Suggestions for file sync / android backup / sharing software (nextcloud alternative) (lemmy.world)

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Hello everyone,

Since my daughter was born I am searching for a solution to share pictures of our child with my wife and create a copy of each smartphones photos and other files (documents). At first I tried nextcloud, but there is a lot of overhead and the administration feels kind of complex for what I need.

Anyone else having some input on which software to use?

So my main goal is:

Software running on raspberry pi (preferable docker). Has abilities like shared folder where pictures and documents get uploaded from multiple users and can be viewed (collaboration editing is not needed). Automatically copy files from smartphone (android) to raspberry from selected folder for a simple redundancy.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I'll be the contrary one: I tried a lot of things and ended up, eventually, going back to Nextclolud, simply because it's extendable and can add more shit to do things as you need it.

File sync and images may be all you need now, but let's say in the future you want to dump Google Docs, or add calendar and contact syncing, or notes, or to do lists, or hosting your own bookmark sync app, or integrating webmail, or....

It's got a lot of flaws, to be sure, but the ability to make it essentially do every task you might want cloud syncing with to at least a level of 'good enough', has pretty much kept me on it.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

You are probably right... I did spend two hours today trying to get it running in my current docker environment and couldn't get it running... That's when I decided to look for somethinfg else...

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Happy to share the docker-compose.yml I'm using for my setup. It includes OnlyOffice so that I can edit files internally, Google Dcos style. You can skip that section and remove the oonet network definition if you don't need/want it. You'll want to change the volume mount paths (or define volumes if you'd rather not use bind mounts) and change the 'supersecretpasswordhere' to something actually uh, secure.

Anyway, file is at https://thecloud.home.uncomfortable.business/s/32HoxHajW33PRbf

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Thank you very much! But seems like the file is not accessable

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Ugh, not the best marketing for Nextcloud to have a public share not work, lol. It seems like 25% of people just can't see them but they work for everyone else so who knows.

Anyway, have a pastebin instead: https://pastebin.com/zPyvgxYX

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Thank you very much!

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