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Hey, maintaining and providing support for a server that is de-coupled from underlying external integrations (storage, payment, secrets, email, ...) is what req
by vishnumohandas 5y ago
Hey, maintaining and providing support for a server that is de-coupled from underlying external integrations (storage, payment, secrets, email, ...) is what requires bandwidth.
Also, self-hosted consumer products are hard to sustain profitably. Avenues for monetization are low.
Given that our long term target audience is people like my parents, we did not see enough value in investing in a self-hosted variant, and wanted to reduce the number of distractions.
This is not to say that we are against the idea of a self-hosted variant, just that it is not a priority for us right now.
- gtirloni 5y agoThe self-hosted audience is also very small. I think you made the right choice.
- TimPC 5y agoFor photos I’d agree as most customers are end users. Don’t underestimate this for other products though. Self hosting is a huge feature for selling into large corporations with data security policies.
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- anaganisk 5y agoWhy would corporations want to use google photos alternative tho? They're probably are using Gsuite or Office 365 already, both of which have photo storage options. If they're okay with their emails there, I dont think photos is an issue. So yes they made the right choice, by ignore the self hosting crowd, which is a very small crowd.