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Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3

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Re: Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3

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Post by V__ »

JamesAdir wrote: post #27
V__ wrote: post #22

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Most of my files are private but not sensitive, so I basically just trust them for those. A few sensitive files, which don't fit on the encrypted VPS, are encrypted classically using Veracrypt. I hope Nextcloud will support encrypting externally in the future, but for my use case it's not a big deal.

Thanks for the answer. So you've created a VeraCrypt file on your nextcloud folders?

Yes, it gets synched just like any other file inside my Nextcloud. However, if you have to often change the data inside, it might not be a suitable solution, since the file has to be uploaded as a whole. If it's a big container, it might be cumbersome to upload a few gig each time you make a small change.

Re: Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3

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Post by KennyBlanken »

michaelteter wrote: post #17

I wanted to like Nextcloud, and I made a real effort two different times (hetzner metal servers with attached storage). Both times it would eventually run into sync problems, where it would just get stuck and refuse to keep things in sync. I had the same problem with Onedrive (it was worse). Tresorit was very good and reliable and theoretically very secure, but it was some financial cost. The last thing I tried is Ap…

The client is atrocious.

Work your computer from sleep? Server offline!

Moon in the wrong phase? Server offline!

This isn't remote. This is the client and server on the same network.

Worse, the client never seems to retry on its own, and stays offline almost indefinitely. I've ended up with multiple sync conflicts because of this.

Even worse, there's no easily accessible button that says "try now." Pausing and resuming sync doesn't work.

On Windows it's the only software I update semi-regularly that insists on rebooting the whole computer, and yes, that includes other software that integrates into File Explorer.

I've also developed a strong dislike of their weird, "pretty", application-window-in-a-drop-down-menu interface. Just have a simple interface that respects the conventions of the host OS's UI, please...

Re: Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3

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Post by KennyBlanken »

JamesAdir wrote: post #20
V__ wrote: post #18

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I have a VPS for web hosting, but not enough storage for my Nextcloud needs. As mentioned by others, Hetzners Storage Box [1] has great value. I hooked up the latter to the former using Nextclouds External Storage and it works flawlessly. You could even think about running Nextcloud locally on a RaspPi and using this method to hook up cloud storage. [1] https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-box [2] https://docs.nex…

Hetzner are great but you can't encrypt Hetzner Storage boxes. How do you keep your setup secured?

Nextcloud supports e2ee with a variety of controls, specifically for object storage on an untrusted host.

Re: Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3

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Post by hakre »

clvx wrote: post #25

I wish nextcloud architecture could move to a more stateless version. It was a huge step forward allowing envars to setup the installation and using a S3 for objects as using it with containers was a PITA. There are still post installation items that don’t allow to just move the server easily. Instanceid, version and others are still generated in config/config.php. Plugins are another one. It’s definitely a great pro…

there is the all in one architecture, if you have a system with container runtime at hand and want a more out of the box experience.

Re: Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3

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Post by rhaway84773 »

powersnail wrote: post #5
thedriver wrote: post #2

Nextcloud is fantastic. I'm personally running it on a Debian 11 server. I like the web-ui more than for example onedrive or gdrive, and it's not even that hard to setup.

Do you run it at your home or on some VPS? If the latter, and if you don't mind my asking, where do you find affordable storage for your VPS? The biggest hurdle for me to use Nextcloud is that attaching a large storage to a VPS seems to be quite a bit more expensive than using Google drive, etc. My current VPS is on DigitalOcean, which asks for $100/month for 1TB storage. (To be fair to DO, the storage is SSD, but in…

I run it on DO as well. The key is to shift the NextCloud storage to the Spaces Object Storage which is much cheaper.

Re: Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3

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Post by kramerger »

raybb wrote: post #14
kenniskrag wrote: post #6

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I use hetzner storage. You can attach it as external storage and costs 4 EUR https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-box?country=de

There's also Herzner storage share with is slightly more pricy at about 5 EUR but they manage nextcloud for you. https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share Although, as I understand it they don't actually financially support nextcloud. If you want hosted nextcloud that sends money back to development https://thegood.cloud/ or similar would do it.

I don't think they want your money, not unless you are an enterprise costumer.

But feel free to donate to another open source project:

https://liberapay.com/

Re: Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3

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Post by JamesAdir »

KennyBlanken wrote: post #33
JamesAdir wrote: post #20

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Hetzner are great but you can't encrypt Hetzner Storage boxes. How do you keep your setup secured?

Nextcloud supports e2ee with a variety of controls, specifically for object storage on an untrusted host.

The keys are stored in the a folder on the server. I don't think it's good enough.

Re: Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3

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Post by muyuu »

JamesAdir wrote: post #28
muyuu wrote: post #21

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what are the drawbacks for you to run it in a home server?

I'm not the OP but for me it's connectivity (my home connection can be flaky at times) and maintaining a server with all the updates. I'd rather do it on shared hosting.

I can see that but if I were going to put significant money towards a subscription service, I'd rather try to fix my home connection with that money (granted that this may not be feasible in some circumstances, but it is for the vast majority of people)

Re: Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3

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Post by JamesAdir »

V__ wrote: post #31
JamesAdir wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the answer. So you've created a VeraCrypt file on your nextcloud folders?

Yes, it gets synched just like any other file inside my Nextcloud. However, if you have to often change the data inside, it might not be a suitable solution, since the file has to be uploaded as a whole. If it's a big container, it might be cumbersome to upload a few gig each time you make a small change.

Yes. Cryptomator is better in this regard.

Re: Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3

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Post by npteljes »

I love Nextcloud, I'm running it for years now on my home server (an old office computer, with extra storage). It basically replaces the Google cloud connectivity on my /e/ OS phone, syncing photos, calendar, contacts, todo. The web UI is nice, I use it to share larger videos sometimes.
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