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I've been looking for an alternative to Google Photos. My question is, because I've created a free account. How good is ente.io?

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[–] JshKlsn@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Sorry I can't help, but just letting you (and anyone else looking) that immich.app is the best alternative.

[–] Tucumano88@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same as photo prism , don't know how to create my own server

[–] JshKlsn@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Immich is leagues ahead of Photo Prism, but Photo Prism is definitely an alternative.

Setting up a server isn't difficult if you can follow a YouTube video. Are you looking to host it yourself at home? or through a hosted service?

Either way, you could find a YouTube video that is easy to follow along for setting this up with Docker if you're at all curious. If not, hopefully someone can answer your original question!

[–] albert180@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

In what way Immich is leagues ahead of PhotoPrism? I've been looking for an alternative for quite some time and it's the first time I hear about it. Edit: Ok the demo seems very nice, but the unstable notice makes me think...

[–] maxprime@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

One thing to note about immich is that they use a proprietary file structure so you cannot just throw your existing pictures folder at it and have it non-destructively index them. It’s in their roadmap to change this behavior but for me it’s a deal breaker. I use photoprism and it works great for me.

[–] albert180@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

That's a deal-breaker. Thanks for the heads up

[–] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I do believe they implemented a basic support for existing library in 1.63.0 release currently on 1.65.0. Though someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Edit: pretty basic implementation but it's there.

[–] pabloscloud@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

lmao. You said you can't help with ente.io so you clearly haven't testes all services, but yeah sure, recommend something. Very objective. (Nothing against immich itself, I used it myself and liked it.)

[–] Tucumano88@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago
[–] somedude@lemmy.ninja 1 points 2 years ago

omg this is exactly what I've been looking for. self hosted photo sharing with collaborative albums!

[–] albert180@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've deployed a Photoprism Instance, there is everything open source, even the server. You can also buy them managed via PikaPods https://www.photoprism.app/

[–] Tucumano88@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've saw it, but truth be told, I don't know nothing about to deploy my own server...

[–] animist@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

Making your own server can seem daunting at first, and there is a learning curve at the beginning, but if you like tech it's a great way to learn how computers and networks work.

[–] albert180@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Tucumano88@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I'm not at US, EU or HK...damn, can't use PikaPods either?

[–] madnessman@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've been using it for a couple of weeks now. The migration from G-photos was flawless, and I'm very happy with how polished the service is.

Definetly recommend for someone not looking to selfhost.

Oh and, they give you an extra 10GB for each person refer/if you get refered by someone. So you could have 20GB for just 10$ a year, which is fair enough I think.

[–] Tucumano88@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Onse@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I tested it some time on iOS and it was definitely the closest to google photos I found. The pricing wasn’t appealing to me but I feel like it’s a good service.

[–] Tucumano88@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Indeed. Very expensive

[–] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

There's also Piwigo which can be self-hosted or cloud hosted.

[–] Tucumano88@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago