I still haven’t found a Google Drive replacement. Nextcloud is way too bloated. Seafile is way too complicated to install.
FileGator seemed like another possible solution…
I have been in Nextcloud wagon for quite sometime, but latest versions or new features are not really in my use case. I just want a place to store my files and work with others (mostly family), nothing about AI assistants or the like.
With that said, I have a testing instance of Sync-in. So far is good, files are stored on my server and the structure makes it easy to backup (one of the reasons I dropped OpenCloud), collaboraCODE integration works really well, sharing spaces with family works OK.
The only missing feature is an Android client, like nextcloud, to store some files locally (something that you could need to be available and not be concerned about connectivity). As a workaround, I’m using syncthing (I’m aware of the android-app related drama, and that’s why I would love to have an Android native client for Sync-in).
If you just want file sync, the obvious option is SyncThing. It’s established and highly regarded.
Copyparty is awesome. You don’t even need to sync you can just mount WebDAV
Agreed, copyparty is awesome. However, the one obvious downside is that you lose guaranteed offline support (some clients may allow for it, but it’s not baked in).
Opencloud is the was to go from the established systems in my opinion. https://github.com/opencloud-eu
File sharing and -management for me has a higher level of trust and stability requirements. Syncin with four developers and “doing everything” while based on typescript makes me suspicious - but I haven’t tried it hands-on.
Nextcloud is way too bloated
It really isn’t, though? What if you deploy it from source with just the modules you need and a tuned config for PHP/postgres?
A very simple way to set up file access is to use SSHFS, mounting the drive via SFTP. It may not be as fast as other protocols but it is simple and requires minimal setup on your server.
https://github.com/winfsp/sshfs-win
https://github.com/libfuse/sshfsI haven’t tried Sync-in but if simple is what you want then a Synology DS225+ should get you up n running quickly.
https://www.androidpolice.com/synology-as-a-google-drive-alternative/Which part of the seafile install was it that made you back off?
https://manual.seafile.com/latest/setup/setup_ce_by_docker/but if simple is what you want then a Synology DS225+ should get you up n running quickly
Ah, I forgot to mention I’m already running my own Debian server. Ideally, I wouldn’t have to buy another device just for online file management.
Which part of the seafile install was it that made you back off?
There’s proxies behind proxies behind proxies that proxy to proxies so you can proxy while you proxy.
I managed to install half of it, but then some of the many servers you need to install didn’t end up talking with each other. I tried studying the architecture for a bit, but still couldn’t figure out which server’s request I needed to rewrite in order for the other server to see it.
