nextcloud-snap VS DietPi

contact: https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-snap

I have Nextcloud running in a linux server on proxmox. I i installed Nextcloud using snap. I've successfully moved my data directory using the instructions listed here. The new data pool is on a freeNAS server if that helps any. The new storage pool should be about 891G, but NextCloud is reporting only 5.7G and that it is full. By following this thread, I'm supposed to run this command

- nextcloud as a snap https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-snap (follow recommendations closely and change data directory among others things)

Did you try? https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-snap/wiki/Change-data-directory-to-use-another-disk-partition

The nextcloud documentation is very good, but sometimes it doesn't specify which instructions are for snaps and which are for regular installations. Snaps are built to be immutable; in this case, this means most things you change from the server will not stick. You must make MOST admin changes from the web gui. If this doesn't sound right for you, you should go with the regular installation. You can find what's included in the snap here: https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-snap

Follow this guide.

Here is the Git ticket I opened: https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-snap/issues/1742

DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts.

The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi

That's a good point, but the array of devices supported by the DietPi team is extensive: https://dietpi.com/

Before someone starts the usual yadda yadda about the RPi biger community, the OS not having long time support etc. I would repeat one more time: do not rely on board vendor supplied images; this is valid for pretty much all boards. Just go to Armbian or DietPi pages and you'll almost certainly find one or more images that work on your board and forums to discuss about them with very knowledgeable people.

https://www.armbian.com/download/

https://dietpi.com/#download

Those projects are well worth a contribution, as they don't have a giant like Broadcom behind them.

> bananapi do a lot of boards but their software story has been a bit poor

This is quite common with other board manufacturers too. I'd rather suggest to ignore completely their cobbled together distros, often also tainted by proprietary modifications, that become unmaintained in a few years, and see if they're among the many supported by Armbian or DietPi.

https://www.armbian.com/download/

https://dietpi.com/#download

The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v8_25/

RPi OS = diet pi https://dietpi.com/ - initial config via text file - SDcard burning out partially mitigated as writes log files to ram then flushes to SDcard reducing write cycles

You could also try very minimalistic distros like TwisterUI or DietPi which are most known for their use in the RasprebbyPi / SBC computers but which also have editions for desktop / laptop.