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It would be nice to have some kind of Google-Photos-alike without the Google part. E.g. I can host on my own NAS.

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Check these out:

* https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism

* https://github.com/hooram/ownphotos

Would you pay for an end to end solution? Have had it at the back of my mind for a while. No Google. No Apple. No cloud. But all other features from machine learning like face and scene detection, convenient cataloguing, and probably apps across devices that'll help you store and access all of this centrally backed up on your own NAS. So would you pay for it?

Probably, maybe after a while, depending on the price. (My budget is often stretched thin.)

Less than USD 20 and a convincing web page or demo instance: immediately, without even trying it first, if for nothing else then to support a good idea.

Less than USD 50, same rules as above + convince me you are going stick around: once I have some spare cash and after trying your demo.

More than USD 100: you have to convince me.

I'll also be happy to pay reasonable amounts for feature keys etc as they become available.

I'm more hesitant to anything that stops working if I can't pay subscription for a month but in some cases like the old WhatsApp it was a no brainer because of the low cost and low friction.

Edit:

ways to mess it up even if the product is otherwise perfect:

- Windows only or Mac only (I'm primarily a Linux user.)

- Chrome only. (I always was a Firefox guy, but it is now at the point were I actively avoid Chrome)

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