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Any good file sync server with web interface other than Nextcloud? (lemmy.zip)
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Oracle recently changed their free VPS allowances, taking down my Nextcloud instance. I'm moving my file sync to a local machine but was wondering if anyone had any experience with alternatives, as Nextcloud AIO was a major pain in the ass to set up last time.

I used it for sharing WIP music projects so having a web interface where I can listen to audio files from a browser was really convenient. It seems however, that all apps offering this feature are just as heavy as NC.

I tried installing cloudreve, but the web media player seems borked on firefox.

Does anyone know any good alternatives, preferably ones which can run off a single docker compose file?

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[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I use OwnCloud, which was forked into NextCloud ages ago. I originally intended it as a temporary measure, but it has turned out to be a very reliable, no-frills but adequately featured fileserver. For example, it has file versioning, and companion apps on major OSs that help with managing local and cloud stored files.

If you want a dead simple option, CopyParty is amazing. It's a 1MB Python file that is basically a Swiss Army knife of file hosting. FTP, web interface, WebDAV, SMB, etc., etc. It wont have system integrations or file versioning, but it's impressive what it can do.

Edit: worth mentioning CopyParty has an in-browser media player, which is perfectly adequate for previews.

[-] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 days ago

For example, it has file versioning, and companion apps on major OSs that help with managing local and cloud stored files.

Nextcloud also got both.

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Yes? OP is specifically looking for something other than NextCloud. OwnCloud has basically zero bloat and in my experience is easier to set up than NextCloud.

[-] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago

And the previous commenter mentioned ownCloud, I just wanted to point out that feature isn't unique to that. I wasn't talking to OP.

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