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Google photos is the best photos product out there for simple sharing with family (and partner share), so of course they're going to destroy it with mismanageme

Google photos is the best photos product out there for simple sharing with family (and partner share), so of course they're going to destroy it with mismanagement. Time to start looking for alternatives.

coolspot 6y ago
Check out Photoprism https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism
mceachen 6y ago
I'm building a self-hosted, cross-platform one that you're welcome to try! https://photostructure.com/faq/why-photostructure/ https://photostructure.com/faq/why-photostructure/
- hedora 6y ago
  It looks great, but lack of open source is a deal breaker. I wouldn’t mind paying for it, but what if I want to run it outside of docker (and not on Ubuntu?), let alone on an ARM or BSD machine? Consider using the BSL license!
  - mceachen 6y ago
    Re: open source: There's already a bylaw that requires the code to be open-sourced in case PhotoStructure Inc. closes: https://photostructure.com/faq/why-photostructure/#if-photostructure-inc-goes-away-photostructure-wont https://photostructure.com/faq/why-photostructure/#if-photos... Thanks for the suggestion of BSL: I'll look into that. PhotoStructure runs pretty much anywhere Node.js runs (Windows, macOS, Fedora, Debian/Ubuntu, and any x64 docker host). You can certainly compile it on ARM: https://photostructure.com/server/photostructure-for-node/ https://photostructure.com/server/photostructure-for-node/
oflannabhra 6y ago
iCloud shared albums has served our family well for over five years, all for free.
- sahila 6y ago
  That's fine as long as you're all Apple people. Walk outside that garden though and how do you share an album with someone? To contrast, Google photos web app is actually good!
  - oarsinsync 6y ago
    You can do a read-only web share from iCloud. Definitely not ideal, but in some circumstances, good enough.
- mrfusion 6y ago
  Explain

coolspot 6y ago

Check out Photoprism https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism

mceachen 6y ago

I'm building a self-hosted, cross-platform one that you're welcome to try! https://photostructure.com/faq/why-photostructure/ https://photostructure.com/faq/why-photostructure/

hedora 6y ago
It looks great, but lack of open source is a deal breaker. I wouldn’t mind paying for it, but what if I want to run it outside of docker (and not on Ubuntu?), let alone on an ARM or BSD machine? Consider using the BSL license!
- mceachen 6y ago
  Re: open source: There's already a bylaw that requires the code to be open-sourced in case PhotoStructure Inc. closes: https://photostructure.com/faq/why-photostructure/#if-photostructure-inc-goes-away-photostructure-wont https://photostructure.com/faq/why-photostructure/#if-photos... Thanks for the suggestion of BSL: I'll look into that. PhotoStructure runs pretty much anywhere Node.js runs (Windows, macOS, Fedora, Debian/Ubuntu, and any x64 docker host). You can certainly compile it on ARM: https://photostructure.com/server/photostructure-for-node/ https://photostructure.com/server/photostructure-for-node/

oflannabhra 6y ago

iCloud shared albums has served our family well for over five years, all for free.

sahila 6y ago
That's fine as long as you're all Apple people. Walk outside that garden though and how do you share an album with someone? To contrast, Google photos web app is actually good!
- oarsinsync 6y ago
  You can do a read-only web share from iCloud. Definitely not ideal, but in some circumstances, good enough.
mrfusion 6y ago
Explain