Self-Hosted Software Stack: Immich, LM Studio & Opencode

Think about where your photos live right now. Chances are, they’re sitting on Google’s servers, or maybe Apple’s, or Amazon’s. Your documents are in the cloud. Your AI conversations are being processed on servers you’ve never seen, by companies you’ve never met. You are renting your digital life. And like any rental, there are terms and conditions. They can change the price at any time. They can change what you’re allowed to do. They can shut the whole thing down overnight. Remember Google Reader? Google Plus? You didn’t own those services, and when they went, your data went with them. ...

July 12, 2026 · 12 min · iLostMyAim