diff --git a/apps/immich-server/manifest.yml b/apps/immich/manifest.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/immich-server/manifest.yml
rename to apps/immich/manifest.yml
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/Apps.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/Apps.vue
index e85a8bfa..be850005 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/Apps.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/Apps.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@
             :class="{ 'mode-switcher-btn-active': selectedCategory === category.id }"
           >{{ category.name }}</button>
         </div>
+        <div v-show="activeTab === 'services' && serviceCategoriesWithItems.length > 1" class="mode-switcher category-tabs-wide hidden md:inline-flex">
+          <button
+            v-for="category in serviceCategoriesWithItems"
+            :key="category.id"
+            @click="selectedCategory = category.id"
+            class="mode-switcher-btn"
+            :class="{ 'mode-switcher-btn-active': selectedCategory === category.id }"
+          >{{ category.name }}</button>
+        </div>
         <div v-show="activeTab === 'apps' && categoriesWithApps.length > 1 && collapseCategories" class="segmented-select flex-shrink-0">
           <label class="sr-only" for="apps-category-select">My Apps category</label>
           <select
@@ -85,6 +94,16 @@
             type="button"
           >{{ category.name }}</button>
         </div>
+        <div v-if="activeTab === 'services' && serviceCategoriesWithItems.length > 1" class="mobile-category-strip mb-3" aria-label="Services categories">
+          <button
+            v-for="category in serviceCategoriesWithItems"
+            :key="category.id"
+            @click="selectedCategory = category.id"
+            class="mobile-category-pill"
+            :class="{ 'mobile-category-pill-active': selectedCategory === category.id }"
+            type="button"
+          >{{ category.name }}</button>
+        </div>
         <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
           <input
             v-model="searchQuery"
@@ -367,6 +386,7 @@ import { useCollapsingHeaderTabs } from '@/composables/useCollapsingHeaderTabs'
 import {
   type AppsTab, filterEntriesForTab, isWebOnlyApp, isWebsitePackage, opensInTab, resolveRuntimeLaunchUrl,
   WEB_ONLY_APPS, WEB_ONLY_APP_URLS, buildAllCategories, useCategoriesWithApps,
+  buildServiceCategories, useServiceCategories,
 } from './apps/appsConfig'
 import { getCuratedAppList, INSTALLED_ALIASES, type MarketplaceApp } from './marketplace/marketplaceData'
 
@@ -418,10 +438,13 @@ watch(searchQuery, (val) => {
 })
 onBeforeUnmount(() => { clearTimeout(searchDebounceTimer) })
 
-// Category filter
+// Category filter (shared by My Apps and Services; reset when switching tabs so
+// an apps-category selection never carries into the Services sub-nav).
 const selectedCategory = ref('all')
+watch(activeTab, () => { selectedCategory.value = 'all' })
 
 const ALL_CATEGORIES = computed(() => buildAllCategories(t))
+const SERVICE_CATEGORIES = computed(() => buildServiceCategories(t))
 
 const livePackages = computed(() => store.packages || {})
 const containersScanned = computed(() => store.data?.['server-info']?.['status-info']?.['containers-scanned'] !== false)
@@ -457,6 +480,7 @@ const packages = computed(() => {
 })
 
