresh install.
Next steps
That's PhotoPrism live on SparkBox.
If something doesn't match what you see, post in d/sparkbox or hit us up on YouTube. Every SparkBox bug gets patched; every UX-stumble in this guide gets rewritten.