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How are photos added to the library? I had a quick look through the PhotoStructure website and it looks interesting, but I haven't seen this answered. For me th

How are photos added to the library? I had a quick look through the PhotoStructure website and it looks interesting, but I haven't seen this answered. For me the appeal of Google Photos is that all my phone's photos get uploaded when I'm on wifi. PS: There's an image that can't be loaded on the confirmation page when registering for email updates.

mceachen 7y ago
> How are photos added to the library? PhotoStructure imports files that are available to the device that it runs on: local files and anything mounted via a network filesystem (like AFS, NFS, or SMB/CIFS). I use SyncThing or Resilio Sync to send my phone's photos and videos to my NAS. When I'm on vacation with limited bandwidth, I add a sync node on my laptop (which is connected to the hotel WiFi), so my phone syncs quickly to my laptop next to me, and then through the course of the day, the laptop syncs back home. Although it's certainly more convenient to have everything wrapped into one app, I think there's an appeal to being able to choose the tool that works for you. (In other words: it's much less code I have to write and maintain--writing battery-efficient, stable background jobs on both iOS and Android are a PITA!) > There's an image that can't be loaded on the confirmation page Are you using ublock origin or a pihole? Those block most images coming from mailchimp.
- climb_stealth 7y ago
  I see, thanks! And yes, I agree on the app part. Which is where Google Photos' value lies for me as it is rock solid in that department. I'm currently running both syncthing and Google Photos to store my photos. syncthing is great once it works, but it is definitely not something I would expect a family member to be able to set up. In any case I'm very much looking forward to see where PhotoStructure is going. I've set up a reminder to give it a try.
  - mceachen 7y ago
    FWIW, Resilio Sync has a desktop version that's easy to set up (a QR code pairs your devices, and you don't have to do anything to your router).

mceachen 7y ago

> How are photos added to the library? PhotoStructure imports files that are available to the device that it runs on: local files and anything mounted via a network filesystem (like AFS, NFS, or SMB/CIFS). I use SyncThing or Resilio Sync to send my phone's photos and videos to my NAS. When I'm on vacation with limited bandwidth, I add a sync node on my laptop (which is connected to the hotel WiFi), so my phone syncs quickly to my laptop next to me, and then through the course of the day, the laptop syncs back home. Although it's certainly more convenient to have everything wrapped into one app, I think there's an appeal to being able to choose the tool that works for you. (In other words: it's much less code I have to write and maintain--writing battery-efficient, stable background jobs on both iOS and Android are a PITA!) > There's an image that can't be loaded on the confirmation page Are you using ublock origin or a pihole? Those block most images coming from mailchimp.

climb_stealth 7y ago
I see, thanks! And yes, I agree on the app part. Which is where Google Photos' value lies for me as it is rock solid in that department. I'm currently running both syncthing and Google Photos to store my photos. syncthing is great once it works, but it is definitely not something I would expect a family member to be able to set up. In any case I'm very much looking forward to see where PhotoStructure is going. I've set up a reminder to give it a try.
- mceachen 7y ago
  FWIW, Resilio Sync has a desktop version that's easy to set up (a QR code pairs your devices, and you don't have to do anything to your router).