# Lynavo Drive

> Self-hosted, open-source iCloud/Google Photos alternative that auto-syncs photos from mobile to desktop over LAN.

- **Category:** Photo Management
- **Licence:** AGPL-3.0
- **Latest version:** v1.0.2
- **Open source:** oss
- **Languages:** Typescript, Go, Swift
- **Platforms:** Build from Source
- **Tags:** Android, iOS, Immich, Photo Backup, macOS, Windows, Open core, Self Hosted, Icloud, Nats, Private cloud, Mdns, Google Photos, Qr Code Pairing, Agpl 3, Incremental Sync, Local LAN, Mobile Desktop, Localsend, Lynavo, Lynavodrive

## Description

Lynavo Drive is a self-hosted photo backup solution that automatically scans mobile photo libraries and incrementally syncs unsynced photos and videos to a desktop computer over the local LAN. It uses mDNS for discovery, QR code or six-digit pairing for authentication, and a custom LMUP protocol over TCP for resumable file transfers. The desktop app runs on macOS and Windows with an Electron frontend and Go sidecar handling HTTP API (port 39594) and LMUP file transport (port 39593). Mobile apps are built with React Native and native Swift/Kotlin sync engines. The open-source edition provides source builds and local-LAN foreground sync only; remote access, background sync, signed installers, and auto-updates are part of a commercial edition. The project is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/lynavo/lynavo-drive)
- [Website](https://drive.lynavo.io/)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/Lynavo/lynavo-drive)
- [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/Lynavo/lynavo-drive/releases)
- [First Automatic Backup Guide](https://github.com/Lynavo/lynavo-drive/blob/main/docs/operations/first-automatic-backup.md)
- [Release Playbook](https://github.com/Lynavo/lynavo-drive/blob/main/docs/release/release-playbook.md)

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