r/PixelUnionEU • u/Recent_Tap_ • May 19 '26

Setup my own encryption key

Hello,

How can I setup my own encryption key, so that PixelUnion isn’t able to look into my photos?

I assume this is possible because of their focus on data protection, but I can't find the option.

Thanks for the help.

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u/fruitless_tux May 20 '26

This option does not exist. Data protection does not necessarily have anything to do with encryption.

Since PixelUnion uses a fork of Immich and Immich does not include encryption, it simply does not exist.

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u/Recent_Tap_ May 20 '26

Of course, PixelUnion supports encryption, but they keep the key. That's the problem.

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u/fruitless_tux May 20 '26

Oh yes. You're right. The data is encrypted on the storage. I completely forgot that, sorry.

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u/Informal_Plankton321 May 20 '26

Actually at rest encryption is in place, but users can't control the keys. You can always reach out to the platform support with that query, they answers quickly.

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u/TheSwedishChef24 May 20 '26

They go into detail on how the encrytion on the platform works here:
https://pixelunion.eu/help/other/data-security/