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Shameless plug: I found Stingle to lack a few basic features (multi device sync, memories, location search, effortless sharing etc) and have been building an al

Shameless plug: I found Stingle to lack a few basic features (multi device sync, memories, location search, effortless sharing etc) and have been building an alternative[1]. If this is a problem you’d like to see solved, please sign up for the beta program, I’d be grateful! [1]: https://ente.io https://ente.io

e12e 6y ago
Hm, neither of these appear to support self-hosting the server/data component? That's what I'd be most interested in as an alternative to eg: Google photos.
- vishnumohandas 6y ago
  I had started ente.io as a self-hosted project, but soon realized that to appeal to a larger audience, and to pay rent while working on this full time, I’ve to ship a cloud based solution first. Maintaining a self hosted alternative in parallel requires bandwidth which I currently lack. Once the product is mature and has sufficient traction, it would be in my best interest to open source the server.
  - e12e 6y ago
    Fair enough - I couldn't tell from looking that the server might end up open sourced - maybe I didn't look carefully enough? I'd love set of protocols, client and server that combined self-host with cloud - ie: I could self host a shard/mirror for my data, while paying someone for a service too. That way supporting development and have an option in case the project shuts down. I'll look into https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism for now, I think. Looks like it provides the minimum I need (self host, à way to upload dslr photos, an Android client for mobile pictures).
    - vishnumohandas 6y ago
      In the unfortunate scenario where in I’ve to shut down ente.io, I’d definitely open source every bit of code I’ve written so that my efforts wouldn’t be in vain. But I’d understand your skepticism. If you are keen on self hosting, I’d also recommend checking out Piwigo[1] which is actively maintained. [1]: https://piwigo.org https://piwigo.org
      - e12e 6y ago
        Thanks, it looks like a mature project. But given the choice, I'd rather go with golang (photoprism) on the back-end rather than php.
WhyNotHugo 6y ago
The E2E syncing is something I'm really looking for. But bundling a photo viewer/gallery just seems like a bit of bloat to me. I'm love to see an app that does syncing and only syncing.
WhyNotHugo 6y ago
I find the design / visual style an unusual choice: it's the same theme/style use by Google ("Material"?). Styling the app to look like a Google-app is an unusual choice. I've developed a rejection of thing that use this style, mostly since they're always apps actually made by Google. If you tailor to people trying to move away from google, trying to look like google might not transmit the best impression.
- vishnumohandas 6y ago
  The MVP was built using the default widgets, hence the Material-istic interface on the Android demo. I will eventually get a design overhaul done. Thanks for the feedback!

e12e 6y ago

Hm, neither of these appear to support self-hosting the server/data component? That's what I'd be most interested in as an alternative to eg: Google photos.

vishnumohandas 6y ago
I had started ente.io as a self-hosted project, but soon realized that to appeal to a larger audience, and to pay rent while working on this full time, I’ve to ship a cloud based solution first. Maintaining a self hosted alternative in parallel requires bandwidth which I currently lack. Once the product is mature and has sufficient traction, it would be in my best interest to open source the server.
- e12e 6y ago
  Fair enough - I couldn't tell from looking that the server might end up open sourced - maybe I didn't look carefully enough? I'd love set of protocols, client and server that combined self-host with cloud - ie: I could self host a shard/mirror for my data, while paying someone for a service too. That way supporting development and have an option in case the project shuts down. I'll look into https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism for now, I think. Looks like it provides the minimum I need (self host, à way to upload dslr photos, an Android client for mobile pictures).
  - vishnumohandas 6y ago
    In the unfortunate scenario where in I’ve to shut down ente.io, I’d definitely open source every bit of code I’ve written so that my efforts wouldn’t be in vain. But I’d understand your skepticism. If you are keen on self hosting, I’d also recommend checking out Piwigo[1] which is actively maintained. [1]: https://piwigo.org https://piwigo.org
    - e12e 6y ago
      Thanks, it looks like a mature project. But given the choice, I'd rather go with golang (photoprism) on the back-end rather than php.

WhyNotHugo 6y ago

The E2E syncing is something I'm really looking for. But bundling a photo viewer/gallery just seems like a bit of bloat to me. I'm love to see an app that does syncing and only syncing.

WhyNotHugo 6y ago

I find the design / visual style an unusual choice: it's the same theme/style use by Google ("Material"?). Styling the app to look like a Google-app is an unusual choice. I've developed a rejection of thing that use this style, mostly since they're always apps actually made by Google. If you tailor to people trying to move away from google, trying to look like google might not transmit the best impression.

vishnumohandas 6y ago
The MVP was built using the default widgets, hence the Material-istic interface on the Android demo. I will eventually get a design overhaul done. Thanks for the feedback!