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Ask HN: What's the 2025 stack for a self-hosted photo library with local AI?

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Re: Ask HN: What's the 2025 stack for a self-hosted photo library with local AI?

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Post by elevaet »

lylo wrote: post #91
elevaet wrote: post #81

I think a really valuable feature in a photo library app would be something that can identify sets of very similar or identical photos and decide which one is the "best" and offer to discard the rest. I must be wasting so much storage on the 4 photos I took in a row of the family pose, or derivatives that got shared on whatsapp and then stored back to my gallery, and so on, and I know I'm not the only one.

Yeah. Lots of “culling” software out there but agree it would be a good feature for standard photo organisation apps https://imagen-ai.com/ https://aftershoot.com/

Looks like imagen offers unlimited culling for $144/yr or $18/mo

Aftershoot has culling plan $120/yr billed annually

Not sure how they compare in quality

Re: Ask HN: What's the 2025 stack for a self-hosted photo library with local AI?

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Post by xtrememarketers »

For a 2025 self-hosted photo library with local AI, a great stack is PhotoPrism or Immich running on Docker with local storage (NAS or server). Both offer built-in face/object detection without cloud reliance, using local TensorFlow or custom models. Add a reverse proxy like Nginx for HTTPS, and use a GPU for faster tagging. Deployment is easy with Docker Compose on Raspberry Pi or x86 servers. For managing costs on gear or upgrades, try this handy Percent Off Calculator (https://www.calculate-percent.com/) to figure out your savings quickly.

Re: Ask HN: What's the 2025 stack for a self-hosted photo library with local AI?

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Post by ibizaman »

akho wrote: post #101
ibizaman wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You may want to self-host for your family or close friends while guaranteeing them privacy.

I'd prefer to guarantee they don't lose access, despite their key management practices.

That’s a very good point. For a long time I was advocating for self-hosting for increasing one’s privacy, but I always was hitting the “I’ve got nothing to hide” wall. Now, the concern is losing access to your data. What do you do if you’re kicked out of your email account?
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