---
title: "Generate fast static photo album sites from curated folders with DD Photos"
description: "Turn exported photo folders into a mobile-friendly static album site without standing up a database-backed gallery system."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/dougdonohoe/ddphotos"
author: "Doug Donohoe"
publisher_type: "individual"
category:
  - "Image & Creative Automation"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "dougdonohoe/ddphotos"
  github_stars: 155
---

# Generate fast static photo album sites from curated folders with DD Photos

Turn exported photo folders into a mobile-friendly static album site without standing up a database-backed gallery system.

## Prerequisites

Go toolchain or built binaries, source photo folders, DD Photos config files, optional static hosting target such as S3 or a web server

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Install DD Photos from the repository build instructions, define album locations and descriptions, run the documented photo generation step to resize and index the images, then build and deploy the generated static site.
```

## Documentation

- https://ddphotos.donohoe.info

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/generate-fast-static-photo-album-sites-from-curated-folders-with-dd-photos/)