alt Hacker NewsImmich is what I'm using right now. I'm running it in a Docker container on my Synology. It was very advantageous to spin up another docker container on my laptop to do the face recognition work because the Synology was going to take forever on it.
We no longer are auto uploading to Google or Apple.
So far, I really like it. I haven't quite gone 100%, as we're still uploading with Synology's photo app, but Immich provides a much more refined, featured interface.
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May I ask: why not use Synology's own photo stack? The web UI is pretty good, the iPhone app is great, it runs locally without depending on Synology servers, and does have face recognition and all other features.
> We no longer are auto uploading to Google or Apple.
May I ask why? Just curious as the main reason I use Immich is for the auto upload
Edit: Ugh. Can’t read. I somehow read don’t auto upload to Immich.
If you want a solid "just upload the photos" experience, PhotoSync on iOS is really great.
I think you can use Immich to just look at a folder and not use the backup from phone bits.