How I ditched Google Photos for my own private self-hosted alternative – for free

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ZDNET’s key takeaways

• Immich is a Google Photos sync service you can install at home.
• Immich does require the use of Docker.
• You can install and use Immich for free.

Over the past few years, I’ve made it my goal to break away from my Google dependency. It’s been a slow and steady slog, but I’m finding there are plenty of alternatives available… it’s just a matter of installing them and making them work.

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