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    00:00 Intro
    00:46 Sponsor: 100$ free credit for your Linux or Gaming server
    01:44 Nextcloud: self hosted and open source
    03:53 Syncthing: just FOSS file sync
    05:17 Proton Drive: if you already use Proton mail
    06:46 Cozy Cloud: French Connection
    08:13 pCloud: competitive prices with encryption
    09:28 MEGA: massive encrypted storage
    10:54 Zoho: all in one workspace
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    Nextcloud file storage is pretty powerful. It handles folders, you can favorite files and folders to get back to them easily, you can tag anything you like, you can share anything either with selected people, or with a public link, you can even add comments to any file, and it supports versioning as well to restore older versions if you want.
    On top of that, you can also mount that storage as webdav, in any good file manager. On Linux, with GNOME and KDE, this happens automatically when you configure a nextcloud account in the online accounts settings.
    And of course, you have a desktop client that lets you sync files either from a Nextcloud folder, or even from outside that folder, to make sure your files are where you want them.
    Syncthing isn't exactly cloud storage, it doesn't store files on a cloud server, it just syncs them from one computer to the other, in real time. So you setup syncthing on your laptop and your desktop, and it will send files back and forth between both devices, without any intermediary in between.
    If you're already a ProtonMail customer, you might just want to look at Proton Drive.
    It's an end to end encrypted solution, hosted in Switzerland, with relatively strong privacy laws, that don't really matter since everything is encrypted anyways, it's not like someone could look at what you stored, since files are encrypted on your device before being sent to the cloud.
    It's also open source, and it obviously integrates well with the other Proton tools, like Mail or Calendar. Even though it's encrypted, you can still share files with others without file size limits, as well as password protect files, define expiration dates for links, and more.
    Another open source alternative is Cozy Cloud. It's available for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows, and it gives you 5GB for free, with additional tiers at 50Gigs for 2 euros 99 per month, and 1TB for 9 euros 98. Still more expensive than Google, but also more private.
    It also has auto import features from your phone camera roll to your drive, and can also automatically import certain documents from more than 100 providers, like your bills, health refunds, bank statements, and more, if you want.
    pCloud is an option I used extensively in the past for all my cloud storage. It's not open source, but it has optional encryption features if you want to make sure that you're the only one that can look at your stuff. They're on the affordable side, with 500Gigs costing you 50 euros per year, or about 4 euros per month, and 2 terabytes for 100 euros a year, or a bit more than 8 euros per month.
    If what you need is massive storage space and you don't want to self host, then I think Mega is your only option. Their base plans are more expensive than others, at 5 euros per month for 400 Gigs, but they can go up to 16Tb for 30 euros per month, which is a LOT of storage for not that much money, considering. The 2TB plan is on par with other options, at 10 euros per month.
    And I can't conclude this video without mentioning Zoho. If you don't really care all that much about privacy or open source, but you still want to ditch big tech, then Zoho is probably your best bet. they have replacements for EVERYTHING google does, and a lot more on top of that, and prices are relatively inexpensive.
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Komentáře • 429

  • @TheLinuxEXP
    @TheLinuxEXP  Před rokem +16

    Get 100$ credit for your own Linux and gaming server: www.linode.com/linuxexperiment

    • @meqativ
      @meqativ Před rokem

      me when pinned comment

    • @ssssanzo
      @ssssanzo Před rokem

      C'est quoi le coût de Linode avec
      NextCloud? Disons pour 200Go?

    • @WolvenSpectre
      @WolvenSpectre Před rokem

      Just to let you know Filmora mostly backed down. People who have lifetime licences will be honoured, if they paid for the upgrade they can choose a refund or a discounted FX package, and if they don't choose by a certain deadline they will just get the discounted FX package. Unfortunately they are looking at legal action against some of those who were spreading the word.

    • @prgnify
      @prgnify Před rokem

      Since you included Cozy and Proton, you could have also mentioned Infomaniak - Fairly local to switzerland, and the free account is only available to people who have a phone number originating from some specific regions - but it also has a lot of good options and services like webmail and kmeet (for video meetings)

    • @bageba8
      @bageba8 Před rokem

      Just spun up a server for moodle (with your code) via linnode a few days ago, works great!

  • @DryPaperHammerBro
    @DryPaperHammerBro Před rokem +78

    Someone had fun with the text pop ups in this vid 😂😂😂

  • @NorbiPeti
    @NorbiPeti Před rokem +62

    I installed Nextcloud after your video about it and I absolutely love it. I never really gave in to other cloud providers apart from sharing files with others, so the jump to having my pictures auto-sync to Nextcloud and then to my PC (on Linux) is amazing to me - combined with the calendar and task management. I don't need Google in my life (apart from CZcams). I'm stilll getting used to the syncing part to have all my important files.

