How nice of Google to highlight another Drive/One competitor to me.
Any reviews/feedback from current Nextcloud users? I do plan to eventually self host but would start off using storage included in the plan
Edit: many thanks for all the responses! I think I’ll stick with my current Drive alternative for now (Mega) but will start reading up on the technical docs/requirements for Nextcloud, as I do want to self serve in the long run
Sure, I’ve been self-hosting Nextcloud for years. I run it as a docker within unRAID NAS. I use it as a “dropbox” replacement for our family to share files. I also use it to move photos off my phone using the auto-upload feature.
Ironically, just yesterday I uninstalled the play version and installed the f-droid version to get the article’s stated feature back.
I’ve been using nextcloud for years also, self-hosted on Hetzner, as a repository for files for a small company. We are 10 people in total using it everyday to store and share files, and we have a few TB of data in total.
It’s basically having your own dropbox or google drive server, that you can manage as you see fit.
I’ve been self hosting Nextcloud for over a year now. Fantastic. It’s like OneDrive. Syncs all my files on my computers so I’ve got multiple backups on different machines with one central location (the server running Nextcloud).
Tons of plugins and documentation, so any errors you may have are easily fixed. Haven’t had it mess up on me once. It just works.
You can use NextCloud as the front end for an SMB share, which is what I do. I can access all my file shares using a protocol designed for intermittent Internet connections, I can sync any folder I want for offline use and, because NextCloud support file rehydration, I can even sync folders bigger than my local disk and it will stream in the files as I use them.
How nice of Google to highlight another Drive/One competitor to me.
Any reviews/feedback from current Nextcloud users? I do plan to eventually self host but would start off using storage included in the plan
Edit: many thanks for all the responses! I think I’ll stick with my current Drive alternative for now (Mega) but will start reading up on the technical docs/requirements for Nextcloud, as I do want to self serve in the long run
Sure, I’ve been self-hosting Nextcloud for years. I run it as a docker within unRAID NAS. I use it as a “dropbox” replacement for our family to share files. I also use it to move photos off my phone using the auto-upload feature.
Ironically, just yesterday I uninstalled the play version and installed the f-droid version to get the article’s stated feature back.
I’ve been using nextcloud for years also, self-hosted on Hetzner, as a repository for files for a small company. We are 10 people in total using it everyday to store and share files, and we have a few TB of data in total.
It’s basically having your own dropbox or google drive server, that you can manage as you see fit.
I’ve been self hosting Nextcloud for over a year now. Fantastic. It’s like OneDrive. Syncs all my files on my computers so I’ve got multiple backups on different machines with one central location (the server running Nextcloud).
Tons of plugins and documentation, so any errors you may have are easily fixed. Haven’t had it mess up on me once. It just works.
I keep starting to set up nextcloud (or something) for files, but then wondering why I wouldnt just use NFS/SMB.
For me it’s because Nextcloud also has a mobile app and it’s easy to transfer files between my iPhone and my server and other computers.
I can even create public folders easily so I can share data with people I give the link to.
You can use NextCloud as the front end for an SMB share, which is what I do. I can access all my file shares using a protocol designed for intermittent Internet connections, I can sync any folder I want for offline use and, because NextCloud support file rehydration, I can even sync folders bigger than my local disk and it will stream in the files as I use them.