c/degoogle · by h_a_r_u_k_i@programming.dev · 2y

Any good alternative for Google Photos?

I'm looking for a solution that satisfies:

Open source, or partially open source.
Have good privacy practice. Even better if I can get away from 5 Eyes or 9 Eyes.
Have an application for Android that supports auto-sync.

Self-hosting is also an option, but I would prefer a lightweight setup. I checked Immich requirements, but it requires 2 CPU cores and 4 GB memory, which costs way too much if I want to host it on my AWS.

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Aufschieber@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y (8 replies)

Synology Photo. Then you even have your own "cloud" storage at home.

devdad@programming.dev · 4 pts · 2y

Definitely this. I run a home lab, six servers, and I use Synology Photos because it’s so much better than the self hosted alternatives.

mercator_rejection@programming.dev · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Does Synology Photos support shared albums where any user can contribute photos?

Aufschieber@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Yes. But I have mixed experience with this. How well it works might depend heavily on your internet speed (up/down) and on the performance of the synology. Overall user experience is a lot slower than any other commercial service.

h_a_r_u_k_i@programming.dev · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Thanks for the cool option. But I just checked, and it seems like there's no way I can set up a QuickConnect ID without a real Synology hardware. I'm a nomad so buying a physical Disk Station is not my preference.

TerryMathews@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

https://xpenology.com/forum/topic/61634-dsm-7x-loaders-and-platforms/

There really is nothing close to Google Photos outside of Synology. And it's not 100% in terms of search but it's getting there.

You can run the Synology software via a loader on commodity hardware or on a hosting platform provided the platform supports VMWare ESXi or the like.

ippokratis@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y

https://docs.librephotos.com/docs/user-guide/features/

comradegreetingcard@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y

You can use your own domain instead of a quickconnect id.

h_a_r_u_k_i@programming.dev · 1 pts · 2y

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merthyr1831@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

Nextcloud? there's a bunch of private hosts you can sign up for, and some even do free plans which might be good for getting started. The first one I found (alfacloud) did 100gb for €5/month.

covert_czar@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Ente photos

Decentralizr@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Ente is great! Using it since a month and really loving it

ippokratis@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 2y

https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism

And

https://github.com/LibrePhotos/librephotos

With

https://github.com/Radiokot/photoprism-android-client

And

https://github.com/savvasdalkitsis/uhuruphotos-android