[kwlug-disc] Nextcloud, ownCloud, ...etc

[Ron]

Chris Irwin via kwlug-disc wrote on 2025-10-26 14:12:

> Due to it's reliance on WebDAV, it's not as efficient as actual 
> dedicated file share app (Syncthing, etc). However, I find the
> benefit of having a web client outweighs the theoretically
> inefficient file transfers.

Yeah, the WebDAV is a bit slow, but it's pretty handy to have everything
in one place - NextCloud.


>> As an add on, I would like to sync the photos on my phone to my
>> server.
> 
> Nextcloud does have a method to sync photos. However, browsing
> photos in Nextcloud is basically like browsing a directory. There's
> not too much intelligence there.

It does support facial & object recognition with the right plugin 
(`recognize` I think?).

Until recently, the NC `photos` app has been a bit clunky, but I think 
they've been working on it.


There's also "Memories" app which is nice - works somewhat like Google 
Photos.



> I recently switched my photos to immich. It's self-hosted as well,
> but scans your photos (locally!) so you can do intelligent
> searching. It's actually better than Google Photos' search. For
> example: "Red Car in mall parking lot" turns up a ton of applicable
> photos in immich, while google photos claims "No Results".
> 
> https://immich.app/
I've heard great things about immich, including that it can be 
configured to use NextCloud's storage location for it's source.

I think the idea is to upload via NC Android app and browse via immich.


I oughta check it out sometime, as everyone seems to like it and now 
there's yet another endorsement...