Hello! How are folks self-hosting online storage, similar to Google Drive?

Some options I’ve found:

A bunch more: https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted?tab=readme-ov-file#file-transfer---web-based-file-managers

I mainly just need basic file management features. I don’t plan to share files outside of my tailscale VPN. I do need to support multiple users though.

I’m not considering Nextcloud because that seems too big. I’m also not considering syncthing for this project because I don’t want copies on multiple devices.

I’m currently just using ssh+nautilus and that’s worked great for just me, but something similar to Google Drive would be easier to onboard my family.

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    59 minutes ago

    Here’s what I’ve used and can recommend:

    • samba - just a network share
    • Nextcloud - full featured cloud suite (calendar, contacts, etc)
    • owncloud infinite scale (OCIS) or the Euro fork Open Cloud - the POSIX driver has a flat file structure and still supports users and shared data; OCIS is designed for larger installations, but running on a smaller, single instance totally works too

    Since you rejected NextCloud, check out the other two. I’m switching from NextCloud to OCIS right now, and I may end up using OpenCloud if development looks stable.

    • francisco_1844@discuss.onlineEnglish
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      1 hour ago

      Have not tried opencloud yet, but one thing that I find interesting is that it doesn’t need a DB. Plan to test. Currently have nextcloud and find the installation a bit of a pain.