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The original was posted on /r/datahoarder by /u/Content-Apple-833 on 2024-01-22 10:04:52+00:00.
I'm trying to find an app or whatever that will let me do the following from my Android phone with the data being on my TrueNAS server. If simpler, it can just be accessible from within my home network, but ideally I'd like it to work remotely. The three requirements are;
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automatic backup of and scrolling through photos like Google photos on phone
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access to upload and download other documents such as PDFs on demand on phone
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while at home be able to access all the photos and documents over a network share in Windows Explorer from a PC
NextCloud seems to be the thing people recommend, but I haven't had much luck getting it to work the way I want so far. Between the changes between each TN version, differences in Scale and Core, the official app and the TrueCharts app, conflicting documentation and videos, it really seems more complicated than it needs to be. I got a simple container working but then couldn't figure out how to access the documents via SMB, either internally or through the External Storage app.
I've been playing with Proxmox on a different box and it's VM/CT support seems better than TN, but at this point it is still a learning task, and not something "home production". IE, I'd have preferred to get something known working on TN as I'm more familiar with it, and then separately experiment with how I to install, configure, and refine NC on Proxmox.
I guess I could try a Proxmox solution, but also for simplicity I was hoping the data would be on the same box as the NC server. I'd also have to have a backup/recovery plan for the Proxmox box, which I don't have now as just a test system.
Thoughts? Advice?