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Is there a feasible way to self host a dropbox clone? It doesn't seem possible to match their pricing - I suspect they assume most folks won't use the GB/TB th
by fareesh 4y ago
Is there a feasible way to self host a dropbox clone? It doesn't seem possible to match their pricing - I suspect they assume most folks won't use the GB/TB they pay for
- cobertos 4y agoSeafile works well as a Dropbox clone. Been using it for a couple years now without much issue. My files are replicated to my main computer and I push files from my phone to the Seafile instance over WebDAV (automatically with Autosync in Android) and download specific files through the app.
- fareesh 4y agoYeah I was more interested in cloud backups than syncing
- cobertos 4y agoFor that I had to make a custom service that periodically runs rclone. Duplicati does cloud backups, but it has a record of being a bit sus
- fareesh 4y agoIs there a server / host that provides storage at a price cheaper than Dropbox though?
- cobertos 4y agoBackblaze B2 is the same price as Dropbox for 2TB ($0.005/Gb/mo vs Dropbox $10/2TB/mo) You can also use rclone to upload to Dropbox as the backup solution. Just wrap it in a crypt target so that Dropbox doesn't actually have the ability to scan your files/lose anything in a security breach