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After Dropbox introduced the 3 machine limit to free tier accounts back in March. I decided to migrate to Nextcloud. The migration was easy: 1. Setup a direct

After Dropbox introduced the 3 machine limit to free tier accounts back in March. I decided to migrate to Nextcloud. The migration was easy: 1. Setup a directory on my VPS for storing files 2. Install Nextcloud 3. Configure security 4. Install clients on (Mac/ Windows and Androd phone) 5. Starting adding files

chiefalchemist 7y ago
Save some people some typing: https://nextcloud.com/ https://nextcloud.com/
m_eiman 7y ago
I've switched to Syncthing, which just syncs files and not all the other that Nextcloud does (which I'm not interested in). https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago
  I have used Syncthing for projects at work and can attest that it is a solid and simple Dropbox replacement. Though I'm not sure they support Android/iOS yet. Edit: it is clear from the comments that there is at least an Android client.
  - PudgePacket 7y ago
    I use the android client. Does the job.
  - dexterdog 7y ago
    I've been using the android client for years
  - okanesen 7y ago
    There is fsync() [0] for iOS. [0]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fsync/id964427882?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fsync/id964427882?mt=8
soziawa 7y ago
How do I configure security and how do I handle backups?
- Iolaum 7y ago
  nextcloudpi.com can help you do it with ease
- kruffin 7y ago
  It's somewhat difficult to find, but is in their administration section. Backup: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/maintenance/backup.html https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/mainte... I haven't found it documented, but there are also a few occ commands to do the backup and restore that were added this year some time. Security: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/installation/harden_server.html https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/instal...
konart 7y ago
>3 machine limit to free tier >on my VPS Well, your VPS is not free I presume?
- tadzik_ 7y ago
  Dropbox's cheapest plan that I see on their website is €11.99. My VPS costs me $5 per month and runs Nextcloud with no arbitrary usage limits, as well as tons of other shit I need for different things. I assume it's the same for OP.
  - dreamcompiler 7y ago
    My VPS (Digital Ocean) gives me a whopping 25GB for $5/month. Are you saying you can get a TB or more of storage included with your VPS for $5? Please tell me where!
- snackematician 7y ago
  I've been using a Google cloud free-tier VPS with Syncthing and it works great; I imagine Nextcloud would be similar. I do backup my instance with snapshots, which aren't free, but so far cost me about $.01 per month. Note, Syncthing doesn't actually require a server, but I still find it useful for offsite backup.
dreamcompiler 7y ago
I have not found a storage backend for Nextcloud that is anywhere near as cheap per TB as Dropbox. Have you?
ancymon 7y ago
For me Nextcould seemed overcomplicated. It's whole platform for multiple users with multiple features (e.g. calendars, contacts). It did not seem to be solution for single user who just wants dropbox alternative. But the biggest issue I had with it, I couldn't find instructions for backing it up and restoring.
- JuettnerDistrib 7y ago
  > instructions for backing it up and restoring. https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/16/admin_manual/maintenance/index.html https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/16/admin_manual/maintenanc...
dangus 7y ago
Step 6: Maintain your server in perpetuity constantly patching and acting as a one-person security team while not getting paid for it. (This is my not-stealthy way of saying that Nextcloud is a rather impossible alternative to Dropbox for its typical user)
- TeMPOraL 7y ago
  How this should look like, in a more perfect world: - The "unobtrusive folder-that-sync app" is produced by multiple parties following a standardized protocol. - The cloud storage server is handled and secured by different businesses, all following a standardized protocol. - The user buys an app, and a cloud storage service, and they talk together. I wonder what are the steps - cultural, technological, perhaps legal - to force SaaS vendors to cut their bullshit, unbundle distinct features, and start competing on merit instead of marketing budgets and control over user data?
jasonsync 7y ago
NextCloud is great if you don't mind managing your own VPS. I run a NextCloud instance for some personal projects. That said, if you're looking for a Dropbox alternative that functions much like Dropbox (but with better privacy and better pricing), feel free to try Sync.com (full disclosure, I work at Sync). Choice is good!
- dreamcompiler 7y ago
  Your prices are good, and you have mobile clients with automatic photo upload, which I want. But you still don't support Linux, which I also want. When you add that, I'll probably become a customer.

