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Nextcloud, this is kind of assholey. No, I don't "value low cost over root access to the machine." I value my time and my data. I don't have the knowledge to manage security threats to my own machine (therefore pretty much all of my family's data), opened to the Big Wide Internet, and I enjoy the fact that the environment (e.g., SQL+nginx etc.) is set up and managed by my host, so I don't have to become a sysadmin to have a low-budget, self-hosted dropbox.

*Edit*: Nextcloud has been great and also a huge hassle. Upgrading is always (ALWAYS) a multi-hour or multi-day process for me, and there are constant headaches with little things that don't work (e.g., authentication with my mobile sync app, for some reason). I'm already considering paying #proton for some stuff, so I think in about February, if I can't get my major NC hassles fixed, I'll just ditch it once and for all and use Proton Drive, which seems secure and easy to use, even though it's not #FOSS. I really don't have time to go get a second degree in systems administration right now.

#nothelpful #nextcloud #selfhosted

This entry was edited (1 month ago)
in reply to The Jantic-est Guy

Sorry about the confusion! This is a post by an anonymous forum user, not one of Nextcloud's official help pages. We're sorry if that wasn't clear. And the community's suggestions for your Nextcloud server here are great, thanks everyone!
in reply to Nextcloud 📱☁️💻

@nextcloud That's actually really nice to know. I thought that was Nextcloud's official position on helping anyone with shared-hosting installs. I appreciate this.

BTW I had to dig to find your comment because apparently... (see image)

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