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Startup idea: Managed Nextcloud instances with (optionally) their integrated AWS S3 backend storage. Nextcloud's sharing UX is dead simple and intuitive using t

Startup idea: Managed Nextcloud instances with (optionally) their integrated AWS S3 backend storage. Nextcloud's sharing UX is dead simple and intuitive using the web interface, with the option to password protect and/or expire the sharing link. The porn industry is often cited as being innovative / early adopters. As nerds let's help them demonstrate why self-hosting and decentralized tech is the way forward.

swiley 9y ago
sftp (ssh) works out of the box with the GUI shell (nautilus?) on most GNU/Linux distros. It just looks like a network drive. webdav is the same but ALL popular OSes support it, I really don't understand why more people don't use that as it doesn't get any simpler. You don't even need a browser. EDIT: the reply here is dead (?) I don't agree with it (really at all, IMO google drive has one of the worst most confusing UIs ever, that seems to be an intensely objective thing) but some others might and I don't find it offensive: >I couldn't use webdav without going to find out how to use webdav. >I can figure out google drive in a minute. So can she. So can her paying customers.
- tombrossman 9y ago
  This is like the infamous Dropbox comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 Presumably it would be marketed to 'Adult' performers, some of who will be technically minded and understand how to use SSH, but Nextcloud will have wider appeal and includes an easy to navigate GUI. Personally, I'm using both but I don't expect everyone to do the same.
- AlexeyBrin 9y ago
  I really don't understand why more people don't use that as it doesn't get any simpler. You don't even need a browser. Most people lack the technical knowledge to install/configure the required infrastructure on an external server.
  - swiley 9y ago
    I see what you're saying, and that would explain why they use google drive instead, but I think you misunderstood me. I meant the people who normally set up this sort of thing, who often opt for more complex set ups (eg nextcloud.)
- s2g 9y ago
  I couldn't use webdav without going to find out how to use webdav. I can figure out google drive in a minute. So can she. So can her paying customers.

swiley 9y ago

sftp (ssh) works out of the box with the GUI shell (nautilus?) on most GNU/Linux distros. It just looks like a network drive. webdav is the same but ALL popular OSes support it, I really don't understand why more people don't use that as it doesn't get any simpler. You don't even need a browser. EDIT: the reply here is dead (?) I don't agree with it (really at all, IMO google drive has one of the worst most confusing UIs ever, that seems to be an intensely objective thing) but some others might and I don't find it offensive: >I couldn't use webdav without going to find out how to use webdav. >I can figure out google drive in a minute. So can she. So can her paying customers.

tombrossman 9y ago
This is like the infamous Dropbox comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 Presumably it would be marketed to 'Adult' performers, some of who will be technically minded and understand how to use SSH, but Nextcloud will have wider appeal and includes an easy to navigate GUI. Personally, I'm using both but I don't expect everyone to do the same.
AlexeyBrin 9y ago
I really don't understand why more people don't use that as it doesn't get any simpler. You don't even need a browser. Most people lack the technical knowledge to install/configure the required infrastructure on an external server.
- swiley 9y ago
  I see what you're saying, and that would explain why they use google drive instead, but I think you misunderstood me. I meant the people who normally set up this sort of thing, who often opt for more complex set ups (eg nextcloud.)
s2g 9y ago
I couldn't use webdav without going to find out how to use webdav. I can figure out google drive in a minute. So can she. So can her paying customers.