    • @Bixmy
      @Bixmy Před rokem

      Fr nextcloud is sick

  • @thejameswilson
    @thejameswilson Před rokem +143

    Protondrive would be sick if it had a desktop app so you could sync folders. I think this is coming, but I think they will focus on Windows/Mac first. It'll probably be years before we get the linux client :(

    • @ashleyrose.
      @ashleyrose. Před rokem +5

      That’s why I use Mega

    • @altrogeruvah
      @altrogeruvah Před rokem +29

      Oh man, you have no idea how many people are requesting a Linux desktop client for Proton Drive on social media! But they always dismiss the conversation with plain corporate responses. It's so sad.

    • @ashleyrose.
      @ashleyrose. Před rokem +2

      @@altrogeruvah it’s insane

    • @ashleyrose.
      @ashleyrose. Před rokem +1

      @@mainStream-user yeah

    • @samuelolagunju9263
      @samuelolagunju9263 Před rokem +1

      You can use ElectronMail as an unofficial client for that!

  • @enkiimuto1041
    @enkiimuto1041 Před rokem +17

    4:31 - Minor correction on not having a copy with syncthing.
    It does have configurations for file versioning.

    • @RogerioPereiradaSilva77
      @RogerioPereiradaSilva77 Před rokem +2

      True. It is not turned on by default but it can be set easily within the web configuration tool and it is very flexible for all sort of odd use cases people might have out there. It is really good! I have it on my NAS and it is just like having my own Dropbox!

    • @garolstipock
      @garolstipock Před rokem

      @@RogerioPereiradaSilva77 I have tried syncthing off and on over the past 3 - 4 years, and I still find it wonky. I just ponied up and paid for ResilioSync. It just works without issue. Every now and then, some things are worth paying for.

  • @agamersdiary1622
    @agamersdiary1622 Před rokem +59

    My main concern is that setting up a nextcloud instance myself becomes insecure if I make a mistake

    • @esnok76
      @esnok76 Před rokem

      The Nextcloud website has a page where you can enter your URL and it checks your setup.

    • @Relics
      @Relics Před rokem +20

      Just keep it on your local network and then setup a VPN to your network 👍

    • @daniels-mo9ol
      @daniels-mo9ol Před rokem +7

      Don't, nextcloud is the buggiest of all open source products. It basically works for a solo user but anything above that is a mess. Especially if you need a colabora server.

    • @daniels-mo9ol
      @daniels-mo9ol Před rokem

      @@terrydaktyllus1320 no, I'm literally the guy who has to clean up the mess for big enterprises.

    • @daniels-mo9ol
      @daniels-mo9ol Před rokem

      @@terrydaktyllus1320 have you ever tried NextCloud in a 8000+ user environment? No? Then just move along little kid.

  • @rklauco
    @rklauco Před rokem +3

    Great video. NextCloud user here - since you pointed it out first time long time ago, I tried it and got hooked up. Self hosted at home, works like a charm with VPN connection from anywhere. And now with the recognize function in photos...

  • @AdamWarner
    @AdamWarner Před rokem +15

    I'm a paid Proton user, but at the moment I wouldn't recommend Proton Drive. Currently, it doesn't have any desktop OS integration, so there is no way to access the files without downloading and uploading them via the web browser. Clients have been announced for Windows and macOS, but they have been quiet on the Linux front. It's a shame as it's a service I'd really like to use.

  • @lastnamefirstname2390
    @lastnamefirstname2390 Před rokem +1

    Great video! I'll definitely check all of these out. Currently setting up a plex server since Netflix canceled password sharing.

  • @zhenya2055
    @zhenya2055 Před rokem +6

    I love Synching!!! It's absolutely amazing and I've been using it with my android and PCs. I also set it up for my wife and it's been working flawlessly for many years to sync her documents folders and pictures.
    I have it syncing to my Synology and my computers. Pretty nice personal cloud setup.

    • @RandyHanley
      @RandyHanley Před rokem +1

      I agree! I'm using it on my synology too and love it!

  • @jimcabezola3051
    @jimcabezola3051 Před rokem +12

    Thanks to you, I truly enjoyed the process of learning about WHICH Linux distro to use on my mid-2011 Mac Mini. I stopped being afraid of TRYING all kinds of different distros; that’s the way I learned. I liked FORCING Elementary OS to host my LibreOffice, lol! I hope you have a happy 2023; I look forward to enjoying 2023 watching your interesting and fun videos! BTW…I self-host my “cloud”; that’s a challenge, lol!

