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by cube2222 3063 days ago
This would be such a nice app if it was local-only. Like, there's no reason for it not to be...

You could have the index created locally or even just do remote calls for search to the respective API's. There's really no reason for this to be cloud-based. Maybe access token synchronization, but in this case, I think setting up all accounts on each device I have once... wouldn't be much of a trouble compared to giving them access to all my storage everywhere.
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ashusyal 3063 days ago
We have some experience with on-premise installations for corporate teams. If you're interested in learning more, we're happy to field questions.

Disc: I work for Diamond.

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cube2222 3063 days ago
You know, it's creepy for a single person too though. I know you're storing only metadata to build an index, but that is still a lot and I think for most it causes a big feeling of unease.

In my opinion your service would be great if it were fully-local. This would also open up the path to full-text search for documents, without being creepy. I'm not expecting you to do that for free of course, I mean as a paid product. (Haven't dug into your current pricing details)

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mikeyanderson 3063 days ago
This was exactly my first thought.
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