Looking for a Nextcloud install guide
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This is just for my home network. I'm mainly looking for a place to access all of our shared pictures from our phones, DSLR, etc. Bonus if the program can automatically upload from our phone cameras. In this case, it looks like NextCloud can do just that. Looking forward to getting this up and running.
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@fuznutz04 Google Photos.
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@fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
This is just for my home network. I'm mainly looking for a place to access all of our shared pictures from our phones, DSLR, etc. Bonus if the program can automatically upload from our phone cameras. In this case, it looks like NextCloud can do just that. Looking forward to getting this up and running.
I like Flickr for this.
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I've tried a couple of the popular online photo places, and none of them really fit the need/want that I have. I currently have my entire photo library in Aperture. (the Apple program) I would be happy to move the library somewhere else, especially since Apple killed off Aperture more than a year ago already. However, I haven't found a replacement that fits our needs: A photo organizer/database, with built in "pro" grade photo editing. Aperture fits these requirements, and I've tried a couple others, but they just didn't fit the bill. Maybe I'm too picky, or just looking in the wrong places.
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@fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
I've tried a couple of the popular online photo places, and none of them really fit the need/want that I have. I currently have my entire photo library in Aperture. (the Apple program) I would be happy to move the library somewhere else, especially since Apple killed off Aperture more than a year ago already. However, I haven't found a replacement that fits our needs: A photo organizer/database, with built in "pro" grade photo editing. Aperture fits these requirements, and I've tried a couple others, but they just didn't fit the bill. Maybe I'm too picky, or just looking in the wrong places.
Wondering - how does NextCloud fit the bill?
Sounds like you'd like the Adobe Cloud - online storage (20GB) and the Adobe Suite $50/month
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@fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
I've tried a couple of the popular online photo places, and none of them really fit the need/want that I have. I currently have my entire photo library in Aperture. (the Apple program) I would be happy to move the library somewhere else, especially since Apple killed off Aperture more than a year ago already. However, I haven't found a replacement that fits our needs: A photo organizer/database, with built in "pro" grade photo editing. Aperture fits these requirements, and I've tried a couple others, but they just didn't fit the bill. Maybe I'm too picky, or just looking in the wrong places.
It's the built in editing that is the issue. I prefer to keep editing and storage separate.
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Next cloud would fit 1/2 of it.(photo storage and auto upload from phones) However, I'd still need photo editing software, and I'm sure I can find Open source something to fit that piece of it.
No way would I pay for Adobe cloud.
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@fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
Next cloud would fit 1/2 of it.(photo storage and auto upload from phones) However, I'd still need photo editing software, and I'm sure I can find Open source something to fit that piece of it.
No way would I pay for Adobe cloud.
GIMP?
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@scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
@fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
Next cloud would fit 1/2 of it.(photo storage and auto upload from phones) However, I'd still need photo editing software, and I'm sure I can find Open source something to fit that piece of it.
No way would I pay for Adobe cloud.
GIMP?
Yep, I was going to suggest just that.
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@scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
@fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
I've tried a couple of the popular online photo places, and none of them really fit the need/want that I have. I currently have my entire photo library in Aperture. (the Apple program) I would be happy to move the library somewhere else, especially since Apple killed off Aperture more than a year ago already. However, I haven't found a replacement that fits our needs: A photo organizer/database, with built in "pro" grade photo editing. Aperture fits these requirements, and I've tried a couple others, but they just didn't fit the bill. Maybe I'm too picky, or just looking in the wrong places.
It's the built in editing that is the issue. I prefer to keep editing and storage separate.
It definately looks like I'll be pushed in that direction. Not that that's a bad thing. Just need to find a great open source photo editing app that I like. (and no, GIMP is not a simple tool that I like to edit with.)
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Haha, I was in the middle of posting NO to GIMP as you were posting.
That's too complex for our needs. This needs to be wife friendly as well. -
@fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
@scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
@fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
I've tried a couple of the popular online photo places, and none of them really fit the need/want that I have. I currently have my entire photo library in Aperture. (the Apple program) I would be happy to move the library somewhere else, especially since Apple killed off Aperture more than a year ago already. However, I haven't found a replacement that fits our needs: A photo organizer/database, with built in "pro" grade photo editing. Aperture fits these requirements, and I've tried a couple others, but they just didn't fit the bill. Maybe I'm too picky, or just looking in the wrong places.
It's the built in editing that is the issue. I prefer to keep editing and storage separate.
It definately looks like I'll be pushed in that direction. Not that that's a bad thing. Just need to find a great open source photo editing app that I like. (and no, GIMP is not a simple tool that I like to edit with.)
Please post about any open source/free solutions you find for good Professional photo editing.
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Paint.net? I think that's open source.
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@Dashrender Will do.
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@fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
Haha, I was in the middle of posting NO to GIMP as you were posting.
That's too complex for our needs. This needs to be wife friendly as well.I don't find GIMP to be that bad.
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@scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
@fuznutz04 said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
Haha, I was in the middle of posting NO to GIMP as you were posting.
That's too complex for our needs. This needs to be wife friendly as well.I don't find GIMP to be that bad.
It's quite powerful, which is where the problem for most people comes in. I imagine @fuznutz04 would like it after getting acquainted with the interface.
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I've used it previously, and even have it installed on one of my Windows boxes right now. It's not bad, and very comparable to Photoshop. I could get used to it probably, I just never committed to it for any length of time to give it chance. One thing that it doesn't do well is photo storage/organization/viewing. For example, with Aperture, I can tag photos by person, location, events, etc. Bringing this back to Nextcloud, does Nextcloud offer this sort of photo organization/sorting/viewing?
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@fuznutz04 The easiest way to get Netcloud setup is to setup their appliance VM. Go to https://nextcloud.com/install/#instructions-server and select "Appliances" tab. You'll see a link to www.techandme.se who is their official Nextcloud appliance provider. Tech And Me has 2 versions of Nextcloud. One on a 20GB drive and another on a 500GB drive. Either choice you can expand the space allocated.
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@NashBrydges said in Looking for a Nextcloud install guide:
@fuznutz04 The easiest way to get Netcloud setup is to setup their appliance VM. Go to https://nextcloud.com/install/#instructions-server and select "Appliances" tab. You'll see a link to www.techandme.se who is their official Nextcloud appliance provider. Tech And Me has 2 versions of Nextcloud. One on a 20GB drive and another on a 500GB drive. Either choice you can expand the space allocated.
Great to know. I'll check that out to see if I like the functionality and then go from there. Thanks.
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Gimp has gotten better over the years, yeah. Still not perfect, but OK. For drawing, there is Krita, a must-try. And Darktable is a great RAW editor.