  • @shreeplays
    @shreeplays Před rokem

    Loved your desktop on the next cloud segment
    Would love to see a video on how you got that
    Thanks

  • @lelwani
    @lelwani Před rokem +4

    my cloud storage is a RAID array of WD Reds with an occasional offsite backup.

  • @ArniesTech
    @ArniesTech Před rokem +3

    Great solutions here, Nick. I am running MEGA at the moment 💪☺️

    • @enkiimuto1041
      @enkiimuto1041 Před rokem +1

      CZcams will probably not notify me your answer but... is it good?
      When it was released, it was AMAZING, but once my free trial with 50GBs expired, it just... froze. And I don't mean on the sense dropbox does, I mean, even after I cleared my folder on the desktop, it refused to sync back with the service to tell me I did exactly what they did me to do if I ran out of space lol
      It was really unfortunate.

  • @Pablo_El_Mago
    @Pablo_El_Mago Před rokem

    Hi Nick! how about an up to date video with a detailed step by step to set up nextcloud+onlyoffice?

  • @jd31068
    @jd31068 Před rokem

    Lots of good options here, thanks for the overview.

  • @kote315
    @kote315 Před rokem +2

    If you are wondering what is stored by people who need a lot of server space. I use nextcloud and I have about 1 TB of data there.
    - 25 GB of photos (plus a few videos that I don't want to put in the videos folder)
    - about 100 MB of documents
    - almost 400 GB of music. Copies from my father's CDs, plus my [completely legally obtained] music, mostly in lossless formats
    - about 1 GB of wallpapers, a collection of paintings and other beautiful pictures
    - about 1 GB of materials related to electronics (books, schematic diagrams, datasheets, service manuals, etc.)
    - 170 GB of home video, mostly in DV format. I don't want to convert this to avoid quality loss
    - 300 GB of music videos and concerts that I like. There are some rare clips in the highest quality I could find
    Also on the same server (but not in the nextcloud) are stored backups from the parents' computers, recordings from surveillance cameras and videos from my CZcams channel, just in case.

  • @altrogeruvah
    @altrogeruvah Před rokem +19

    I have a Dropbox Plus account for many years, 10€/month for 2TB and I'm very satisfied with it. I'm a music producer for commercial media, so I carry all my audio sample libraries, client work, session files etc. on all my devices, hence the need for bigger storage sizes. However, I would have liked to switch to Proton Drive at some point and benefit from the Proton line of products as well, but 500GB is too little for me unfortunately.

    • @syarifairlangga4608
      @syarifairlangga4608 Před rokem

      So how if you work in rural area?
      Is the cloud still usable??

    • @SalmanKhan9545
      @SalmanKhan9545 Před 5 měsíci

      Thanks for comment good to see positive review i just bought 2tb subscription

  • @panzrok8701
    @panzrok8701 Před rokem +3

    The BEST solution is Synchthing or Resilio Sync(more powerful but not free) in combination with a NAS and a Raspberry PI. The Raspberry PI runs all the time and syncs all the data that has to be updated in real time and the NAS is the cold storage you turn on just once a month or if you need something to automatically back up everything with it.

  • @demanuDJ
    @demanuDJ Před rokem +9

    for me the most important was syncing files so I'm using syncthing, I was using nextcloud but its so slow that It was too annyoying. Syncthing is way much faster but of course its only for syncing files. As long as I'm using my own self hosted server I'm using it as my main syncthing server for storing files. Works great

    • @realhumanist71
      @realhumanist71 Před rokem

      I've used Nextcloud on my own server and I didn't notice any issues with speed. In large part, I think it just depends on the server specs and network bandwidth you have available. Syncthing isn't actually hosted so its performance depends on the computers syncing.

    • @greyed
      @greyed Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@realhumanist71 One thing that makes Syncthing better than a server based solution is that it is peer-to-peer with the benefits that come with it. IE, I have a folder that I share on my main rig, my laptop, my work laptop, and a low-powered server on my local network that is always on. I drop a new file into that folder on my laptop and it has to sync it to the other machines once. Because they are peer-to-peer they share any segment of that file they have with the other machines. With a server-based solution the local machine syncs to the server, and the server syncs to each client machine resulting in the file being transferred multiple times.
      With that in mind it is easy to see how if one has several computers they are keeping in sync that Syncthing can be faster than a server-based solution like Nextcloud. On the other hand, if one is only syncing between 1-2 machines, the difference might not be as noticeable.

  • @hammer86_
    @hammer86_ Před rokem +6

    The Mega free plan gives you 20 GB, which I believe is the most. It also has native Linux clients for CLI and Desktop. I use the CLI client to backup some stuff from my file server.

