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Show HN: Hello from PhotoVaultOne, a Google Photos backup and recovery service
PhotoVaultOne is a Software-as-a-Service solution for taking daily backups of your Google Photos library contents. You can restore deleted content directly back to your library, or download it locally.
Before I built PhotoVaultOne, I had wired together synchronization to my local NAS to keep an offline copy of my content. While I managed to set it up, it wasn't something I would recommend to a non-tech friend. Then, a friend of mine had a weird incident where they lost months of content from their library - we still dont know why, and with no way to recover. PhotoVaultOne is my side project to help with this problem.
Why?
- There is no backup in Google Cloud. Deleted content cannot be recovered (excluding trash, yes)
- Alternative methods, such as synchronization to a local device, or taking manual Google Takeout's are difficult for many users to setup or remember to do.
- I could not find an existing SaaS solution in this space - so took it as an opportunity to practice building one. Its fun to build. :)
Unfortunately I cannot offer the service long term without charging for it, there are AWS infrastructure expenses that need to be covered. There is a free 3 month trial though, with no commitment needed, and pricing of the plans is as aggressive as I deared to launch with.