Organise your growing collection
Use named folders for trips, years or family events. Drag and drop pictures into your account and add tags to help find related memories.
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Cloud photo sharing for families
One shared album. Everyone’s favourite moments.
Bring your pictures together in a private Permafiles account. Create a folder for a holiday, celebration or everyday memories, then choose who can see it and who can add their own photos. Access your collection through Nextcloud on your phone or computer.
Albums with access you control
Invite others to contribute photos
Open your collection on any device
Share a folder or individual pictures
Optional passwords for shared links
Start your first album with 5GB free
No credit card required.
Decide who sees your album
Give access to selected people instead of making your entire collection public. Choose the permissions for each share.
About Privacy
About Privacy
Protect access to your pictures
Use a strong password and enable two-factor authentication. Review shared links as your albums and guest lists change.
About Security
About Security
Collect everyone’s photographs
Invite family members to add their pictures to a shared folder, so different views of the same occasion stay together.
About Sharing
About Sharing
Learn about album access, phone uploads, contributions and choosing enough space for your pictures.
Read FAQs
Read FAQs
Start a shared album in three steps
Permafiles runs Nextcloud for you, so you can get started without setting up a server. Your free account includes 5GB of space for photos, videos and other files.
1. Create an account. Register and sign in through your browser.
2. Make an album folder. Upload a few pictures and give the folder a clear name.
3. Choose your audience. Share a link for viewing or invite people with permission to contribute.
Try it with a small album before moving a larger collection.
Browse pictures wherever you are
Revisit a favourite album through your browser or the Nextcloud mobile app whenever you have an internet connection.
Free Account
Free Account
Keep selected albums in sync
Use Nextcloud clients to synchronise chosen photo folders across your devices, rather than manually copying every update.
File Sync Clients
File Sync Clients
Set permissions for each occasion
Share a holiday album for viewing, or invite relatives to add photos from a birthday. Review permissions before sending invitations.
About Security
About Security
Useful extras for planning and staying in touch
Photo albums can sit alongside the rest of your everyday files. Keep a travel document in Nextcloud Office, message relatives through Nextcloud Talk, and use the included media apps. These tools share the same managed account.
Keep plans alongside your pictures
Use Nextcloud Office to work on documents and spreadsheets, such as an itinerary or event plan, alongside the photos you keep in your account.
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Talk about the memories
Nextcloud Talk provides messages and video calls for family and friends. Up to 10 participants can join a call.
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Learn More
Your music in the same account
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More Info
Radio while you browse
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Podcasts for your downtime
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Choose a sharing service that fits your family
Cloud photo sharing should make it easier to collect pictures and give the right people access. Before choosing a service, check how guests view albums, how contributors upload, and how permissions can be changed.
Try Permafiles with one event folder. Invite a relative, open the link on another device and check that the access settings work as you expect.
Allow room for photos and videos
A collection of phone pictures may need less space than long videos or original camera files. Check the size of your folders and leave room for the pictures others will contribute.
Choose how people participate
Decide whether recipients only need to view and download, or whether they should add pictures too. Use the permissions available for that share and check them before sending the link.
Test the experience on a phone
Open a sample album on the devices your family uses. Check that pictures display, uploads complete and the people you invite understand how to contribute.
Keep another copy of your memories
A phone can be lost or replaced. An online photo collection gives you another place to keep pictures, while Permafiles adds daily backups and account protection options.
Check that uploads finish, enable two-factor authentication and retain your own copies of irreplaceable photographs. Shared access and backups serve different purposes.
Learn how accounts and backups are protected
Share an album without sharing everything
Keep your personal collection in your account and select only the folders or pictures you want others to see. Use optional passwords and expiry dates for links when appropriate, and remove access when it is no longer needed.
Private sharing permissions do not prevent someone from keeping a picture they have already downloaded. Share with people you trust and review the settings carefully.
Understand privacy and sharing controls
Tools for looking after your photo collection
Space for your next album
High‑Speed Access
Use the free 5GB allowance to try uploading and sharing. As your collection grows, compare paid plans and choose the capacity that covers your albums, videos and other files.
Get Started with 5GB Free
NVMe storage
Redundant storage and daily backups
High‑performance backend
Fast upload & download speeds
Know where your pictures are stored
European hosting
Permafiles uses Nextcloud servers in Germany, with customer file data stored through third-party S3-compatible storage in the United Kingdom. Specialist providers support the managed service.
View Storage Plans & Prices
Nextcloud hosted in Germany
Photo files stored in the UK
Service updates managed for you
Data handling explained in our policies
Consider encryption for sensitive files
Built for Privacy and Security
End-to-end encryption is an optional feature for supported files and clients. Check its compatibility with the way you want to browse and share before using it for an album; it is not automatically applied to every photograph.
Available on supported clients
Must be enabled separately
Encrypts supported content before upload
Review sharing compatibility first
Send an album link with clear permissions
Sharing made easy
Select a folder or picture and choose the sharing options you need. Set the available access permissions, add a link password or expiry date where appropriate, and check the link before sending it to your recipients.
Share a picture or an album folder
Set expiration dates
Control access levels
Collaborate securely
Upload memories from your phone
Keep everything in perfect sync
Connect the Nextcloud mobile app to your account and configure automatic photo uploads if you want them. Confirm uploads have completed before removing pictures from your device.
Read about Nextcloud sync clients
Windows
Mac
Linux
Mobile iOS
Mobile Android
Look after account access
Security you can rely on
Protect your sign-in with two-factor authentication and use the platform’s security options. Permafiles includes antivirus protection, while sharing permissions let you manage access to each album.
Explore Nextcloud account security
Strong encryption
Two‑factor authentication
Brute‑force protection
Ransomware protection
Try sharing a few favourite photos
Start with a small folder, invite someone you trust and explore the sharing controls together. Your free 5GB account gives you room to see how it works.
Cloud photo sharing: questions answered
What is cloud photo sharing?
How much photo space do I get for free?
How do I set up my first shared album?
Can family members add their own pictures?
Can I share photos with someone who has no account?
Are shared albums automatically end-to-end encrypted?
Can I stop sharing an album later?
Can I use shared folders for a wedding or family event?
Will pictures upload automatically from my phone?
Is an online album a replacement for my own backup?
Need help with your first album?
Ask us about accounts, album permissions or choosing enough space for your pictures. The FAQs also explain how to get started with Nextcloud.