    • @martinvandenbroek2532
      @martinvandenbroek2532 Před rokem +1

      Their Linux desktop client is great too. Been using the paid plan for a couple of years on several distros without any troubles.

    • @jaywalker6464
      @jaywalker6464 Před rokem +1

      For new user, old user got 50.

    • @davidson1464
      @davidson1464 Před 6 měsíci

      I have 25GB of space and some users have 50GB, 20GB it's not the limit

    • @hammer86_
      @hammer86_ Před 6 měsíci

      @@davidson1464 The current plan is 20. You can get more if you sign up for "Achievements", like installing the mobile app, but that extra space is only good for 1 year.

  • @IGqy
    @IGqy Před rokem +10

    I would love to see a walk through of how you set up you instance on linode and especially which of their products to pick when setting up that server. Mine is currently on a raspberry pi with 2tb of ssd and is working really well. But for ease of use and peace of mind I would like to transfer that to linode at some point.

    • @Ollvid
      @Ollvid Před rokem

      I would also be interested in this. Took a quick look at potential cost, but I have no idea what product to use..

    • @javabeanz8549
      @javabeanz8549 Před rokem +2

      I might be incorrect, but I thought Linode and Digital Ocean both had "one click" installs of Next Cloud. And I believe both have written tutorials on setting it up in their documentation.
      Edit : I just did a couple searches, and yes both have tutorials and their "marketplace" apps include NextCloud

    • @IGqy
      @IGqy Před rokem

      @@javabeanz8549 Admittedly it has been some time since I looked it up, and I got confused somwhat by the different options and somewhat unclear prices. Could be it has become more clear since then, but that was my main reason for wanting to see it from someone who has already deployed a server there. But thanks for the heads up 🙂

    • @javabeanz8549
      @javabeanz8549 Před rokem

      @@IGqy I have not used NextCloud, but I have deployed servers on both Linode and Digital Ocean, been working for them for years. I have not deployed a new server on Linode recently, but I have on Digital Ocean, and the prices there were quite clear. As you select your options, the monthly and hourly costs are updated on the page as you configure your new server.

    • @IGqy
      @IGqy Před rokem

      @@javabeanz8549 I will have to take a look at it again 🤔

  • @servalous
    @servalous Před rokem

    I use proton mail for my private domain and email address. When sending a mail with password "protection" you can answer on it password proteced. Which many other services for MS and etc dont do.

  • @Scranny
    @Scranny Před rokem

    My amateur setup: old laptop running Nextcloud locally, then every midnight restic script encrypts a local copy of /var/snap/nextcloud, then rclone script uploads the encrypted restic folder to my Backblaze bucket. I still use Google Photos for images. I also have not yet configured my Nextcloud for external access. Thoughts?

  • @thekthe12345
    @thekthe12345 Před rokem +3

    I'm using pCloud for a couple of years now. After trying for a year I've bought a lifetime 500GB and works fine. Speed could be better and MacOS client i much worse than Dropbox (you have to restart system each time client is updated which is insane) but price is much better (or at least was when I've bought it) than competitors. Linux client could be better than just a binary file (like some flatpack or deb) - but I guess I can live with that as long as it works.

  • @fbritorufino
    @fbritorufino Před rokem

    Syncthing seems pretty amazing, didn't know it, thanks!

  • @user-ec7oe1bl8y
    @user-ec7oe1bl8y Před 10 měsíci +2

    Damn his whole life is 60GB. Just one video I took hiking the other week in 4K was 9GB.

  • @pacifi5t
    @pacifi5t Před rokem +9

    I use syncthing for syncing my Obsidian files. And since my PC & laptop are rarely online at the same time, I installed it on my phone. It works great

    • @Deinorius
      @Deinorius Před rokem +3

      Interesting way to go. The only downside would be the limited storage of the phone so you would only use it for as many files you need and have storage for.

    • @apotterlockian
      @apotterlockian Před 6 měsíci

      @@Deinorius Yeah but,,, how big will Obsidian files even be?

    • @Deinorius
      @Deinorius Před 6 měsíci

      @@apotterlockian I meant it in a general way, not just Obsidian. Should have been more specific.

  • @notkyloren
    @notkyloren Před rokem +6

    If you own a NAS or a Raspberry Pi or something that is always-on, you can use it as a SyncThing server. So you get the best of both worlds, and don't need to keep all of your clients turned on.

    • @RogerioPereiradaSilva77
      @RogerioPereiradaSilva77 Před rokem

      That's exactly what I do!

    • @panzrok8701
      @panzrok8701 Před rokem

      I also do that but I use Resilio Sync instead of Synchthing because it has more features like selective sync and you see all synced devices and folders on all devices.

