Self-hosted Photo Library
Over time, I realised my photo collection is more than just files—it’s a record of my life, travels, and the people I care about. Trusting those memories to a commercial cloud service never sat right with me.
Tag: computing
Self-hosting... Why bother?
There are many reasons. For me, it's a hobby, but it might be different for you, of course. I have also become more resistant over time to letting big corporations be responsible for my data. How many times have you heard that <em>such and such</em> has been hacked? Of course, that can happen to anyone self-hosting as well, but at least <em>I will be responsible</em> for any loss.
Instagram or Pixelfed?
Instagram came on the scene back in late 2010, I was a big user of the platform as an amateur photographer. I didn't boast a huge following, but the community was great to get involved with. It was easy to find like-minded people and to share your photos, get comments, good and bad, share techniques and so on. The community was large, so it was easy to connect with people; you could get your followers up, which meant more exposure, and the likes soon followed.