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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/ReasonablePlaudit on 2024-09-26 17:09:28+00:00.

I’ve heard of and looked up plenty of ways to store photos on NAS devices and locally, but most of them seem to be very focused on one user. I’m planning on getting married in the next 6 months, and I’d like to nail down a solution for photo storage and device backups that works for both myself and my fiancée long term. Both of us use mostly Apple devices (with a little bit of Linux on my end and Windows on hers), so the ideal option would be seamless on iOS and macOS.

iCloud works well for this and is by far the easiest option, but not having my data accessible locally and having a permanent subscription to pay for is a bit annoying. I have a DAS connected to a Mac Mini that works well, but I’m unsure if that’s the best option for something like this long term. I suppose the advantage is I can move an Apple Photos library to the DAS, but I’m not sure if it can be made accessible from an iPhone too. I’m also considering something like a Synology NAS too.

Any suggestions?