A personal comparison of two self-hosted photo backup solutions: Immich and Ente Photos. Immich runs entirely on your own server, requires 4-6GB RAM, does AI processing server-side, and stores files unencrypted by default. Ente Photos offers zero-knowledge encryption, uses only ~150MB RAM, performs ML on-device, and supports both cloud and self-hosted modes. The author chose Immich for its feature richness and existing server setup, but recommends Ente for those wanting cloud convenience with strong encryption and lower resource usage.
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