Thanks for the clear explanation, that makes sense to me. For me, I just use Trilium for all of the above, so it doesn't affect me, but I could see how it would matter for those using it in the way you are 👍

If you already run NextCloud, then NextCloud Memories (not photos) is very good.

I've never quite understood why this is such a non-starter for most people. I just simply set up a script to export my Trilium notes to Nextcloud as flat files so I can still read my notes anywhere even without a Trilium client. Trilium also allows you to edit the notes with an external editor, and then you can just re-import the note to update the note in Trilium.

I think note cloning is unique - note clones were a game changer for me. Directories are notes too so you can add content to them just like any other note. The biggest advantage for me: its open source Server syncing is free without needing to use third party solutions.

I'd go with Proxmox with a docker VM then you can always run other VMS or lxc containers if needed.

^this. You probably had a Nextcloud client somewhere with wrong credentials that was trying to reconnect repeatedly which locked you out. It happened once to me.

Currently there are no significant new features (although we do now offer a windows exe installer). The initial stable release was mostly back-end changes intended to make future development easier and more maintainable. Keep you're eye out though, since there are some new features in the works (2FA, Internationalization, and maybe some mobile improvements).

See here for a good comparison of your options: https://github.com/meichthys/foss_photo_libraries

I actually quite like the simplistic UI, but this is actually a focus of the new TriliumNext organization - to improve the UI.

+1 for the open source option: Trilium The project is being maintained here: https://github.com/TriliumNext/Notes

This has been supported for a while using the Canvas Note Type.

Trilium is an excellent option, however, the original project is no longer maintained. There is a new community fork that is active here: https://github.com/TriliumNext/Notes

Memos is actually quite a nice option: https://github.com/usememos/memos

For reference, I have over 300,000 notes in Trilium, and it is runs smoothly 👍

I went through this as well. This resource should help those starting out: https://github.com/meichthys/foss_photo_libraries

Oof good point! XMPP Bridge: xmpp:[email protected]?join

This is understandable and has been probably the most requested feature. So afaik the new organization is dedicated to providing native apps at some point after the initial stable release.

Nextcloud Memories has good video transcoding support.

You can disable the majority of the extra apps on Nextcloud to strip it down. It runs fine on lower end devices once tuned properly.

CouponStore can handle most anything with a barcode or number.