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Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

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Re: Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

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Post by krick »

flakeoil wrote: post #34
robertwt7 wrote: post #25

The best decision for me is still to buy synology and store everything locally on Synology photos. No subscription, expandable storage, and full privacy. It is 100% worth the extra $ if you plan on subscribing for a loong time anyway

> It is 100% worth the extra $ if you plan on subscribing for a loong time anyway I think many people forget about this. They pay for a monthly or yearly cloud storage subscription, but forget they have to pay this amount every year for the rest of their lifes if they want to keep their data. That's why I also use a Synology disk. I also have an additional lifetime subscription at a cloud storage provider (which pays…

This doesn't sound like a fair comparison for this product. It's true about most subscription services, but if you are ok with 50 GB, then 50 years of storage will cost you $1500, which is pretty much a cost of single Synology station with some drives, WITHOUT amortization cost, if you consider that your drives are not forever and probably need backups anyway. Of course, you'll store much more on a NAS, but if your onlt problem is subscription cost, you don't gain anything by switching to Synology.

I personally am considering Ente right now, since having E2EE Google Photos sounds actually pretty cool, despite the fact I have a NAS (a Synology NAS, for that matter). However, my reasons to not using the NAS as you could are different: this is really the place where I store everything, so I prefer having it accessible from local network only. Not sure how you guys feel safe putting something like Synology on the open internet. (Also, I currently don't run it 24/7 anyway, but that's for different reasons, which I hope will become obsolete when I find a better place for the NAS at home.)

Re: Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

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Post by non-nil »

vishnumohandas wrote: post #165
WirelessGigabit wrote: post #154

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Question: Do you backup changed photos in iOS? How do you backup a slow motion video on iOS? Synology exports, meaning your 240fps video becomes a 30fps video. Immich retains the 240fps.

Yes, we do backup updated photos. Just tested out a slow-motion video on iOS, we unfortunately don't retain the transformation. On the brighter side of things, it's just a transformation. We are retaining the original file as is. So will look into how Immich is handling this format. Thanks for bringing this up!

Speaking of iOS and the associated hardware, an immediate dealbreaker for me in terms of daily usage is the clipping to sRGB.

This stuck ut immediately to me trying the app out, which made me read about it on your blog[0]. Oddly, when accessing Ente on the web (Safari on a Mac), the thumbnails look right but the full view is sRGB.

I understand Flutter has made some progress in this department [1], but I guess there's more going on here?

The fundamentals of the project look absolutely great! Hope to become a user very soon.

[0]https://ente.io/blog/tech/display-p3/ [1]https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/55092#issuecomment...

Re: Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

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Post by nsteel »

patmorgan23 wrote: post #130
sanex wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Been running immich for a while but haven't dropped my Google photos just to make sure I can manage immich and not lose everything. Updated from 1.8.something to 1.9something which includes a big db rework and lost all my user accounts. I imagine the photos are still in there somewhere but i haven't dug in yet so they're effectively gone. Lost a lot of trust for me with that even though it was probably my fault.

Yeah I think immich recommends keeping a separate archive for anything you care about.

It most definitely does. There's a big banner at the top of their website:

The project is under very active development. Expect bugs and changes. Do not use it as the only way to store your photos and videos

Re: Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

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Post by nsteel »

therealmarv wrote: post #77

Ente Auth https://auth.ente.io/ was my go to choice for migrating from Authy. It supports importing and exporting (so no dead end unlike Authy) and I can see the second factor on my desktop without reaching my phone (through Ente Auth website). I've exported from a rooted phone from Authy->Aegis->Ente Auth. I have no need for their main product but they are building amazing software!

I can't get that to work at all. Sign up, enter verification code, then refuses my password. 3 times. Not sure where I am going wrong.

