alt Hacker News1. "Self-hosted" doesn't always mean "on your own hardware." Some people rent VPSes. This helps keep their data safe.
2. The software is provided without modification; I think it would be stranger to remove the encryption.
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idatum • last Monday at 10:26 PM
> Some people rent VPSes. This helps keep their data safe.
This is exactly how I self-host Ente and it has been great.
Machine leaning for image detection has worked really well for me, especially facial recognition for family members (easy to find that photo to share).
I have the client on my Android mobile, Fire tablet (via F-Droid), and my Windows laptop.
My initial motivation was to replace "cloud" storage for getting photos copied off the phone as soon as possible.
TB-scale VPSes are not economical vs a home NAS. I see how that can be useful for smaller collections, though.