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Finding a private self hosted Google Photos alternative that doesn’t profit from my photos
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Every part of what you just said can be encapsulated in proper packaging so you don't even need to care -- about pre/post upgrades, or even dependencies and checks before it starts.
The lack of a proper release is the absolute only thing keeping me from using it.
its not beta anymore since 2.0
its not beta anymore since 2.0