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Re: Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps

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Post by preya2k »

nolok wrote: post #22
zerof1l wrote: post #18

I've been using Nextcloud for some years now. Overall it's an ok replacement for Google Cloud. But for some time now their focus has been on developing features for business collaboration as opposed to personal & family ones. For example, their photo library is quite limited. There's Memories app for Nextcluod, but it isn't much better. I'm in the process of migrating to Immich. Nextcluod notes app on Android has bee…

As a self hosting afficionado, I feel like the perfect Google photo replacement doesn't exist yet. I have a synology nas and I use the synology photos app for auto uploading without loss of quality to my nas. Don't forget any picture or videos, deduplicate, figure out what you can safely delete from my phone,... All of that works great and is reliable. The synology photos app to watch your photos though, isn't very g…

You missed Ente (https://ente.io)

Re: Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps

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Post by opengears »

greatgib wrote: post #60

I like very much Next loud (the idea, the project, some part of the design like storing files flat easily backup able) but my major issue is with the file synchronisation with the Android. It totally does not work. If you try to send or synchronize just a few files it is mostly ok. But when trying to upload more than a few dozen files, things starts to not work well, like transfer being stuck, or the transfer complet…

I have good experiences with Syncthing for file syncing.

Re: Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps

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Post by [deleted] »

nolok wrote: post #22
zerof1l wrote: post #18

I've been using Nextcloud for some years now. Overall it's an ok replacement for Google Cloud. But for some time now their focus has been on developing features for business collaboration as opposed to personal & family ones. For example, their photo library is quite limited. There's Memories app for Nextcluod, but it isn't much better. I'm in the process of migrating to Immich. Nextcluod notes app on Android has bee…

As a self hosting afficionado, I feel like the perfect Google photo replacement doesn't exist yet. I have a synology nas and I use the synology photos app for auto uploading without loss of quality to my nas. Don't forget any picture or videos, deduplicate, figure out what you can safely delete from my phone,... All of that works great and is reliable. The synology photos app to watch your photos though, isn't very g…

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Re: Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps

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Post by preya2k »

encom wrote: post #27
mort96 wrote: post #8

I use Nextcloud, but I'm disappointed in their transition from a file host/sync solution to a "do everything" solution. Their sync client has languished and their server-side sync software has severe performance issues; the core of what made Nextcloud valuable to me has seemingly remained untouched for half a decade as they chase everything else. I hope some people find it valuable though.

I ran OwnCloud for a while, until that project died. I liked that it focused on file sharing/syncing only. Reluctantly migrated to NextCloud and it's bloated beyond belief. It works though, and I've been too lazy to look into alternatives.

There’s OCIS now, which is a very good alternative if you’re only looking for a file sync solution (without all the App platform aspects of Nextcloud)

Re: Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps

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Post by preya2k »

vr46 wrote: post #52
a022311 wrote: post #47

Honestly, I feel that Nextcloud is full of bloat, the performance is quite disappointing and it's very unstable. I only use it for file storage, because I can't find a better alternative out there. My advice: never upload directories that may have many small files (and certainly not git repos). For photos, don't even think about it. Use Immich or PhotoPrism.

What issues did you find with the file storage? I’m using it backed by S3 and it hasn’t given me any issues at all so far, be nice to know what to watch out for.

Performance of the S3 backend was pretty bad compared to local storage folders on the same host, last time I checked.

Re: Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps

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Post by MarcusE1W »

raybb wrote: post #32
boramalper wrote: post #15

I started using Nextcloud first to have an alternative to big-tech in case Google locks me out of my account, and then it became my daily driver. It's fast, private, and has mature clients for all major desktop and mobile platforms. Together with OnlyOffice, it's a good-enough substitute for Google Docs Editors (the office suite) for non-collaborative editing. I love self-hosting but file storage is one thing that I…

If you start on a free plan but then ultimately switch to another provider do you have any idea of how hard it would be to export and import all your tasks, files, etc?

I have moved twice now. First from my raspberry pi to cloud and the second time between cloud providers. There might be other ways but you can share folders between Nextcloud instances. I have shared my whole nextcloud from the old one to a folder in the new one. Then in the new instance you copy folders from the shared drive to your new instance. For ~300-400 GB in takes a moment and I do some spot checks, but after half a day it's done. And you don't actually do things, you just wait that a folder copy finishes, check and then start the new one. There might be more automated ways, but this worked for me.

Re: Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps

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Post by moondev »

mort96 wrote: post #24
NoboruWataya wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree with this but at the same time I find NC very useful as a hub that centrally hosts my data and can then speak to other software using common protocols. For example my calendars, contacts, todo lists and notes are all hosted via NC, and I use WebDAV/CalDAV/CardDAV clients on my laptop and phone to interact with it. I definitely agree NC's core functionality could be more polished though. Performance issues don…

The performance issues are noticeable to me because I'm hosting it on a Raspberry Pi 4. I figured that the bottleneck when syncing etc would be network and disk IO so the Pi would be fine; however when I'm syncing, all cores are pegged at 100% by the PHP processes . I've enabled bytecode cache and Redis and all the other normal performance things, PHP itself is just too slow. And I imagine that at least part of the i…

I assume you are not running on the sd card?

Re: Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps

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Post by MarcusE1W »

boramalper wrote: post #42
raybb wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you start on a free plan but then ultimately switch to another provider do you have any idea of how hard it would be to export and import all your tasks, files, etc?

Files are files so you can download them to your computer and upload them to the new provider. Unfortunately I am not aware of any direct provider-to-provider sync. Application data depends on the app. For example, Notes [0] save your notes as Markdown files so you can move them (along with your files) wherever you want. However, News [1] don't and don't have export/import features at the moment either [2]. Nextcloud…

You can share folders between nextcloud instances and copy from one to another. No download needed.

Re: Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps

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Post by a022311 »

vr46 wrote: post #52
a022311 wrote: post #47

Honestly, I feel that Nextcloud is full of bloat, the performance is quite disappointing and it's very unstable. I only use it for file storage, because I can't find a better alternative out there. My advice: never upload directories that may have many small files (and certainly not git repos). For photos, don't even think about it. Use Immich or PhotoPrism.

What issues did you find with the file storage? I’m using it backed by S3 and it hasn’t given me any issues at all so far, be nice to know what to watch out for.

Every now and then uploads might crash, it takes ages for files to load and the whole app freezes. I'm using it with local file storage on an SSD over a relatively fast network. PHP just isn't made for file storage.

Re: Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps

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Post by MarcusE1W »

clort wrote: post #56
zerof1l wrote: post #18

I've been using Nextcloud for some years now. Overall it's an ok replacement for Google Cloud. But for some time now their focus has been on developing features for business collaboration as opposed to personal & family ones. For example, their photo library is quite limited. There's Memories app for Nextcluod, but it isn't much better. I'm in the process of migrating to Immich. Nextcluod notes app on Android has bee…

whats up with Nextcloud Notes, in your opinion? (I've been using it for 3 years never noticed any broke...)

For me it worked great for many years. I do turn off the formatting tools though and write markdown formatting if needed.
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