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I received my Helm v2 last week and it has worked great for Android photo backup and email subscriptions like substack. I have not been bold enough yet to move

I received my Helm v2 last week and it has worked great for Android photo backup and email subscriptions like substack. I have not been bold enough yet to move my primary email domain over yet. Apple mail and Fairmail on Android give a nice non-web email experience. I like the product concept, the execution seems solid, and I like the auto update flow compared to manual update of most NAS products. I really want this product when my kids get their first phone to keep their photos, calendar and emails off the cloud. At least until they can make the choice that they want that stuff being tracked. Edit: Oh and I really like their user experience around creating generated device specific passwords for each client device (phone, laptop, etc) a user owns.

ccamrobertson 5y ago
Glad to see a v2. Like some other folks here I eye rolled when I saw some of the claims on the v1, but I think between this thread and revised marketing copy I understand and appreciate their approach. My biggest concern now isn't about some backdoor or the ability to scan email in flight, but rather the lack of any commitment around continuity in the event they are acquired or cease to exist. I would like to use them for email, but am wary of the headache of having to roll a matching EC2 setup at a moments notice and migrating to a new IP.