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This would be awesome to run iCloud sync on my homeserver. Currently, there is no good way to physically backup iCloud on a homeserver/nas, because it only runs on windows/apple.

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This might assist you in syncing this data and then either storing locally or pushing elsewhere for backups:

https://github.com/steilerDev/icloud-photos-sync

https://github.com/icloud-photos-downloader/icloud_photos_do...

I've been working on a solution here that uses OSX-Docker & OSXPhotos. It's getting there, but I wanted a way to back-up all the info in iCloud, but also include the metadata changes. Turns out that iCloud doesn't update the raw photos. Makes sense, but not helpful for those who do back-ups and expected those changes to be there.

How would this help with that? What would this let you do that's different than just rsync'ing your iCloud folder from a connected Mac/PC to your NAS?

> that's different than just rsync'ing your iCloud folder from a connected Mac/PC

My guess: Being able to run it on a non-Mac/Windows machine.

This is just running macOS in a VM. For much less fiddling and more stability, you can just run Windows in a VM instead for this use case.

The problem is that I would have to purchase a dedicated desktop with enough storage to hold all my iCloud files and iCloud no longer syncs to external drives, so it’s cost prohibitive to purchase a desktop Mac expressly for that purpose.

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