chiefalchemist 7y ago

Save some people some typing: https://nextcloud.com/ https://nextcloud.com/

m_eiman 7y ago

I've switched to Syncthing, which just syncs files and not all the other that Nextcloud does (which I'm not interested in). https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/

AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago
I have used Syncthing for projects at work and can attest that it is a solid and simple Dropbox replacement. Though I'm not sure they support Android/iOS yet. Edit: it is clear from the comments that there is at least an Android client.
- PudgePacket 7y ago
  I use the android client. Does the job.
- dexterdog 7y ago
  I've been using the android client for years
- okanesen 7y ago
  There is fsync() [0] for iOS. [0]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fsync/id964427882?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fsync/id964427882?mt=8

soziawa 7y ago

How do I configure security and how do I handle backups?

Iolaum 7y ago
nextcloudpi.com can help you do it with ease
kruffin 7y ago
It's somewhat difficult to find, but is in their administration section. Backup: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/maintenance/backup.html https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/mainte... I haven't found it documented, but there are also a few occ commands to do the backup and restore that were added this year some time. Security: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/installation/harden_server.html https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/stable/admin_manual/instal...

konart 7y ago

>3 machine limit to free tier >on my VPS Well, your VPS is not free I presume?

tadzik_ 7y ago
Dropbox's cheapest plan that I see on their website is €11.99. My VPS costs me $5 per month and runs Nextcloud with no arbitrary usage limits, as well as tons of other shit I need for different things. I assume it's the same for OP.
- dreamcompiler 7y ago
  My VPS (Digital Ocean) gives me a whopping 25GB for $5/month. Are you saying you can get a TB or more of storage included with your VPS for $5? Please tell me where!
snackematician 7y ago
I've been using a Google cloud free-tier VPS with Syncthing and it works great; I imagine Nextcloud would be similar. I do backup my instance with snapshots, which aren't free, but so far cost me about $.01 per month. Note, Syncthing doesn't actually require a server, but I still find it useful for offsite backup.

dreamcompiler 7y ago

I have not found a storage backend for Nextcloud that is anywhere near as cheap per TB as Dropbox. Have you?

ancymon 7y ago

For me Nextcould seemed overcomplicated. It's whole platform for multiple users with multiple features (e.g. calendars, contacts). It did not seem to be solution for single user who just wants dropbox alternative. But the biggest issue I had with it, I couldn't find instructions for backing it up and restoring.

JuettnerDistrib 7y ago
> instructions for backing it up and restoring. https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/16/admin_manual/maintenance/index.html https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/16/admin_manual/maintenanc...

dangus 7y ago

Step 6: Maintain your server in perpetuity constantly patching and acting as a one-person security team while not getting paid for it. (This is my not-stealthy way of saying that Nextcloud is a rather impossible alternative to Dropbox for its typical user)

TeMPOraL 7y ago
How this should look like, in a more perfect world: - The "unobtrusive folder-that-sync app" is produced by multiple parties following a standardized protocol. - The cloud storage server is handled and secured by different businesses, all following a standardized protocol. - The user buys an app, and a cloud storage service, and they talk together. I wonder what are the steps - cultural, technological, perhaps legal - to force SaaS vendors to cut their bullshit, unbundle distinct features, and start competing on merit instead of marketing budgets and control over user data?

jasonsync 7y ago

NextCloud is great if you don't mind managing your own VPS. I run a NextCloud instance for some personal projects. That said, if you're looking for a Dropbox alternative that functions much like Dropbox (but with better privacy and better pricing), feel free to try Sync.com (full disclosure, I work at Sync). Choice is good!

dreamcompiler 7y ago
Your prices are good, and you have mobile clients with automatic photo upload, which I want. But you still don't support Linux, which I also want. When you add that, I'll probably become a customer.