NextCloudPi VS Syncloud

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It works great and is reasonably fast if you connect it over ethernet. If you have a newer firmware, which has already enabled the boot from SSD on your pi it is super easy (otherwise just Google how to set up boot from ssd with a microSD). Afterwards you can use the raspberry pi flashing tool to flash the image of nextcloudpi on your ssd. This includes the 64bit raspberry pi OS, a running Nextcloud instance and some other handy tools (like help to set up security features). The first setup can be done with the IP adress of your Pi in an internet browser of a device in your network. Here is the link to the image of NextcloudPi https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi

Issue 2 still persists and after digging around found this issue reported on git https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi/issues/1752 but cant figure out how to sort it

Install nextcloudpi (https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi) Install Nextcloud app on your phone.

If you want to update faster than the docker image is published, you'll have to build the image locally: https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi

My best experience in out of the box comes from Nextcloudpi: https://nextcloudpi.com/

Nextcloud is functionally similar to Dropbox, Office 365 or Google Drive but is self-hosted so you are in control of your data. This version is a lightly-forked version of NextCloudPi, which was developed for SBCs like the Raspberry Pi. Only a few changes from upstream and some SysV initscripts were required to get this working nicely in Linux Deploy.

I was a helm user. Unfortunately, the helm went bellyup in December 2022. However, the nextcloud sofrware coupled with the helm/home server solution worked well. I am interested home solution, for sharing files. I am considering HomeDrive or the other solutions proposed on the nexcloud website (https://nextcloud.com/devices/) . I am wondering if there has been any successes or failures with HomeDrive N7 or similar device that suppors nextcloud, for a home server. I researched reddit and found folks recommending syncloud.org, however, as of 4/29/23 at 10:32 AM PST there severs are not available to me for some reason or another.

If you do not trust the cloud, there are managed self-hosting options where you can host your nextcloud physically at home, like using nextcloudpi, HomeDrive or Syncloud, where you only need to trust their software update to keep the system secure and to not plant a back door Some are also open source, so in theory you can even audit and build the software by yourself. In the worst case, when you feel that your data is in danger, you have the option to physically unplug your data off the network. For this kind of self-hosting at your own place, remember to at least properly get a valid TLS/HTTPS certificate.