jinlife/Synology_Photos_Face_Patch

Synology Photos Facial Recognition Patch

What it solves

This project provides a patch for Synology Photos to enable facial and object recognition on NAS devices that otherwise lack the necessary hardware support or GPU capabilities, specifically targeting models like the DS918+ and DS3615xs.

How it works

It replaces a specific system library file (libsynophoto-plugin-platform.so) with a modified version that allows the system to ignore the GPU and perform recognition tasks using the CPU instead.

Who it’s for

Synology NAS users who want facial and object recognition features in Synology Photos but are using hardware that is not officially supported for these AI features.

Highlights

  • Enables facial recognition by bypassing GPU requirements.
  • Supports both face and object recognition (object recognition requires at least 4GB of memory).
  • Provides a simple installation method via the Synology Task Scheduler without needing SSH access.
  • Includes an optional patch for libsynosdk.so.7 to allow remote NFS/CIFS shared folders to be used in media applications.

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