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this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2025
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I tried it briefly, but when I realized I could not easily sync a bunch of my pictures from server to new phone, I lost interest and went back to syncthing
Just out of curiosity, what's the use case for having all your photos actually on the phone as opposed to remote access from your phone?
If the internet disappears or you lose access to it for some reason, you can still see your photos.
You can survive a day trip without access to your photos. We managed just fine before smartphones brought that practice into the mainstream.
Unless you're a professional photographer who likes self hosting.. 😝
A professional photographer doesn't use cloud storage to store the GBs of RAW files from their shoots
Backup, redundancy, easy access.. If my server goes down I don't have the time to fix it at the moment.
Also the photos app on my phone is quite good, so I find it very easy to find old pictures quickly.
I also prefer offline-capable solutions