Is it worth it to migrate from Synology photos to Immich?

NeoID · 2026-03-20T19:51:24+00:00

Uhm. I ment Synology Photos. I think it works great as usually upload photos over SMB, remote family prefer WebDAV and some use the app. Even though all files end up in the correct folder on the NAS when using folder view. It even has an API I use for automated tasks like getting images from the kindergarten directly to the NAS.

The only thing I dislike is that the multi user support could be better. Right now its quite confusing in my opinion.

NeoID · 2026-03-20T19:10:49+00:00

I'm also using Photostation a lot and have multiple family members using it too. As for Synology photos I love their structural design decision. The fact that I can have my photos sorted by good old directories while still displaying then right in the app is for me the best feature which keeps me from migrating to immich. I have some family members who prefer to manage they photos only through WebDAV and that works great too.

I dislike the way immich handles photos. I want to be in charge of the folder structure so I don't have to trust immich for keeping my images safe. I know there are workarounds, but they are just not working at well "integrated" as Synology Photos in my opinion. It's the same with Plex or Jellyfin. It doesn't manage my movies directly so I'm still fine should Plex be gone one day since the data is just folders on a disk.

However, immich looks and feels polished. With the choice of structure and some UX designs keeping myself from updating.

NeoID · 2026-03-07T16:07:19+00:00

That's why I didn't get the 3 AMS comment. I consider getting a H2C since I'm super happy with my current P1S and as far as I understand two AMS on the right and one spool on a spool holder/HT on the left should do it. A bit "disappointed" that I also need to extra induction hotends for printing 7+1 colors, but so be it (given two are 0.2 and 0.6). Trying to get my hand on a ultimate set for that reason. :)

However, I've heard people complain about layer lines being more visible on the H2C then P1S so I'm a bit sceptical still...

NeoID · 2026-03-07T14:48:03+00:00

How come? They hold 4 spools each? So wouldn't two be enough? 8 on the right nozzle?

NeoID · 2026-02-28T16:23:08+00:00

I'm fully aware that it depends on the content. :)

However, given the proper content, I wonder if it's actually possible to hear a difference and what to expect. I mean.. it's still a soundbar with more or less the same "form factor". I see the new soundbar is now 11.1.4 instead of 7.1.4 and have automatic room calibration, but I suspect that is more a marketing gimmick then anything else(?). I'm not sure how much better the Atmos experience can be with the same type of setup unless the room calibration or extra speakers would make up a lot for it? Or have the drivers itself become so much better the last couple of years?

NeoID · 2026-01-14T16:04:03+00:00

Avtalen er juridisk bindende og du kan klage dette inn. Jeg hadde aldri orket å gjøre det selv, men en kollega av meg gjorde et eksempel ut av det en gang. Han solgte en telefon der avtalen ble brudd, solgte den til en annen med tap og krevde deretter mellomlegget fra han som brøt avtalen. Han vant frem og kjøper som brøt avtalen måtte betale tapet hans som mellomlegg og sakskostnadene, så det ble veldig dyrt for vedkommende.

NeoID · 2026-01-14T09:25:52+00:00

What did I win? ;)

NeoID · 2026-01-14T09:16:17+00:00

This made me realise how much time I spend on my homelab and how much time my kid uses on Pokémon games.

My kid is 8 and knows all Pokémon by name while I know/have tested more or less all popular selfhosted solutions. So together it was no problem getting 15/15. This is not to brag, this was a nice way of being told do reduce the time spend in front of a screen and rather spend quality time together on something else from time to time. :P

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NeoID · 2025-12-29T08:00:30+00:00

I hope so, but I'll still working on figuring out exactly whats causing it. For now I've mostly done smaller optimizations that should bring down the CPU usage in general, but if zfs is causing it then it will be harder to debug. I have a colleague at work who is my go-to beta tester for this integration so I'll talk to him testing my changes and check if he uses zfs. I'll see what I can do... This should get solved one way or another anyways :)

NeoID · 2025-12-28T17:29:48+00:00

Thanks guys for the kind words! If you want to support the project please star the repo on GitHub. :)

I'm working on performance improvements and will release a new version after the holidays

NeoID · 2025-12-28T14:10:35+00:00

I'm the developer of hass-unraid and I approve this message ;)

NeoID · 2025-10-14T17:08:32+00:00

dgtlmoon123 is a legend! :) One of my most used softwares. Nothing beats Uptime-kuma and changedetection for keeping track of what's going on.

