runbox7 VS ownCloud

I've only ever worked at places with self hosted Exchange for e-mail and groupware. As a client, I use Outlook Web Access (OWA) most of the time and I think it's fine. It's simple, feels reasonably snappy to me and I like having the same interface on all the different machines I need to login from. Sometimes, I need to reach for the desktop version of Outlook in a Windows VM to access options or features not accessible in OWA (or in the sluggish abomination that is Outlook for Mac). However, in the end I don't care all that much about my e-mail client because I use a simple inbox-zero-ish approach to e-mail and only really need Inbox and Archive folders (as well as a delete function). This works with every client.

To have an offline archive, I also have Apple Mail connected to my Exchange accounts. I never use the app itself but frequently use Spotlight to search for and preview e-mails. However, if I'm already working in OWA, I use the search function in there. In my experience, it works well and doesn't feel significantly slower than searching locally in my offline archive.

[Sidenote: I find it annoying to have to use Spotlight for local e-mail search instead of Alfred.app (which has been my universal search app for many years). Alas, Apple only allows access to the e-mail folder on MacOS for their own apps for some annoying reason these days.]

Outside of work, I have the same setup with Apple Mail and Spotlight for archival and search. As clients, I use K-9 on Android and Apple Mail or runbox7 on the desktop. The latter is the webmail app of Runbox, my e-mail provider of choice (I think the app is pretty good - and open source on https://github.com/runbox/runbox7 ).

I wouldn't call this the "best" option. "Best" is tied to a specific case, and OP's case isn't clear to me. I've self-hosted my mail for ~5 years, and I moved on to runbox.com now. Not expensive, cheaply hosted with green energy in Norway and their web UI is free software.

Also ownCloud, Seafile or Syncthing.

It connect * Droid-ify (version 0.3.5): Material-ify with Droid-ify. * Nighthawk Wallet (version 1.0.29): Shielded ZEC in your pocket. With T-address support & Auto-Shielding technology. * Tasks.org: Open-source To-Do Lists & Reminders (version 11.12): Fork of Astrid Tasks & To-Do List * Nextcloud Dev (version 20211027): Synchronization client * UnCiv (version 3.17.12): 4X civilization-building game * Fedilab (version 2.39.0): Fedilab is a multifunctional Android client to access the distributed Fediverse, * Bubble (version 1.2): With Bubble you can measure angles and inclination * Suntimes (version 0.13.14): Sunlight and moonlight times (and alarms) * MedicLog (version 0.2.9): Log basic medical information * Smart EggTimer (version 1.6): With Smart EggTimer you can cook eggs perfectly. * ClassyShark3xodus - Scan apps for warnings (version 2.0-28): Scan apps for trackers * Catima — The Libre Card Wallet (version 2.8.1): For your barcodes, memberships, loyalty programs, coupons and tickets. * Hendroid (version 1.15.10): Doujinshi & Hentai-Manga archiving and viewing app * FairEmail (version 1.1768): Fully featured email client. Neat, intuitive user interface. Privacy friendly * Les Pas - Photo Album for Nextcloud (version 2.3.9): A photo album that saves all your precious memory in your private cloud * UntrackMe (version 1.20.0): Transform Youtube, Twitter & Instagram links to their free and open source alter * ownCloud (version 2.18.3): Add an ownCloud server now and get … Your Cloud, Your Data, Your Way! * Easy Diary (version 1.4.172.11): A diary application optimized for user experience

ownCloud (version 2.18.2): Add an ownCloud server now and get … Your Cloud, Your Data, Your Way!

If you'd use something like your own http://owncloud.org/ you could have a pretty much google alternative for everything in once place. (Mail, Calendar, Documents, Photos, etc)

I want to set up a basic file storage/sharing cloud that I can use with my family (store files, photos, if possible, sync calendars). I have a few ideas in mind: owncloud.org, syncthing.net, nextcloud.com, and seafile.com, but I wonder which SBC to use? I could always get a RPi and attach a USB drive, but that's probably slow, something with SATA/eSATA connection or usb-c would make more sense. I have 150mbps (up/down) connection, so the speed shouldn't be an issue.

Let me show how it works at ownCloud. They are exactly in that situation, they have a stable and great product (ownCloud X written in PHP) but want to rewrite it in Go - OCIS (you can read about the reasons and background here). We as JankariTech have been working since 2017 for ownCloud to improve the test infrastructure, increase the coverage and reduce manual testing effort. As a result of this partnership, ownCloud has a huge API and UI test-suite that covers nearly all functionality of ownCloud X. How do you transfer that over to OCIS?

> Most rewrites fails because the team rewriting is not the team that did the initial development.

Looking at https://github.com/owncloud/core/graphs/contributors, most of the initial core contributors contribute now to Nextcloud instead.

I am interested in seeing how the rewrite affects end-users. Currently, it seems to be mainly focused on File Sync and I don't see things such as calendar or contacts management. (they totally could appear in the future though)

I'd assume that limiting the scope of components, makes a rewrite also easier. Nextcloud for example has a ton of hooks that allow you to write apps to customize the behaviour (want users to sign the ToS before downloading a share? Should be doable etc.). When you leave these out, implementing new things just got a whole lot easier :)

Disclaimer: Contributed to ownCloud for a few years, then to Nextcloud.