  • @sumeetp89
    @sumeetp89 Před rokem

    Could you possibly do a tutorial as to how to install docker portainer and nextcloud by any chance? Thank you if you do and even if you don’t thank you for this video. It’s really nice and Informative

  • @Lomogoto
    @Lomogoto Před rokem +4

    Syncthing changed my life
    Never going back to a cloud service again

  • @MysticMylesZ
    @MysticMylesZ Před 9 měsíci +1

    NextCloud:
    2:30 Can you share a particular tag with selected people?
    3:43 Libre Office? Joplin? Others?

  • @Slugbunny
    @Slugbunny Před rokem

    My cloudy needs are really simple, so I just bought a Synology NAS... 12 years ago? It's been solid and they still support it (although this version of the OS will be the last one I can have, which is fair enough). They have nice and simple apps, and the server works fine as a traditional file server as well.

  • @devans83
    @devans83 Před rokem

    I'm in the process if building a homelab server... what are the best sync options??

  • @Insightfill
    @Insightfill Před rokem +1

    I rely on SyncThing to keep my photos synced from my phone to my Debian desktop. When I take a picture, it ends up at home. If I delete it from my phone - I have it set to stay on the server. Easy, permanent backup.

  • @ascrassin
    @ascrassin Před rokem +10

    Personally I use mega free plan and I don't have problem with it
    I often juggle with dif platform and hardware, so its sync is a must, and it's relatively easy to set up.
    (I also don't have the option to self-host and don't have much money, so the hosting and free plan work for me)

    • @NetraAmorosi
      @NetraAmorosi Před rokem +6

      Same, and I started my account back when the free plan was 50GB, which they're still honoring.

    • @laletemanolete
      @laletemanolete Před rokem +3

      I got 50 GB for free like 4 years ago and they are keeping it, so that's cool.

  • @MysticMylesZ
    @MysticMylesZ Před 9 měsíci +1

    Syncthing:
    5:15 does it have to be all files, or can it be one folder?

  • @MichaelZwahlen
    @MichaelZwahlen Před 3 měsíci

    @TheLinuxEXP Thanks Nick for all your inspiration in the world of Linux. 'Cause I'm forced to use OneDrive for education Cloud-storage, I'm searching for a Client to get access to the cloud-files. What can you recommend that for?

  • @HandballerBL
    @HandballerBL Před rokem +9

    I'm also using Cozy Cloud on Android and Linux Mint since several years. I feel better if my data is stored within the EU than in the US.

    • @MH_VOID
      @MH_VOID Před rokem

      why should it matter? Aren't you encrypting it all anyways? Personally I tar up and then encrypt (with gpg) my files, then rsync them to cloud storage

    • @serpantinthewild
      @serpantinthewild Před rokem

      @@MH_VOID I encrypt files in 7z format with AES 256-bit encryption with a long and strong password before uploading to cloud, is it safe?

  • @alpharesearch2
    @alpharesearch2 Před rokem

    @The Linux Experiment: what do you think about Cryptomator for encryption of files on big platforms like Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive?

  • @clementinbr
    @clementinbr Před rokem +1

    Synchthing est absolument génial une fois configuré, histoire d’éviter des pertes de données accidentelles. J’utilise ça depuis des mois pour synchroniser mes cours principalement entre le portable et la tour une fois chez moi, je n’ai enfin plus besoin de ces clés usb que j’oubliais une fois sur 3

  • @chemicburn
    @chemicburn Před rokem

    Thank you!! very thorough review. PS.Didn’t know about Tuxedo also awesome alternative.

  • @B4H0
    @B4H0 Před rokem +11

    Hey Nico I have to thank you a lot. You convinced me to use Fedora as a OS switching from Windows. So thank you. Fedora is the new Ubuntu

  • @dexterman6361
    @dexterman6361 Před rokem

    Does nextcloud have a good E2E implementation? That plugin hasn't been in development for a long time. I'd self or pay for it if E2E works well!
    Thanks for the video!

  • @timfavreau631
    @timfavreau631 Před rokem

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @Raphty
    @Raphty Před rokem

    Great video!

  • @chcomes
    @chcomes Před rokem +1

    Many people (and you!) need several TB, if you do photography and videos. I have 14TB rn, growing.

  • @vashlex
    @vashlex Před 18 dny

    I have a managed NextCloud instance. Everything for backup is encrypted and synced by rclone to a separate user account. The daily business account syncs only the newest filed before I delete them or put them into the backup location

  •  Před 7 měsíci +2

    self-hosting? how much work is that, keep it up to date and secure? You’re not worried of getting hacked? Must have darn good security skills..