 const categoriesWithApps = useCategoriesWithApps(packages, ALL_CATEGORIES)
+const serviceCategoriesWithItems = useServiceCategories(packages, SERVICE_CATEGORIES)
 const appsHeaderRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
 const appsPrimaryRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
 const appsCategoryProbeRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/Dashboard.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/Dashboard.vue
index bc6b1580..e909cb0e 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/Dashboard.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/Dashboard.vue
@@ -294,9 +294,13 @@ let swipeSuppressed = false
 function onContentTouchStart(e: TouchEvent) {
   const t = e.touches[0]
   if (!t) return
-  // Don't begin a tab swipe when the gesture starts on an app icon — let the
-  // icon handle the tap/long-press. Swiping anywhere else still changes tabs.
-  swipeSuppressed = !!(e.target instanceof Element && e.target.closest('.app-icon-item'))
+  // Don't begin a tab swipe when the gesture starts on an app icon (let the icon
+  // handle tap/long-press) or on a horizontally-scrollable category strip (let
+  // it scroll its own chips). Swiping anywhere else still changes tabs.
+  swipeSuppressed = !!(
+    e.target instanceof Element &&
+    e.target.closest('.app-icon-item, .mobile-category-strip')
+  )
   touchStartX = t.clientX
   touchStartY = t.clientY
   touchStartTime = e.timeStamp
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/apps/appsConfig.ts b/neode-ui/src/views/apps/appsConfig.ts
index 0a0b35ee..94920673 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/apps/appsConfig.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/apps/appsConfig.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ export const SERVICE_NAMES = new Set([
   // built-in Mesh tab) belong in Services, not My Apps.
   'fedimint-clientd', 'nostr-rs-relay', 'meshtastic',
   'immich_postgres', 'immich_redis',
+  // immich is now a manifest-driven stack (app_id-named, hyphen). The server is
+  // the launcher app; postgres/redis are backends → Services.
+  'immich-postgres', 'immich-redis',
   'mysql-mempool', 'mempool-api', 'archy-mempool-web',
   'archy-bitcoin-ui', 'archy-lnd-ui', 'archy-electrs-ui',
   'bitcoin-ui', 'lnd-ui', 'electrs-ui',
@@ -41,7 +44,10 @@ export function isServiceContainer(id: string): boolean {
   if (SERVICE_NAMES.has(id)) return true
   if (id.startsWith('indeedhub-build_')) return true
   if (id.startsWith('archy-')) return true
-  if (id.endsWith('_db') || id.endsWith('-db')) return true
+  // Backend naming patterns that never carry a user-facing UI: databases and
+  // caches. Safe to classify by suffix (a database is never a launcher).
+  if (/-(db|postgres|postgresql|redis|valkey|mariadb|mysql|cache)$/.test(id)) return true
+  if (id.endsWith('_db')) return true
   return false
 }
 
@@ -100,8 +106,11 @@ export function isWebsitePackage(id: string, pkg?: PackageDataEntry): boolean {
   // Curated known apps stay in My Apps even if their manifest predates the UI
   // interface field.
   if (isKnownApp(id, pkg)) return false
-  // Fallback: reachable on the LAN but declares no UI → treat as a website.
-  return !!pkg && !!runtimeLanAddress(pkg)
+  // Anything still here has no declared UI and isn't a known launcher app:
+  // databases, APIs, backends, workers. They belong in Services (not My Apps),
+  // whether or not they expose a LAN address. (#10 — "anything that isn't the
+  // frontend UI launcher".)
+  return !!pkg
 }
 
 export function filterEntriesForTab(
@@ -117,10 +126,33 @@ export function filterEntriesForTab(
     if (activeTab === 'apps' && selectedCategory !== 'all') {
       return getAppCategory(id, pkg) === selectedCategory
     }
+    if (activeTab === 'services' && selectedCategory !== 'all') {
+      return getServiceCategory(id, pkg) === selectedCategory
+    }
     return true
   })
 }
 
+// Group a (non-launcher) service container by type for the Services tab sub-nav
+// (#12). Heuristic over the container id + manifest id.
+export function getServiceCategory(id: string, pkg?: PackageDataEntry): string {
+  const s = `${id} ${pkg?.manifest?.id || ''}`.toLowerCase()
+  if (/postgres|mariadb|mysql|(^|[-_])db([-_]|$)/.test(s)) return 'database'
+  if (/redis|valkey|(^|[-_])cache([-_]|$)/.test(s)) return 'cache'
+  if (/(^|[-_])api([-_]|$)/.test(s)) return 'api'
+  return 'backend'
+}
+
+export function buildServiceCategories(t: (key: string) => string): Array<{ id: string; name: string }> {
+  return [
+    { id: 'all', name: t('marketplace.all') },
+    { id: 'database', name: 'Databases' },
+    { id: 'cache', name: 'Caches' },
+    { id: 'api', name: 'APIs' },
+    { id: 'backend', name: 'Backends' },
+  ]
+}
+
 // Web-only app IDs and their URLs
 export const WEB_ONLY_APP_URLS: Record<string, string> = {
   'nwnn': 'https://nwnn.l484.com',
@@ -182,12 +214,46 @@ export function opensInTab(id: string): boolean {
   return TAB_LAUNCH_APPS.has(id)
 }
 
