# Latest **URL:** https://frameleaf.app/help/community/latest.md [Latest](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/latest.md) · [Categories](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/categories.md) · [Tags](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/tags.md) --- ## [Start here: Frameleaf guides, migration paths and answers from the community](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/start-here-frameleaf-guides-migration-paths-and-answers-from-the-community/31)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/start-here-frameleaf-guides-migration-paths-and-answers-from-the-community/31 "2026-10-18T17:06:15Z")
Welcome to the community’s practical guide collection. Choose the outcome you want, follow the walkthrough and use its final checks to confirm your library is working the way you expect. New to Frame… --- ## [Welcome to Frameleaf Community! 👋](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/welcome-to-frameleaf-community/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/welcome-to-frameleaf-community/5 "2026-10-18T05:02:00Z")
Welcome to Frameleaf Community. Ask questions, share your setup, and help other people run Frameleaf. News & announcements: major updates and community news. Releases: release notes and update instr… --- ## [Frameleaf for Apple TV — your albums, memories and slideshows on the big screen](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/frameleaf-for-apple-tv-your-albums-memories-and-slideshows-on-the-big-screen/37)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/frameleaf-for-apple-tv-your-albums-memories-and-slideshows-on-the-big-screen/37 "2026-10-18T17:34:18Z")
Get Frameleaf on the App Store · Apple TV guide Frameleaf for Apple TV turns your self-hosted library into a living-room experience: browse collections, play memories and leave a slideshow running wi… --- ## [Frameleaf for Android — backup, offline browsing, photo and video editing](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/frameleaf-for-android-backup-offline-browsing-photo-and-video-editing/36)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/frameleaf-for-android-backup-offline-browsing-photo-and-video-editing/36 "2026-10-18T17:34:11Z")
Get Frameleaf on Google Play · Android guide Frameleaf for Android brings your self-hosted library to phones, tablets and foldables, with backup, an offline library and native photo and video editing… --- ## [Frameleaf for iPhone & iPad — native browsing, camera-roll backup and editing](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/frameleaf-for-iphone-ipad-native-browsing-camera-roll-backup-and-editing/35)
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Get Frameleaf on the App Store · iPhone and iPad guide Frameleaf for iPhone and iPad puts your self-hosted photo library in a native app, with camera-roll backup, search, editing and collections desi… --- ## [Frameleaf Manager for Synology 0.1.0-15 — native DSM installation and library management](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/frameleaf-manager-for-synology-0-1-0-15-native-dsm-installation-and-library-management/34)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/frameleaf-manager-for-synology-0-1-0-15-native-dsm-installation-and-library-management/34 "2026-10-18T17:33:55Z")
Package: 0.1.0-15 · Published: 13 October 2026 Download the SPK and SHA256SUMS · Synology installation guide Frameleaf Manager for Synology brings library setup, storage, service controls, database … --- ## [Frameleaf Manager 0.1.2 — install, import, update and recover your photo server](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/frameleaf-manager-0-1-2-install-import-update-and-recover-your-photo-server/33)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/frameleaf-manager-0-1-2-install-import-update-and-recover-your-photo-server/33 "2026-10-18T17:33:47Z")
Release: 0.1.2 · Published: 17 October 2026 Release and downloads · Manager installation guide Frameleaf Manager is the installation and recovery companion for your photo server. It handles the serv… --- ## [Frameleaf Server 1.0.0 — your library, search, editing and recovery on your own server](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/frameleaf-server-1-0-0-your-library-search-editing-and-recovery-on-your-own-server/32)
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Release: 1.0.0 · Published: 18 October 2026 Release notes and installation files · Installation guide · Upgrade guide Frameleaf Server brings the photo library, web app and API together on your own … --- ## [Introduce yourself: what are you building your photo library around?](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/introduce-yourself-what-are-you-building-your-photo-library-around/29)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/introduce-yourself-what-are-you-building-your-photo-library-around/29 "2026-10-18T17:05:32Z")
Welcome to Frameleaf Community. This is a place for the people behind the libraries as well as the servers running them. You might be preserving family history, organizing a photography archive, brin… --- ## [What photo-management workflow should Frameleaf make easier?](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/what-photo-management-workflow-should-frameleaf-make-easier/28)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/what-photo-management-workflow-should-frameleaf-make-easier/28 "2026-10-18T17:05:11Z")
The best feature ideas begin with a moment in your photo workflow: the step you repeat, the choice that feels awkward, or the result you cannot reach cleanly. Tell us about that moment. You can sugge… --- ## [Show us your Frameleaf setup: hardware, storage, backups and the choices behind it](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/show-us-your-frameleaf-setup-hardware-storage-backups-and-the-choices-behind-it/27)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/show-us-your-frameleaf-setup-hardware-storage-backups-and-the-choices-behind-it/27 "2026-10-18T17:04:54Z")
This is the place to share the choices behind your photo library: the small server that fits a shelf, the NAS archive you brought across, or the backup arrangement you can recover after a failed disk. … --- ## [Reporting a bug: a small reproduction is the fastest route to a fix](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/reporting-a-bug-a-small-reproduction-is-the-fastest-route-to-a-fix/26)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/reporting-a-bug-a-small-reproduction-is-the-fastest-route-to-a-fix/26 "2026-10-18T17:04:44Z")
Use this category when Frameleaf does something different from its intended behavior. The most useful report gives us a short path from a working state to the failure, plus enough environment detail t… --- ## [How to get useful help: describe the outcome, capture the error, protect your privacy](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/how-to-get-useful-help-describe-the-outcome-capture-the-error-protect-your-privacy/25)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/how-to-get-useful-help-describe-the-outcome-capture-the-error-protect-your-privacy/25 "2026-10-18T17:04:35Z")
