The author explores alternatives to mainstream photo apps, seeking privacy and control. They try PhotoPrism, LibrePhotos, Immich, and Ente Photos, ultimately favoring Ente for its ease, privacy, and low maintenance.
  • kindred@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Tl;dr:

    • PhotoPrism: Local AI with strong privacy but heavier setup.
    • LibrePhotos: Same, but less polished, more community-built.
    • Immich: Best self-hosted Google Photos alternative.
    • Ente Photos: E2E encrypted, low-maintenance, most “plug and play”
  • phanto@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I have a docker compose immich that I somehow managed to kill fourteen minutes after convincing my wife to switch to it.

  • Suzune@ani.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I tried Photoprism, Ente and Immich.

    Immich is by far the best. It has got an app that really does what it should do, has an AI that actually works and is easy to host and to update.

  • 8291919199191911@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’m super happy with self hosted Ente. It was really simple to setup, mobile app is perfect and local ML works great. I can recommend!

  • pickleprattle@midwest.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Does anyone know if any of these systems will interpret a Google takeout export from Photos? The data separation is brutal, I haven’t found something to pull it together yet.