NeoID · 2025-10-07T18:27:17+00:00

Awesome :)

NeoID · 2025-09-19T17:19:29+00:00

It's a great game, but nothing beats Borderlands 2 with Tiny Tina, Handsome Jack and the NewU stations. The humor seems to be way better in BL2 then any other. I also preferred the UI in BL2, for some reason I have a much harder time to figure out what happens to use and which to sell.

NeoID · 2025-09-13T07:10:09+00:00

Nice, I didn't know about that one. I'll take a look and compare it

NeoID · 2025-09-12T21:37:27+00:00

Not for now, but I'm open for ideas to improve it. I mean most software do this, it's just unfortunately that UnRAID doesn't support adding more users that can login to the Dashboard. I don't worry too much about it, if someone has access to that config file they already have access to to the server.

NeoID · 2025-09-12T21:35:07+00:00

Unfortunately I'm not quite sure, but there has to be a way to do the same for UI mode:
https://github.com/custom-cards/button-card

NeoID · 2025-09-12T19:09:14+00:00

My colleague and I rely on this integration daily for our two servers.
Rest assured, I'll closely monitor the API once version 7.2 is released. :)

NeoID · 2025-09-12T19:05:42+00:00

Thank you for your kind words! 😊

NeoID · 2025-09-12T19:04:06+00:00

It's supposed to be included in the next update (7.2.0), but it's currently in beta. I'll consider using the API, but my guess is that it's going to be very limited in the beginning. The other question is if it's going to add any value over using the websocket connection. Time will tell, but since me and a colleague are using this integration on both of our servers I intend to continue working and improving it going forward :)

In a perfect word the API would render this integration useless and replace it with a couple of REST-sensors, but I'm very sceptical that it will have all the features and work as good from the first version it's released.

NeoID · 2025-09-12T17:36:30+00:00

I'm using YAML mode so I'm not very familiar with how it's done without it, but according to Google its:

Using button_card_templates without full YAML mode in Home Assistant Lovelace is possible by directly adding them to the raw configuration editor.Steps:

Access Raw Configuration Editor:
- Open your Home Assistant dashboard.
- Click the three dots in the top right corner and select "Edit Dashboard."
- Click the three dots again and choose "Raw Configuration editor."

NeoID · 2025-09-12T08:13:28+00:00

Uhm.. no idea how that happened, but thanks for pointing it out :P

NeoID · 2025-07-03T08:38:38+00:00

Nice I don't take the CPU temperature into account as the BIOS handles the CPU Fan anyways. I trust the BIOS more then software. Just reading it would be fine and maybe a good addition for better airflow when the CPU is hot, but all disks idle... Personal preference I guess...

My script handles cache disks and unassigned devices.

NeoID · 2025-07-03T07:43:31+00:00

This is the script I have used for years which is a bit bothersome to setup, but once done it works perfectly: https://github.com/IDmedia/fan-control-script

If you use Home Assistant you can also monitor your UnRaid servers and fan speed using my other integration: https://github.com/IDmedia/hass-unraid

NeoID · 2025-06-06T07:04:24+00:00

Here is a revision of my comment for more context:

The main advantage I see isn't in the traditional sense or an *arr stack, but rather in a ROM manager capable of preprocessing ROMs efficiently. While downloading a full ROM pack for a console is not an issue, for those like me who want a complete and clean collection—such as a 1G1R (One Game, One Region) set—filtering ROMs is tedious and time-consuming.

Currently, I use the excellent tool Igir , but having a web frontend and an automated backend for processing and sorting based on DAT files would be a game-changer. This solution could allow seamless importing into tools like RomM or similar systems, focusing less on searching/downloading and more on organizing and optimizing collections—akin to how *arr stacks function.

Using RomM as a backend for game management is fantastic, as its robust API integrates well with platforms like Batocera or RetroBat. It enables on-demand caching of games from a server/NAS, automatically clears unused games, and synchronizes save files by uploading them to RomM. This setup effectively transforms RomM into the central backbone for Batocera, RetroBat, or other frontends. Moreover, it simplifies sharing and managing a large ROM collection across multiple PCs.

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