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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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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

I replaced Google Photos with a Synology NAS + Synology Moments (app). It handles the backup from my phone, organizes the images, has facial recognition, object recognition, etc. Object recognition was REMOVED from the newer Photos app, but Synology is apparently bringing that feature back this year.

You can clear up backed up photos from your phone through the Moments app (not sure about the other Photo apps from Synology), but you'll still want to have an actual backup solution for what's on your NAS.

[-] CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

How much did you pay for your Synology setup? What is it? Do you have an offline backup?

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I've got the DS920+, and don't recall how much I paid for it as it was a few years ago. I've since upgraded the HDDs as my needs grow, and it's as easy as either adding a new one to an empty bay.

I have several forms of backups, including a daily HDD connected to the NAS via USB, a monthly off site backup that's kept outside of my home, and cloud backups.

[-] any1th3r3@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Cheers for that. I've cut the cord from Google Photos without a solid replacement and it's been... pretty miserable tbh.
I'll look into setting up a Synology NAS, as it seems to be a relatively inexpensive solution moving forward (Proton is nowhere near what I'm looking for feature-wise and other self-hosted foss solutions aren't really there yet afaict).

[-] CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Do you have an easy access to your Synology Moments library from outside of your home network?

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, I've got it set up for both internal and external access.

[-] MasterBuilder@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

If you're paranoid about hackers like I am, you can set up a cert based VPN, lock down all ports, and use the VPN client to access your NAS from anywhere.

Bonus if you have fiber, as upload to internet from home is as fast as download. That means fast download from your NAS.

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