

Tldr - selfhosting is useful when:
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you need a lot of storage
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you need a lot of processing
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you are collaborating with multiple people/family members
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you are sharing media with other people outside your network
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you are sharing media across devices
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you want a standalone backup independent of your mobile device without doing so manually
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you want more advanced AI features that are not feasible to do on device (such as image detection or live security camera object detection)
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you want your home IOT devices to work locally without a cloud connection
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you have old hardware collecting dust and want to put it to use
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you like to make things
Seems like you might have understood the purpose of those apps, you just didn’t personally have those needs yourself, and that’s fine
Huh, it works great on my android os Nvidia shield