A private cloud · invite only

Your photos, files and passwords, on a private cloud, not Big Tech’s.

This is a private, self-hosted cloud in daily use: a suite of open-source apps for a small invited community, secured behind passkeys and a private VPN.

See the apps How it’s run

YouYour phone or laptopInvited by name

PasskeySign in with a passkeyPocket ID · …

Private VPNThrough a private tunnelWireGuard · …

Checking every service… · live

01 / What this is

Everyday apps, without Big Tech in the middle.

Photos, files and passwords, on open-source apps used every day by a handful of invited people, on servers run by us.

QuestionThe usual wayHere

How it is paid forAdverts, and what they learn about youNothing is sold, mined or shown an advert

Who can joinAnyone with an email addressInvited people only. No public sign-up

How you get inA password, from anywhere on the internetA passkey, then a private VPN

The softwareClosed, and theirsOpen source, every app

Who looks after itA platform, on its own termsWe do: the updates, the monitoring, the support

02 / The apps

The four we use most.

Photos, files, location history and films, each one in place of a service most people hand to Big Tech.

Photos & videosVPN only

Immich

A private photo and video library that fills itself from your phone.

New photos upload from your phone automatically
Search by what is in the picture: people, places, things
Faces and search are worked out on the server, with no third party involved

Replaces Google Photos, iCloud Photoschecking30 days…Response…photos.itzgee.com

FilesVPN only

And more.

See all apps

03 / How it’s run

Five layers between the internet and your data.

Each one does a single job. The live ones show their state right now.

Who can get inInviteThere is no sign-up. Every account starts with a personal invite, by name.invite only
How they prove itPasskeyA passkey on your phone or laptop. No password to guess, reuse or leak.Pocket ID…
How they reach itPrivate VPNThe apps only answer over a private WireGuard tunnel. Off it, you reach a locked door.WireGuard…
What protects themDNS filteringAds and trackers are blocked for every device on the VPN, before they load.AdGuard Home…
Who keeps it runningWatchedEvery service is checked around the clock. When something slips, we hear first.Uptime Kuma…

How it works, in full

04 / Right now

Every service, as it stands.

Straight from the monitoring, read by your browser as you look. Nothing on this page is a mock-up.

Statusstatus.itzgee.comChecking every service…

Service	Replaces	Status	Uptime 30d	Uptime 24h	Response
Apps
ImmichPhotos & videos	Google Photos, iCloud Photos	checking	…	…	…
FileBrowserFiles	Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive	checking	…	…	…
DawarichLocation history	Google Timeline, Life360	checking	…	…	…
JellyfinFilms & TV	Plex, a shelf of DVDs	checking	…	…	…
VaultwardenPasswords	1Password, LastPass	checking	…	…	…
LubeLoggerCar records	the glovebox of receipts	checking	…	…	…
KaraKeepBookmarks	Pocket, Raindrop, Instapaper	checking	…	…	…
Platform
Sign-inPasskeys, via Pocket ID	passwords you can leak	checking	…	…	…
Private VPNWireGuard	apps open to the internet	checking	…	…	…
DNS filteringAdGuard Home	ads and trackers	checking	…	…	…

From our monitoring, refreshed every 30 seconds · not yet readFull status

05 / Tools

Three tools, open to everyone.

Small, useful things anyone can use: no account, nothing to install, and nothing you type is kept. They run on the same servers as the apps.

Scan meqr.itzgee.com

QR codes

Make a QR code for a website, a WiFi network, a phone number or a contact card, pick a style and save it. It is drawn on your device, so what you put in it never leaves it.

Websites, WiFi, phone numbers, contact cards
Six styles, every one tested to scan
Save it as a PNG or an SVG

Make a QR code What it checksYour public addresswhat sites seeWebRTCaround the VPNDNS look-upsfiltered or leakingip.itzgee.com

IP & leaks

See what every website learns from your connection: your public address, roughly where it is registered and whose network it is on. Then check that a VPN is really hiding you.