  • @KN-ck2kd
    @KN-ck2kd Před rokem

    question: can proton drive be configured to integrate with my laptop file explorer the same way Nextcloud can? I have a Windows machine and am looking to replace OneDrive. I suspect what I want is (currently) not possible but I am still very new to this

  • @YannMetalhead
    @YannMetalhead Před 10 měsíci

    Good video! Synchthing is great, is the one I'm using and I love it.

  • @JaviEscal
    @JaviEscal Před rokem

    I just setup a self hosted next cloud, I just can't figure out the out of network connection

  • @spacemanfiveforty
    @spacemanfiveforty Před rokem

    What watch are you wearing?

  • @Jakp3
    @Jakp3 Před rokem

    I am using cloud for years and it's really stable and fast. Loved it

  • @romulosendoromulo
    @romulosendoromulo Před rokem

    Hey thanks for this video

  • @skelebro9999
    @skelebro9999 Před rokem +17

    As someone who uses MEGA. It is pretty good. Clean and fast even.

    • @ariasyqolani
      @ariasyqolani Před rokem +3

      And i can confirm it is true

    • @aaronplays_
      @aaronplays_ Před rokem +1

      Yeah, it still doesn't feel quite right for me, as it provides a massive storage compared to other companies. What does Mega do, that other companies can't, to provide this massive storage? But still, it really is a good service for storing files that are not sensitive. I mostly store my game save files and some wallpapers, and for that purpose, it's going fantastic. Just be careful about your local laws as a lot of people use Mega's storage size for piracy, so your regional government may not allow it.

    • @skelebro9999
      @skelebro9999 Před rokem +1

      @@aaronplays_ True. Well, Nick said that it has a kind of a shady past but nowadays I rarely hear anything bad about them. I have a lot of important files like college documents, marksheet and a lot of other stuff so it's better for me to store them in the cloud rather than on a pendrive. Not to mention the fact that I did many important files a month ago.

    • @skelebro9999
      @skelebro9999 Před rokem +2

      @@terrydaktyllus1320 idk man. i'm just too lazy.

    • @ariasyqolani
      @ariasyqolani Před rokem +2

      @@terrydaktyllus1320 idk man I'm just too poor

  • @raptag7114
    @raptag7114 Před rokem +2

    Great content, like always!

  • @オリヤ
    @オリヤ Před rokem +1

    Thank you nick! I chose NextCloud

  • @georgepliak
    @georgepliak Před 11 měsíci

    Hi! Can you please tell me which one is easier to use? And most important im looking for upload folders,for example I want to upload my music but not as files,but as folder's, cause i have made folders with different kinds of music,so I don't want to upload my music file's as bulk but as folder's!! And im looking for something as much simple to use, cause i have tried Google drive,and i don't know how to upload my sms or contact's, and i couldn't find a way to upload folders, only to make folders and then upload the files inside them .

  • @NewfieAsianKid
    @NewfieAsianKid Před 10 měsíci +1

    I use CZcams as my own Google Drive. How I do it is upload my vids and set it to private and if I want the file, I convert the url to MP4 and download so that way I have unlimited storage.

  • @murruhuy8085
    @murruhuy8085 Před rokem +1

    Just a heads up, tuxedo computers dont ship to Australia

  • @TheLonelyMoon
    @TheLonelyMoon Před rokem

    I personally use IceDrive. It doesn't have integrated document editor, speed can be slow at times, ui can be somewhat janky, but it has client side encryption, a desktop client, very competitive price (150gb for 20 dollars/year or 99 lifetime), it does everything I need as a digital artist. carries over pictures, project files, cheap, that's all I need. I don't need 500gb or tb's of storage, or many of the integrations. icedrive is more than good enough for me while being affordable

  • @MyReviews_karkan
    @MyReviews_karkan Před rokem

    I have a Synology server with 8 TB of storage, can I use it on nextcloud? If so, do I need to pay to use nextcloud in this case?

  • @dschirpke
    @dschirpke Před 4 měsíci

    I ran nextcloud on a raspberry pi 4 for years. I now run it on a old laptop running as a server.

  • @HagenChristoph
    @HagenChristoph Před rokem

    I just saw in your video that your video files (on Nextcloud) are not showing a thumbnail too? I have the same issue - I was told this is due to being a Snap installation, and there is nothing that can be done?

  • @Dezo365
    @Dezo365 Před rokem +3

    I use self hosted next cloud.

  • @drrenard1277
    @drrenard1277 Před rokem +3

    I love syncthing/syncthing-fork and is great way of syncing files around. Also I just call Mac OS, Darwin. Nextcloud is my main privately hosted cloud storage with S3 being my bulk storage as I keep a little under 250Tb and no one else has that much storage as a cloud storage provider that I know of.
    I am curious of something, is there anything open source that works like how google wave worked?

