An open-source alternative to iCloud and Google Photos;
Back up phone photos to your own computer and access computer files over your local network.
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Hi Product Hunt,
We built LynavoDrive around a simple frustration: shooting on a phone but working on a computer still means manually moving files or uploading everything to the cloud first.
LynavoDrive automatically backs up photos and videos to a folder on your own computer. The local workflow works over your LAN, keeps original files uncompressed, and includes pairing, sync history, and device controls.
We also opened the local core under AGPL-3.0 so anyone can inspect, build, and modify it.
We’d especially appreciate feedback on setup, transfer reliability, and what would make local-first storage feel easier than cloud-first.
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Backing up photos to my own computer sounds great, but I'd love to see automatic folder syncing between phone and PC, so new shots show up without me having to open the app each time.
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A nice self-hosted option for keeping photos on your own hardware. One thing that would make this even better is adding automatic background sync that triggers whenever the phone joins your home WiFi, so you don't have to remember to open the app after every trip or event.
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set it up on my old laptop last night and pulled every photo off my phone without touching the cloud, feels good to actually own my files again.
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Love that I can back up to my own machine instead of the cloud, the LAN file access is a nice touch too. One thing that would be great is adding automatic two-way sync between my phone and a designated computer folder, so when I drop a PDF on my laptop it just shows up on the tablet without me having to open the app. Would make the whole thing feel truly seamless.
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Backing up phone photos to my own computer sounds great, but it'd be even better with automatic upload in the background as soon as I get home and connect to my wifi. Right now having to manually start the transfer every time feels like a chore.
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Love being able to back everything up without a third party involved. One thing that would make it even better is adding automatic background sync that runs whenever my phone is on home wifi, so I don't have to remember to open the app at all.
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Have you considered adding automatic background uploads that resume seamlessly when the phone reconnects to your home wifi? That way backups happen without me needing to remember to open the app whenever I leave and come back.
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Backing up photos to my own computer sounds great, but I'd love to see automatic folder syncing between phone and PC, so new shots show up without me having to open the app each time.
A nice self-hosted option for keeping photos on your own hardware. One thing that would make this even better is adding automatic background sync that triggers whenever the phone joins your home WiFi, so you don't have to remember to open the app after every trip or event.
set it up on my old laptop last night and pulled every photo off my phone without touching the cloud, feels good to actually own my files again.
Love that I can back up to my own machine instead of the cloud, the LAN file access is a nice touch too. One thing that would be great is adding automatic two-way sync between my phone and a designated computer folder, so when I drop a PDF on my laptop it just shows up on the tablet without me having to open the app. Would make the whole thing feel truly seamless.
Backing up phone photos to my own computer sounds great, but it'd be even better with automatic upload in the background as soon as I get home and connect to my wifi. Right now having to manually start the transfer every time feels like a chore.
Love being able to back everything up without a third party involved. One thing that would make it even better is adding automatic background sync that runs whenever my phone is on home wifi, so I don't have to remember to open the app at all.
Have you considered adding automatic background uploads that resume seamlessly when the phone reconnects to your home wifi? That way backups happen without me needing to remember to open the app whenever I leave and come back.