200GB Free Cloud for Your Files

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Post by to3k » Sun, Oct 06, 2024, 10:44 AM UTC

200GB Free Cloud for Your Files
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Re: 200GB Free Cloud for Your Files

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Post by to3k » Sun, Oct 06, 2024, 10:44 AM UTC

A guide describing how to create your own (and most importantly free) cloud storage with a capacity of nearly 200GB. Step by step about how to get a free VPS from Oracle (4xOCPU, 24GB RAM and 200GB storage), install Docker on it, run Portainer, NGINX Proxy Manager and Nextcloud (with MariaDB database). In addition, it describes how to connect a domain via Cloudflare or FreeDNS:42 with SSL connection encryption.

Re: 200GB Free Cloud for Your Files

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Post by immibis » Sun, Oct 06, 2024, 11:51 AM UTC

Note that Oracle free instances may be deleted at any time for no reason.

Re: 200GB Free Cloud for Your Files

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Post by OutOfHere » Sun, Oct 06, 2024, 11:58 AM UTC

This is fine as a technical exercise, but trusting Oracle is a very bad idea for numerous reasons if your data is not mirrored or backed up elsewhere.

Re: 200GB Free Cloud for Your Files

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Post by tomp » Sun, Oct 06, 2024, 12:05 PM UTC

Is anyone still using Docker?

I am, simply because I haven't "updated" my stack in a few years.

But are there any remaining arguments for using Docker instead of Podman (sudo-less docker alternative)?

Re: 200GB Free Cloud for Your Files

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Post by jeffrallen » Sun, Oct 06, 2024, 12:06 PM UTC

I was a happy "customer" of Oracle always free instances until they locked me out of my account. My instance is still running for now, but I can't change the firewall anymore.

You get what you pay for...

Re: 200GB Free Cloud for Your Files

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Post by bjw4 » Sun, Oct 06, 2024, 12:08 PM UTC

OutOfHere wrote: post #4

This is fine as a technical exercise, but trusting Oracle is a very bad idea for numerous reasons if your data is not mirrored or backed up elsewhere.

How come? Have you had a bad experience with Oracle?

Re: 200GB Free Cloud for Your Files

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Post by kasabali » Sun, Oct 06, 2024, 12:16 PM UTC

immibis wrote: post #3

Note that Oracle free instances may be deleted at any time for no reason.

Also good luck creating an account in the first place. Their shitty fraud checking partner keeps rejecting perfectly legit credit cards even after they've been verified with 3D secure check.

Re: 200GB Free Cloud for Your Files

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Post by Wowfunhappy » Sun, Oct 06, 2024, 12:17 PM UTC

bjw4 wrote: post #7

OutOfHere wrote: post #4

This is fine as a technical exercise, but trusting Oracle is a very bad idea for numerous reasons if your data is not mirrored or backed up elsewhere.

How come? Have you had a bad experience with Oracle?

If any long-term users (say 10+ years) have had a good experience with Oracle, I would like to hear from them!

Re: 200GB Free Cloud for Your Files

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Post by afiori » Sun, Oct 06, 2024, 12:17 PM UTC

tomp wrote: post #5

Is anyone still using Docker? I am, simply because I haven't "updated" my stack in a few years. But are there any remaining arguments for using Docker instead of Podman (sudo-less docker alternative)?

If you have a complex compose setup* I guess that docker is still a good value.

Overall going with the most popular option has various benefits in terms of compatibility and support.

*Either in terms of many complex services or in terms of services like traefik that rely a lot on listening to the docker socket