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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That sounds pretty much just like SyncThing. Is the only difference that Nextcloud requires a server, rather than being decentralized?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yep, it's centralized. However, it offers more functionality than just syncing stuff. If you only want to sync files, syncthing is the simpler, more lightweight solution :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nextcloud includes OpenOffice integration, like Google Docs, and loads of plugins, such as kanban project management, notes like Keep, galleries, etc. Very much unlike Syncthing, both are useful for slightly different things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah gotcha; so with NextCloud I could have multiple people editing an OpenOffice file simultaneously, like Google docs? That's interesting, though not a use case that generally applies to me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Correct. I think it's unnecessarily complex to setup and maintain if you only need to store files.