Re: Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

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Post by blur13 »

vvanpo wrote: post #55
vishnumohandas wrote: post #32

Hey, Ente's CEO here. We had opensourced our server[1] yesterday, which is perhaps why we are on the front page. Stoked to be here Ente had launched on HN[2] a while ago and has been sustainably growing since. We took the feedback from our Show HN seriously and have since - undergone a cryptography audit [3] - published our replication strategy [4] - added requested features (family plans, collaborative albums and li…

Quick note: your website front page currently says > Our open source code has been audited by reputed cryptographers. I think you probably mean "reputable", as "reputed" inspires a lot less confidence.

reputed works.

Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · reputed /rɪˈpjuːtɪd/ adjective past participle: reputed

2. widely known and well thought of. "a highly reputed company"

Similar:well thought of, well respected, respected, highly regarded

Re: Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

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Post by adyavanapalli »

vishnumohandas wrote: post #32

Hey, Ente's CEO here. We had opensourced our server[1] yesterday, which is perhaps why we are on the front page. Stoked to be here Ente had launched on HN[2] a while ago and has been sustainably growing since. We took the feedback from our Show HN seriously and have since - undergone a cryptography audit [3] - published our replication strategy [4] - added requested features (family plans, collaborative albums and li…

That name seemed familiar, but had to really dig into my memories; alas, I still love your cover of Monte Re on the Baglamas [1]!. Wishing you all the best with ente!

[1]. https://twitter.com/VishnuKVMD/status/1253324405813284868?t=...

Re: Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

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Post by vishnumohandas »

adyavanapalli wrote: post #276
vishnumohandas wrote: post #32

Hey, Ente's CEO here. We had opensourced our server[1] yesterday, which is perhaps why we are on the front page. Stoked to be here Ente had launched on HN[2] a while ago and has been sustainably growing since. We took the feedback from our Show HN seriously and have since - undergone a cryptography audit [3] - published our replication strategy [4] - added requested features (family plans, collaborative albums and li…

That name seemed familiar, but had to really dig into my memories; alas, I still love your cover of Monte Re on the Baglamas [1]!. Wishing you all the best with ente! [1]. https://twitter.com/VishnuKVMD/status/1253324405813284868?t=...

Did not expect to see this! This was recording during Ente's early days, and that was a very special time. Thank you for jogging my memories, and thank you for the wishes. You're very kind :)

Re: Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

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Post by vishnumohandas »

blur13 wrote: post #275
vvanpo wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Quick note: your website front page currently says > Our open source code has been audited by reputed cryptographers. I think you probably mean "reputable", as "reputed" inspires a lot less confidence.

reputed works. Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · reputed /rɪˈpjuːtɪd/ adjective past participle: reputed 2. widely known and well thought of. "a highly reputed company" Similar:well thought of, well respected, respected, highly regarded

This was the intent.

But like OP pointed out, "reputed" could also mean

> generally believed to exist or be something specified, but not definitely the case. "a reputed budget of $165 million"

For now I've replaced it with the less ambiguous word ("reputable") to remove any confusion and will pick a better way to phrase this the next time we iterate on the landing page.

Re: Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

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Post by Narushia »

therealmarv wrote: post #77

Ente Auth https://auth.ente.io/ was my go to choice for migrating from Authy. It supports importing and exporting (so no dead end unlike Authy) and I can see the second factor on my desktop without reaching my phone (through Ente Auth website). I've exported from a rooted phone from Authy->Aegis->Ente Auth. I have no need for their main product but they are building amazing software!

How does this compare to 2FAS?

Re: Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative

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Post by vishnumohandas »

Narushia wrote: post #279
therealmarv wrote: post #77

Ente Auth https://auth.ente.io/ was my go to choice for migrating from Authy. It supports importing and exporting (so no dead end unlike Authy) and I can see the second factor on my desktop without reaching my phone (through Ente Auth website). I've exported from a rooted phone from Authy->Aegis->Ente Auth. I have no need for their main product but they are building amazing software!

How does this compare to 2FAS?

From what I remember, 2FAS does not offer e2ee backups. I'm not sure if that has changed.

There's a discussion here on PrivacyGuides, that might offer more details: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/add-2fas-authenticator-a...

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