So unless I switch to the >=EUR6.00/month Plus plan I cannot add a non admin user? So my grandma gets admin privileges? Is that not a blocker for a lot of families?
> PhotoPrism® Plus includes advanced multi-user functionality and additional account roles. These roles are intended for situations where you want other people to have access to your library, such as giving family members access to your pictures without granting write permissions or exposing private content.
> It is recommended to set up additional instances if you have multiple users in a family, so that everyone can manage their own files independently. This way you can avoid problems with conflicting library settings, file permissions, and dealing with duplicates.
So you're actually supposed to run an instance per person it seems. But still, then my grandma would still be an admin. I think I'd like to about that.
> So unless I switch to the >=EUR6.00/month Plus plan I cannot add a non admin user? So my grandma gets admin privileges? Is that not a blocker for a lot of families?
Maybe, but at least it's not per-user, per-month. I'm much more likely to set up something like this if I can add / remove family members as needed without thinking about the cost beyond the annual fee I pay for to run my own instance.
The blocker for me is typically ease of use. They recommend PhotoSync for transferring files to the instance. I currently use that for my family, but sync to a Nextcloud install (which I desperately want to replace). The part where it fails for me is that my family members don't understand how to verify everything is running as intended. For example, I checked one of their phones earlier this year and they had 5k un-synced photos.
What this really needs to be useful is a native app that does sync from the phone in a way that makes it relatively foolproof.
Beyond the ease of use, every link in the chain of the workflow is a point of risk IMO. For example, what if PhotoSync rug pulls everyone (I have no reason to believe they would) and starts charging a subscription? The app that runs on your phone and does the syncing is the more valuable half of the workflow IMO.
After thinking about it some more I now think you're right, at least it's a flat fee that doesn't go up as you add more users. And it's not that high a cost. I'll give it a try.
And I'll pay close attention to the reliability of the sync. I've been using Syncthing for a while now and am still not trusting it completely. Quite regularly I have to restart a mobile app for the files to get synched and I just can't figure out what's wrong. I don't want that to happen for photos. Maybe I'll monitor the date of the latest photo per user and alert if it's too old.
Freemium pricing is always a tricky balance. Your free tier should provide a modicum of value to entice people into installing your software, but ideally, it will also incentivize the users that are getting value from your efforts to remunerate to a degree that is reasonable and comfortable for them.
If you’re using it for reasons other than personal use, like family use, then a heavier set of administrative options would be necessary. and therefore pricing will be a part of the equation.
> User Management
> Account Roles: Super Admin, Admin
So unless I switch to the >=EUR6.00/month Plus plan I cannot add a non admin user? So my grandma gets admin privileges? Is that not a blocker for a lot of families?
Edit: From https://www.photoprism.app/plus/kb/multi-user
> PhotoPrism® Plus includes advanced multi-user functionality and additional account roles. These roles are intended for situations where you want other people to have access to your library, such as giving family members access to your pictures without granting write permissions or exposing private content.
> It is recommended to set up additional instances if you have multiple users in a family, so that everyone can manage their own files independently. This way you can avoid problems with conflicting library settings, file permissions, and dealing with duplicates.
So you're actually supposed to run an instance per person it seems. But still, then my grandma would still be an admin. I think I'd like to about that.