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so no recurring changes for upgrade and maintenance?
Setting up your own Nextcloud instance to get off of Google
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Re: Setting up your own Nextcloud instance to get off of Google
#112I would suggest Hetzner's storage share (their managed Nextcloud hosting) [1]. Their pricing starts at €2.90/mo for 100GB of storage, which is significantly cheaper than what is mentioned in the post ($5/mo for 25GB). [1] https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share
Wasabi is likely even cheaper at $6 a month for 1000 GB (minimum) [0] and free egress to go with it (similar plans from Backblaze too [1]). Scaleway is pretty impressive with its pricing too with 75 GB (storage + egress) free per month [2] [0] https://wasabi.com/cloud-storage-pricing/#three-info [1] https://www.backblaze.com/b2/cloud-storage-pricing.html [2] https://www.scaleway.com/en/object-storage/
Wait, you're not talking about the same thing as the comment you responded to. Parent comment was about managed Nextcloud hosting.
Re: Setting up your own Nextcloud instance to get off of Google
#113Does anybody have a good recommendation for an automated Gmail backup? I am happy using Gmail for now, I just want my own copy of all of my emails that I can search and read - offline if necessary. I tried to use Nextcloud's email app to backup my gmail, but after sending it up I realized that it is just an alternate interface to access email on Google's server, not a proper backup solution. (It only supports IMAP, n…
In don’t use Gmail but I use offlineimap which would do what you want. You can then use the files with thunderbird as a regular mailbox but off your local copy instead of gmail’s.
I have it run with a systemd timer at regular intervals and it’s backed up with borgmatic at regular intervals using another systemd timer.
Re: Setting up your own Nextcloud instance to get off of Google
#114Ok I have the nextcloud setup, now how can I backup my iphone gallery? Haven't found a frictionless way to do that except icloud.
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#116Has anyone setup/used multi user calendaring and contacts on NextCloud? Currently considering this vs. a few standalone docker instances for calendars/contacts for one of my downtime projects over the next few weeks...
yep! using it for my family for about five years now. completely painless across devices.
apples can access it via builtin caldav/carddav, android needs an app.
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#117I use NextCloud for some years now. I hate the syncing which destroyed several files. Another problem is files that need to go together like git source directories e.g
NextCloud easily screws that up, my with "lost" the text of her novel if we didn't had backups.
Their technology is miles behind OneDrive/Dropbox and they seam to not care but add features that enable them to attract new customers instead of fixing the core. When you need to use Office products nothing beats OneDrive.
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#118Can any nextcloud user suggest why to use nextcloud instead of a network drive for a small office where everything is done offline and within LAN ? Mapped network drive is painlessly easy. Open file manager, click any file and you are there. There isnt much for "collaboration" when you can just talk face to face. I really want to use nextcloud for managing files but I could not find a satisfactory answer. Oh, I have…
I've used FreeNas for some years in out startup and now NextCloud for some years at home.
FreeNas feels much more stable. If you only work in an office I'd use network drives they are less hassle than syncing (though mixed environments with osx and smb are a pain) If you need the files with you, use NextCloud.
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#119I would strongly advise against nextcloud. I installed it for about 8 months before giving up. I spent too many nights getting it to work properly, and recovering from various failures. I never felt safe putting my data on it.
In my opinion, Nextcloud favours quantity over quality, and many of its core features are subpar. Upgrades are messy, and the docker images fail at reproducible builds. The android client is also buggy.
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#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, I'm also using Hetzner and have not run into any limits in what plugins you can install and use yet. They used to call 'storage share' just 'Nextcloud', but moved it to the new name for licensing reasons. I don't know what type of hardware they're running their Nextcloud instances on, but I've been using calendar/contacts and public file sharing (since Firefox Send went down) on the cheapest plan for a while now…
I noticed the Storage Share page doesn't mention anything about server-side encryption - is this an option?
Yes, you can enable the "default encryption module" in the apps page like any other Nextcloud instance, as well as other apps, e.g., 2FA.