From Analog to AI: Building a Self-Hosted Archive for 20 Years of Family Memories

As cloud storage becomes costlier and privacy concerns mount, this DIY solution shows how AI and self-hosting can help families reclaim control over their digital archives. By leveraging tools like Claude API for automatic metadata generation, the developer demonstrates how modern AI can automate the traditionally tedious work of organizing decades of legacy media—a universal challenge that few people know how to tackle systematically. His open-sourced toolkit provides others with a practical blueprint for preserving irreplaceable memories under their own control.