Does anyone here use a decent free plan for hosting Nextcloud online? Or is it really worth paying or selfhosting? Thanks :)

  • @nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de
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    72 years ago

    I recommend setting up a home server using any old PC or laptop you have. Not having a static public IP may not be an issue, but if you are behind CGNAT, and cannot forward ports, you can route your data through a free provider like Oracle or Google. Those free servers are very weak but will be good enough to just pass through the data. This way even if they randomly decide to shut down and delete your instance, your data stays intact. I also recommend using SSL/TLS pass through, instead of termination, for better privacy.

    • @randomTingler@lemmy.world
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      12 years ago

      Is there a guide to set up an oracle cloud that points to my home server?

      I guess I can set up multiple subdomains to access multiple services that are running on my homeserver with different ports.

      • @nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de
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        22 years ago

        TLS termination is very simple, and I have been doing that for years, now, but I trust my VPS provider. This is what you need to do for that. Install WireGuard on your Oracle VPS and your home server, and create a simple tunnel. Then install Nginx Proxy Manager (NPM) on your VPS. So, when you set up different services on your home server, say Nextcloud on port 8080, Jellyfin on port 3096, etc, all you have to do is point your NPM to these ports and use your WireGuard IP. NPM will also be able to issue certificates with no problems at all.

        The concern with this is Oracle can (and probably will) sniff all the data that is going through. I have been trying to understand how to do the TLS pass through, but I have had no luck. Do share your experience if you do this.

  • @Haui@discuss.tchncs.de
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    32 years ago

    Chiming in to repeat the same as before commenters:

    Nextcloud is only an option if you are trying to selfhost something that google and apple are giving you for free in exchange for your data. Is it secure there? somewhat. Is it private? Well, not so much but they’re not breaking any laws as far as we know.

    Now there‘s nextcloud. It is only as private as you make it and only as secure as you make it. If you host it on a sketchy server out in the open, you can bet you will be compromised (your data lands in someone elses hand) or you will lose it alltogether.

    So, think of nextcloud as the privacy twin of icloud and google cloud for the tech literate. If you‘re not ready to self host it, pay for the host or the electricity or don‘t know how to harden it against attacks, please use a big tech option.

  • FQQD
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    32 years ago

    quite a secret that I’m giving out, but for like 3€/month you can use the 1blu webserver to not only get 40GBs of nextcloud storage, but also 2 domains, unlimited emails and of course webhosting

      • FQQD
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        22 years ago

        Only problem is the company themselves, they seem quite sketchy and i don’t really trust them to handle my data on their servers safely But on the other side their the cheapest place i know so whatever

  • @Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    What’s your goal?

    Because if it’s just cheap/free storage, this is not the answer.

    You’re typically using nextcloud because you want control over your data. And control costs something. Either selfhosting (which most of us do) or on someone else’s server.

    Otherwise, go to Google or Microsoft or something.

  • @emhl@feddit.de
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    22 years ago

    Oracle cloud always free tier gives you a VPS with 200GB storage. You could use that to run a nextcloud instance

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      52 years ago

      it’s free until oracle decides to shut it down without warnings. Then everything goes poof

    • darcyOP
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      12 years ago

      sadly i havent been able to create an account on there

  • @Rogers@lemmy.ml
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    22 years ago

    Imo shared seedboxes with a large app selection that includes nextcloud are the best bang for the buck storage wise, even if you never plan to use it for seeding.