    • @javabeanz8549
      @javabeanz8549 Před rokem +1

      Wave went to Apache, which ended up retiring it in 2018. The code might still be out there.

    • @drrenard1277
      @drrenard1277 Před rokem

      @@javabeanz8549 Ooo thanks. I'll take another search

  • @burnin8orable
    @burnin8orable Před rokem +4

    I personally don't use cloud storage for daily use. I use it purely for backup/disaster recovery. I have a nextcloud instance, but I don't connect it to the public internet for security reasons, so it's not truly a cloud server, just a home network server.

  • @Crackalacking_Z
    @Crackalacking_Z Před rokem

    Well, I'm not french, but I love french things, like this channel

  • @mrbabo2794
    @mrbabo2794 Před rokem +2

    Where is Filen Cloud in the list?

  • @kennythegamer1
    @kennythegamer1 Před rokem

    Wow, Zoho looks amazing, but it's too bad none of these options have native apps for OS/2.

  •  Před rokem +1

    I use Mega and Filen

  • @tunichtgut5285
    @tunichtgut5285 Před rokem

    Thanks for the video! What would be the best alternative to Dropbox? In principle Dropbox is exactly what I need (some shared/synced workspace with version history), however the free version is too limited (storage space, number of devices) and the payed version is an overkill (I don't need more than 20GB) and hence too expensive. Due to my limited Internet speed at home, I keep most of my data locally and do backups on USB drives.

    • @fixative-xyz
      @fixative-xyz Před rokem

      I'd use Mega in your case because the free version is 20 GB. You can have 5 GB more storage added for free for 1 year by doing tasks like installing the desktop app, too.

    • @tunichtgut5285
      @tunichtgut5285 Před rokem

      @@fixative-xyz Thanks. I'll give it a try.

  • @DrakarRain
    @DrakarRain Před rokem

    Hello, with Drive suite I have
    - Real good email
    - Excellent online office suite
    - Automatic sync of Google Drive with my android devices and online/offline sync with my windows computer
    - 100gb of spaces for less than 2€/month (that is what I need, more is not useful for me)
    - Automatic sync of all my photos on Google Photo, sharing the space
    - Simple share of each thing with my friends, if needed
    - Shared calendar
    Do you have any alternative that has all this options with the same price? Because one of the big reasons why I can't use linux as my main system is this one.
    And obviously I don't want spend 10 times more to have the same or worst service.
    Thank you

  • @Skepsi_
    @Skepsi_ Před rokem

    I use filen and I love it

  • @MechThumbs
    @MechThumbs Před rokem

    can you make another one in about six months please. Thtas when i would be perpared for getting a cloud storage for my business. Thinking about doing self hosted storage with Linode, cause i might want a engineering web hosted computer.as well. Great video dude, you are impoving, loving the energey in the videos as well. LOve to see more of Linux and self sufficient news; it is more up beat and promising; then "the world is on fire" news, or hide your shit cause people want to know everything about you news.

  • @jokullulfarsson
    @jokullulfarsson Před rokem

    Jottacloud - photo, file storage, sync and backup, office support

  • @Xap-3323
    @Xap-3323 Před rokem

    What about Storj?

  • @teknixstuff
    @teknixstuff Před 6 měsíci

    I never really got this syncing stuff. Doesn't it just make more sense to make a symlink to \\PC1\c$\Users\Somebody\Documents (or whatever it might be)? My main usage of cloud storage is to host large files (stuff that github pages can't do). Dropbox seems perfect for this considering that (due to the storage limit only properly affecting sync) it's essentially free unlimited storage/hosting!

  • @kmg501
    @kmg501 Před rokem

    Here is my question. Can I back up my Android phone to an alternative cloud? The import things to me are the contacts (phone) list, SMS messages and the apps in use. Photos I'm not worried about and the email I can figure out later.

    • @calebricks4890
      @calebricks4890 Před rokem

      There are apps that will save your contacts and SMS messages as an XML file (at least on Android), but you'd have to upload these files yourself.

  • @nicdm81
    @nicdm81 Před rokem +2

    Just wondering how much it would cost to host nextcloud on linode.

    • @RameshKumar-rt8xb
      @RameshKumar-rt8xb Před 7 měsíci

      Why linode? Host it somewhere else and get s3 linked to it

  • @fransheitkamp
    @fransheitkamp Před rokem

    For Mega there is also a free option offering 20GBytes storage.

