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I have been considering https://bewcloud.com/ https://bewcloud.com/ + Immich as an alternative Nextcloud's client support is very good though and it has some g

by branon 11mo ago

I have been considering https://bewcloud.com/ https://bewcloud.com/ + Immich as an alternative Nextcloud's client support is very good though and it has some great apps, I use PhoneTrack on road trips a lot

zeagle 11mo ago
Immich is a night and day improvement for photos vs nextcloud. You could roll it in addition if you wanted to try.
glenstein 11mo ago
Fantastic recommendation, it's like exactly what the doctor ordered given the premise of this thread. Does Bewcloud play nice with DAV or other open protocols or (dare I hope) nextcloud apps? I wouldn't mind using nextcloud apps paired with a better web front end.
- BrunoBernardino 11mo ago
  bewCloud creator here, it does play nice with WebDAV, CalDAV, and CardDav. That's what's used for file/photo sync, calendars, and contacts. It does not support Nextcloud apps (and I don't ever plan to). If you're looking for extensibility, it's not a great option for you (I've been feeling some "pressure" to add a plugin system, but I'm very concerned it'll compromise bewCloud's main value drivers — it's speed, low resource use, simplicity, and ease of use).
  - glenstein 11mo ago
    Thanks for making it. Please do what's best for you and don't regard my comment as a feature request. I was kinda-sorta wondering out loud whether existing Nextcloud apps on android could be pointed to BewCloud (as opposed to Nextcloud plugins). But now I think the right train of thought is there should be an webdav-based notes app that just looks in a notes folder for a combination of folders and text files, which it displays in a Nextcloud Notes-app kind of way. But that could be done and benefit people without it having to be your job to do it.
troyvit 11mo ago
> I use PhoneTrack on road trips a lot If every aspect of Nextcloud was as clean, quick and light-weight as PhoneTrack this world would be a different place. The interface is a little confusing but once I got the hang of it it's been awesome and there's just nothing like it. I use an old phone in my murse with PhoneTrack on it and that way if I leave it on the bus (again) I actually have a chance of finding it. No $35/month subscription, and I'm not sharing my location data with some data aggregator (aside from Android of course).
meonkeys 11mo ago
PhoneTrack +1, if you don't mind some tinkering. It looks like a power tool someone made with great care. I wish there was a better client-side view/share app. I've been meaning to try Dawarich, I've heard it does this better.

by branon 11mo ago

zeagle 11mo ago

Immich is a night and day improvement for photos vs nextcloud. You could roll it in addition if you wanted to try.

glenstein 11mo ago

Fantastic recommendation, it's like exactly what the doctor ordered given the premise of this thread. Does Bewcloud play nice with DAV or other open protocols or (dare I hope) nextcloud apps? I wouldn't mind using nextcloud apps paired with a better web front end.

BrunoBernardino 11mo ago
bewCloud creator here, it does play nice with WebDAV, CalDAV, and CardDav. That's what's used for file/photo sync, calendars, and contacts. It does not support Nextcloud apps (and I don't ever plan to). If you're looking for extensibility, it's not a great option for you (I've been feeling some "pressure" to add a plugin system, but I'm very concerned it'll compromise bewCloud's main value drivers — it's speed, low resource use, simplicity, and ease of use).
- glenstein 11mo ago
  Thanks for making it. Please do what's best for you and don't regard my comment as a feature request. I was kinda-sorta wondering out loud whether existing Nextcloud apps on android could be pointed to BewCloud (as opposed to Nextcloud plugins). But now I think the right train of thought is there should be an webdav-based notes app that just looks in a notes folder for a combination of folders and text files, which it displays in a Nextcloud Notes-app kind of way. But that could be done and benefit people without it having to be your job to do it.

troyvit 11mo ago

> I use PhoneTrack on road trips a lot If every aspect of Nextcloud was as clean, quick and light-weight as PhoneTrack this world would be a different place. The interface is a little confusing but once I got the hang of it it's been awesome and there's just nothing like it. I use an old phone in my murse with PhoneTrack on it and that way if I leave it on the bus (again) I actually have a chance of finding it. No $35/month subscription, and I'm not sharing my location data with some data aggregator (aside from Android of course).

meonkeys 11mo ago

PhoneTrack +1, if you don't mind some tinkering. It looks like a power tool someone made with great care. I wish there was a better client-side view/share app. I've been meaning to try Dawarich, I've heard it does this better.