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What I would like to have is a small Nextcloud installation (max. 200MB, preferably even smaller) that I can host on a ultra-cheap tiny server. I just need file

by gpvos 3y ago

What I would like to have is a small Nextcloud installation (max. 200MB, preferably even smaller) that I can host on a ultra-cheap tiny server. I just need file sync, calendar and contacts. The total size of the synced files isn't much either. Nextcloud used to be small enough for this, but they kept adding things, bundling word processors and other stuff I don't need, meanwhile making the contacts and calendar optional. I have had to move to a larger server only for this reason, to keep Nextcloud at a supported version. Does Syncthing have contacts and calendar syncing? Any others? I like having a central server.

dchest 3y ago
For calendars and contacts you can try Radicale if you don't need web access: https://radicale.org/v3.html https://radicale.org/v3.html
- charles_f 3y ago
  you can drop infCloud on top of any caldav/cardav to get a UI. I've been using it with radical for a while.
MoSattler 3y ago
A few years back I used to use SyncThing + DecSync for that purpose, and it worked quite well. Looks like it hasn't been updated in a while though. https://github.com/39aldo39/DecSync https://github.com/39aldo39/DecSync
willyt 3y ago
https://nextcloudpi.com https://nextcloudpi.com might do it for you. I've been running it on raspberry pi 4 with a Samsung 1tb usb3 ssd for a year or two with no problems that weren't solved by turning it off and on again...yet.
johnsea 3y ago
What is an ultra-cheap tiny server? Maybe a CX21 (6.37 €/mth) at https://www.hetzner.com/de/cloud https://www.hetzner.com/de/cloud would fit. There are Docker images and you only need to install the NextCloud AIO. Super simple. Upgrade is also simple (we only did it once and it went through perfectly). Syncthing is nice but file-sync-only.
- Volundr 3y ago
  I'd skip the server! Hetzners Storage Share gives you NextCloud with admin privileges: https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share This is what I'm using these days.
- gpvos 3y ago
  A local provider that I like. Not actually ultra-cheap. You only have 500MB of storage with the smallest hosting package.
mytdi 3y ago
For some of the reasons you give, I prefer Owncloud over Nextcloud. Owncloud is less bloated. I recently set up Joplin notes to sync with Owncloud using WebDAV following instructions on Owncloud's blog [0], it was easy and works well. I haven't set up contacts and calendars yet, but would like to, eventually. It looks like it can be done with CardDAV and CalDAV [1]. [0]: https://owncloud.com/news/how-to-sync-notes-with-owncloud-and-joplin/ https://owncloud.com/news/how-to-sync-notes-with-owncloud-an... [1]: https://blog.evomailserver.com/how-to-sync-owncloud-10-contact-calendar-and-task-with-various-caldav-carddav-client-softwares/ https://blog.evomailserver.com/how-to-sync-owncloud-10-conta...
toxican 3y ago
I'm fairly certain that you can disable the word processor, as well as a lot of the other "core" features. Or at least I'm seeing a whole lot of "disable" buttons when I look at the list of active apps for my Nextcloud install.
- gpvos 3y ago
  Yes, but they are still part of the package. If you have only 500MB you easily run out of disk space for both the installer and the actual installation. And I think they remain on your disk, ready to enable. There is no easy way to remove them completely.
  - jospoortvliet 3y ago
    In the AIO you have to explicitly choose to install them, in the bare metal setup they are not installed unless you choose so when you install for the first time. You're right that Nextcloud has gotten bigger, but Collabora is in no way a default part that you can't uninstall...
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by gpvos 3y ago

dchest 3y ago

For calendars and contacts you can try Radicale if you don't need web access: https://radicale.org/v3.html https://radicale.org/v3.html

charles_f 3y ago
you can drop infCloud on top of any caldav/cardav to get a UI. I've been using it with radical for a while.

MoSattler 3y ago

A few years back I used to use SyncThing + DecSync for that purpose, and it worked quite well. Looks like it hasn't been updated in a while though. https://github.com/39aldo39/DecSync https://github.com/39aldo39/DecSync

willyt 3y ago

https://nextcloudpi.com https://nextcloudpi.com might do it for you. I've been running it on raspberry pi 4 with a Samsung 1tb usb3 ssd for a year or two with no problems that weren't solved by turning it off and on again...yet.

johnsea 3y ago

What is an ultra-cheap tiny server? Maybe a CX21 (6.37 €/mth) at https://www.hetzner.com/de/cloud https://www.hetzner.com/de/cloud would fit. There are Docker images and you only need to install the NextCloud AIO. Super simple. Upgrade is also simple (we only did it once and it went through perfectly). Syncthing is nice but file-sync-only.

Volundr 3y ago
I'd skip the server! Hetzners Storage Share gives you NextCloud with admin privileges: https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share This is what I'm using these days.
gpvos 3y ago
A local provider that I like. Not actually ultra-cheap. You only have 500MB of storage with the smallest hosting package.

mytdi 3y ago

For some of the reasons you give, I prefer Owncloud over Nextcloud. Owncloud is less bloated. I recently set up Joplin notes to sync with Owncloud using WebDAV following instructions on Owncloud's blog [0], it was easy and works well. I haven't set up contacts and calendars yet, but would like to, eventually. It looks like it can be done with CardDAV and CalDAV [1]. [0]: https://owncloud.com/news/how-to-sync-notes-with-owncloud-and-joplin/ https://owncloud.com/news/how-to-sync-notes-with-owncloud-an... [1]: https://blog.evomailserver.com/how-to-sync-owncloud-10-contact-calendar-and-task-with-various-caldav-carddav-client-softwares/ https://blog.evomailserver.com/how-to-sync-owncloud-10-conta...

toxican 3y ago

I'm fairly certain that you can disable the word processor, as well as a lot of the other "core" features. Or at least I'm seeing a whole lot of "disable" buttons when I look at the list of active apps for my Nextcloud install.

gpvos 3y ago
Yes, but they are still part of the package. If you have only 500MB you easily run out of disk space for both the installer and the actual installation. And I think they remain on your disk, ready to enable. There is no easy way to remove them completely.
- jospoortvliet 3y ago
  In the AIO you have to explicitly choose to install them, in the bare metal setup they are not installed unless you choose so when you install for the first time. You're right that Nextcloud has gotten bigger, but Collabora is in no way a default part that you can't uninstall...

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