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I sent my self, or what are you asking..?
there’s no way to get here without being offered 50 of the services you’re “asking for”. Be honest
It's perfectly possible someone doesn't want to:
Buy and run a whole separate PC
Figure out how to install TrueNAS and configure it properly
Install and configure Immich
Figure out how to make it accessible outside of their home network while maintaining security
Come up with an effective backup solution
Do regular maintenance and replace hardware when required
Why are Lemmy users so incapable of realising others may have different preferences and priorities?
Not everyone can be arsed with the complexity or hours of work the above entails. Not everyone has the money for it.
I self host but I can definitely appreciate why people would prefer going a different route. It'd likely have saved me a lot of money, tbh.
This is me.
I work in IT and have no problem setting this up for my self. The issue lies in maintaining it, keeping everything up to date and secure.
I don't want a second job. I just want it to work and I am prepared to pay for it.
Have you considered the cloud based alternative to the self hosted alternative Immich provides? It’s on your phone already, “IT guy”