Alternative to Google Photos (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/foss@beehaw.org

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So I'm looking to disconnect myself from Google and their tracking (as much as possible) and I was thinking about installing GrapheneOS on my Pixel phone. I mostly use my phone for Lemmy, Signal, NewPipe and taking photos. The last one is my biggest bother at the moment. The Google Photos environment is so convenient - I take a photo, it uploads it to my Google Photos collection, and after a while, it deletes it from my phone to clear space, keeping only the cloud backup. Is there a functionality like this disconnected from Google that I would be able to implement on my GrapheneOS phone? I'm looking to invest in the Proton environment (mainly Mail and Drive) so I could use that for storage. Cheers

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[-] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I've been using Immich. Very useful and easy for non techies to use. I know it says beta software, and it is; but it is more reliable than Lemmy...

[-] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 2 points 1 year ago

Are you using it with multiple users/devices syncing? I'm looking to get out of Photoprism, and Immich caught my eye a little while back.

[-] TheOrionArm@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Nextcloud is good. I actually have an instance on my server if you need one. A+ rating on server security test lol

[-] twotone@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Nextcloud, as mentioned, is a great option but does require a bit of work, albeit not much. I would recommend a Synology server. They're fantastically simple and this was my approach after trying Nextcloud. I did this to divorce myself from Google. Synology has many mirrored services