A good support topic helps someone reproduce the problem or narrow it to one part of the system. You do not need to be an expert. Describe what you were trying to accomplish and give the next person e… --- ## [Frameleaf community FAQ: accounts, imports, storage, apps and the supporter heart](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/frameleaf-community-faq-accounts-imports-storage-apps-and-the-supporter-heart/24)
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Start here for the questions that come up when choosing, moving to or living with Frameleaf. For a problem with your installation, open a focused Questions & help topic so your details do not get buri… --- ## [Downloads, preservation packages and backups: choose the right way to keep your photos](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/downloads-preservation-packages-and-backups-choose-the-right-way-to-keep-your-photos/23)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/downloads-preservation-packages-and-backups-choose-the-right-way-to-keep-your-photos/23 "2026-10-18T17:04:14Z")
There are three useful ways to take data out of Frameleaf. Choose based on what you want to recover later. Goal Use Send or keep a few original files Download originals Preserve your own co… --- ## [Remote access that works away from home: setup, testing and fault isolation](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/remote-access-that-works-away-from-home-setup-testing-and-fault-isolation/22)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/remote-access-that-works-away-from-home-setup-testing-and-fault-isolation/22 "2026-10-18T17:03:37Z")
A server that works on home Wi-Fi needs a second test before you rely on it while travelling. This walkthrough separates the library itself, the outside connection and the client, so you can fix the r… --- ## [Family sharing without surprises: albums, partners, links and Locked photos explained](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/family-sharing-without-surprises-albums-partners-links-and-locked-photos-explained/21)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/family-sharing-without-surprises-albums-partners-links-and-locked-photos-explained/21 "2026-10-18T17:03:16Z")
Start with the audience and choose the smallest sharing arrangement that fits. Each person has a private library; sharing decides which parts another person receives or can view. Choose the right too… --- ## [Update Frameleaf safely: a maintenance-window checklist and a useful release report](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/update-frameleaf-safely-a-maintenance-window-checklist-and-a-useful-release-report/20)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/update-frameleaf-safely-a-maintenance-window-checklist-and-a-useful-release-report/20 "2026-10-18T17:02:49Z")
Use this checklist alongside each release’s notes. It covers preparation, the update itself and acceptance afterwards, so a finished download is followed by a working photo library. Before the mainte… --- ## [After a big import: diagnose slow search, missing previews and stuck background work](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/after-a-big-import-diagnose-slow-search-missing-previews-and-stuck-background-work/19)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/after-a-big-import-diagnose-slow-search-missing-previews-and-stuck-background-work/19 "2026-10-18T17:02:18Z")
A large import starts a chain of background work. An original can be stored correctly while its thumbnail, search index or face results are still being prepared. Diagnose the stage that is behind befo… --- ## [Keep your NAS photo folders: a read-only external-library setup that is easy to maintain](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/keep-your-nas-photo-folders-a-read-only-external-library-setup-that-is-easy-to-maintain/18)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/keep-your-nas-photo-folders-a-read-only-external-library-setup-that-is-easy-to-maintain/18 "2026-10-18T17:01:51Z")
An external library lets Frameleaf show an existing folder archive while the originals stay where you manage them. It is a good fit for a NAS collection with a folder layout you want to retain. Upload… --- ## [iCloud Photos Sync: a careful first import, useful checks and everyday recovery](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/icloud-photos-sync-a-careful-first-import-useful-checks-and-everyday-recovery/17)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/icloud-photos-sync-a-careful-first-import-useful-checks-and-everyday-recovery/17 "2026-10-18T17:01:17Z")
iCloud Photos Sync brings an Apple photo library into your Frameleaf account and keeps checking for new items on your server. It is a one-way import: changes in Frameleaf are not sent back to iCloud, … --- ## [Google Photos to Frameleaf: import a complete Takeout export without losing the details](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/google-photos-to-frameleaf-import-a-complete-takeout-export-without-losing-the-details/16)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/google-photos-to-frameleaf-import-a-complete-takeout-export-without-losing-the-details/16 "2026-10-18T17:00:39Z")
A Google Photos migration works best when you treat one Takeout export as a complete set. A photograph, its details and its album membership can be spread across different ZIP files. Keep the export i… --- ## [A backup you can restore: build and rehearse a complete Frameleaf recovery set](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/a-backup-you-can-restore-build-and-rehearse-a-complete-frameleaf-recovery-set/15)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/a-backup-you-can-restore-build-and-rehearse-a-complete-frameleaf-recovery-set/15 "2026-10-18T17:00:18Z")
The test for a backup is simple: can you recover your photos and the library that describes them on a different destination? This walkthrough helps you build that recovery set and rehearse it without … --- ## [Your first week with Frameleaf: from installation to a library you can trust](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/your-first-week-with-frameleaf-from-installation-to-a-library-you-can-trust/14)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/your-first-week-with-frameleaf-from-installation-to-a-library-you-can-trust/14 "2026-10-18T16:59:56Z")
A good first week ends with more than a populated timeline: you can find an original, restore a backup, and explain who can see a shared photo. Use this sequence to get there without changing every se… --- ## [Immich to Frameleaf: a complete migration plan, cutover checklist and recovery path](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/immich-to-frameleaf-a-complete-migration-plan-cutover-checklist-and-recovery-path/13)
**Author:** [@frameleaf\_support](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/u/frameleaf_support)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://frameleaf.app/help/community/t/immich-to-frameleaf-a-complete-migration-plan-cutover-checklist-and-recovery-path/13 "2026-10-18T16:58:48Z")
Moving from Immich is a one-time library import through Frameleaf Manager. Your media stays in place while Manager creates a separate Frameleaf database and brings across accounts, albums and library …