+// Backend services that ship no icon of their own reuse their PARENT app's icon
+// (#14) so they render the app's logo instead of a 404 → 📦 placeholder. Paths
+// are explicit because icon extensions vary (.png / .webp / .svg).
 const APP_ICON_FALLBACKS: Record<string, string> = {
   gitea: '/assets/img/app-icons/gitea.svg',
-  // The Fedimint sub-apps ship no icon of their own; reuse the Fedimint icon so
-  // they render correctly instead of falling through to a 404 → 📦 placeholder.
   'fedimint-gateway': '/assets/img/app-icons/fedimint.png',
   'fedimint-clientd': '/assets/img/app-icons/fedimint.png',
+  // immich stack
+  'immich-postgres': '/assets/img/app-icons/immich.png',
+  'immich-redis': '/assets/img/app-icons/immich.png',
+  'immich-server': '/assets/img/app-icons/immich.png',
+  'immich_postgres': '/assets/img/app-icons/immich.png',
+  'immich_redis': '/assets/img/app-icons/immich.png',
+  // btcpay stack
+  'archy-btcpay-db': '/assets/img/app-icons/btcpay-server.png',
+  'archy-nbxplorer': '/assets/img/app-icons/btcpay-server.png',
+  // mempool stack
+  'archy-mempool-db': '/assets/img/app-icons/mempool.webp',
+  'mempool-api': '/assets/img/app-icons/mempool.webp',
+  'archy-mempool-web': '/assets/img/app-icons/mempool.webp',
+  'mysql-mempool': '/assets/img/app-icons/mempool.webp',
+  // bitcoin / lightning companion UIs
+  'archy-bitcoin-ui': '/assets/img/app-icons/bitcoin-knots.webp',
+  'archy-lnd-ui': '/assets/img/app-icons/lnd.svg',
+  'archy-electrs-ui': '/assets/img/app-icons/electrumx.png',
+}
+
+// Parent-app icon by prefix, for stack members not listed explicitly above
+// (e.g. every indeedhub-* sub-container → indeedhub).
+const SERVICE_ICON_PREFIXES: Array<[string, string]> = [
+  ['indeedhub-', '/assets/img/app-icons/indeedhub.png'],
+  ['immich-', '/assets/img/app-icons/immich.png'],
+  ['immich_', '/assets/img/app-icons/immich.png'],
+]
+
+function serviceParentIcon(id: string): string | undefined {
+  for (const [prefix, icon] of SERVICE_ICON_PREFIXES) {
+    if (id.startsWith(prefix)) return icon
+  }
+  return undefined
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_APP_ICON = '/assets/icon/favico-black-v2.svg'
@@ -203,7 +269,12 @@ export function resolveAppIcon(id: string, pkg: PackageDataEntry, curatedIcon?:
   ) {
     return icon
   }
-  return curatedIcon || APP_ICON_FALLBACKS[id] || `/assets/img/app-icons/${id}.png`
+  return (
+    curatedIcon ||
+    APP_ICON_FALLBACKS[id] ||
+    serviceParentIcon(id) ||
+    `/assets/img/app-icons/${id}.png`
+  )
 }
 
 export function canLaunch(pkg: PackageDataEntry): boolean {
@@ -310,6 +381,21 @@ export function useCategoriesWithApps(
   })
 }
 
+// Services-tab equivalent of useCategoriesWithApps: only show a service category
+// when at least one installed service belongs to it (#12).
+export function useServiceCategories(
+  packages: Ref<Record<string, PackageDataEntry>>,
+  serviceCategories: Ref<Array<{ id: string; name: string }>>,
+) {
+  return computed(() => {
+    const entries = Object.entries(packages.value).filter(([id, pkg]) => isWebsitePackage(id, pkg) && !isInternalToolingPackage(id, pkg))
+    return serviceCategories.value.filter(cat => {
+      if (cat.id === 'all') return true
+      return entries.some(([id, pkg]) => getServiceCategory(id, pkg) === cat.id)
+    })
+  })
+}
+
 export function handleImageError(e: Event) {
   const target = e.target as HTMLImageElement
   const currentSrc = target.src