  • @DMitsukirules
    @DMitsukirules Před rokem +1

    I've been heavily looking into this the past few days not being happy with google drive third party apps on Linux, so you get a like from me...
    But man do i dislike those rounded window corners! To each their own though :)
    *Edit* One of the things that bothers me about this is they don't actually look anti-ailised. What DE is this? KDE?

  • @riseandshinemrfriman5925

    4:23 SyncThing not having file sharing with others? In a narrow sense that's not true. You can add a SyncThing instance that's running on a friend's computer and then sync files from one of your shared folders to your friends' folder, or vice versa. Did it before. Works as one would expect. You just need to forward ports.
    edit: ...unless you mean public file sharing like a google drive type of thing. That's not possible iirc.

  • @Electrodexify
    @Electrodexify Před rokem +2

    Why was Synology Drive left out? It is by far the most user friendly self-hosted solution than all the other self-hosted storage software listed here. Synology Drive like Google Drive, integrates well with all Synology Apps and feels like a complete suite of applications.

    • @rolltidehero
      @rolltidehero Před rokem

      Does it require a NAS or can you backup all disk drives?

    • @GarNelson1
      @GarNelson1 Před 11 měsíci

      I agree. I kept waiting for a Synology mention. It does have a startup cost since you need to buy the Synology NAS hardware to run the Synology DSM software. However, it is easy to set up, they've been around for a very long time, and the data is 100% under your own control (your data + your hardware.)

  • @hazajc10
    @hazajc10 Před rokem

    Are you reading Andrew George's translation of Gilgamesh? 🤔 hahah
    Thanks for the video!

  • @GameInOne
    @GameInOne Před rokem +1

    I just need something to store bunch of research related pdfs 😊
    Google drive one drive are all fulls

  • @MIInDsEthiopia
    @MIInDsEthiopia Před rokem +2

    i just use syncthing to get files to a bulky TB harddisk

  • @b3ans4eva
    @b3ans4eva Před rokem +1

    Lots of MEGA namedropping. I was one of those early adopters with the 50GB free plan & at one point one of the local ISPs teamed up with them to give you 200GB as long as you were a customer.
    I don’t use it as much as I used to; it’s a simple way to get photos off your phone in a pinch, but that’s the extent of its usage nowadays.

  • @orijin8681
    @orijin8681 Před rokem +2

    i made my mega account back when It offered 50gb free storage and still retains it till this. though i rarely use it due to bad internet in my country im really glad it still contains my entire Archive of Tom and Jerry Episodes

    • @k.b.tidwell
      @k.b.tidwell Před rokem

      I also made a Mega account back then. It's been so long since they downgraded the storage max that I sometimes wonder if I dreamed it because unfortunately I have forgotten the old credentials I used.

  • @running4fun74
    @running4fun74 Před rokem +2

    Synology?

  • @IngEyn
    @IngEyn Před rokem

    I have been looking for an open-source cloud storage provider with software that offers the same or simular virtual drive features OneDrive does for a long time but I could not find one yet.

    • @nicholash8021
      @nicholash8021 Před rokem

      Same. I don't want to sync all files to all my computers if I'm not going to actually open them anytime soon. At the same time, I don't want to work only online.

    • @nicholash8021
      @nicholash8021 Před rokem

      I just discovered that NextCloud does support virtual sync! See this link: czcams.com/video/z1TaKSSJbjo/video.html

    • @IngEyn
      @IngEyn Před rokem +1

      @@nicholash8021 Thanks, that's what I've been looking for!

    • @nicholash8021
      @nicholash8021 Před rokem

      @@IngEyn I think CZcams removed my last comment but was saying that NextCloud is officially supported on TrueNAS.

  • @EuCaue1
    @EuCaue1 Před rokem

    I think proton, in the future, will become probably one of the best. :)

  • @foshelan
    @foshelan Před rokem

    Could I know what is your system ?

  • @vaibhavsoni2437
    @vaibhavsoni2437 Před rokem +1

    If you host Nextcloud on Linode, won't you have to trust Linode with your data then?

    • @RameshKumar-rt8xb
      @RameshKumar-rt8xb Před 7 měsíci

      You can have your choice of data storage. You shouldn’t add hard drive as storage options it may cost a lot.. you could rather chose block storage from other providers and then link it next cloud

  • @RetrotudeJohan
    @RetrotudeJohan Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks for clarifying zoho doesn't support TempleOS! That earned you a subscriber.

  • @the_john19
    @the_john19 Před rokem +1

    I don't know but since iCloud got E2EE I kinda lost interest in other alternatives, though I do understand that this would only work as a full Apple User. My emails/calendar are elsewhere, so everything else is E2EE. Especially iCloud Photos.. you get all the smart features (face grouping, categories, etc.) while it's still E2EE...

  • @DawidChorabik
    @DawidChorabik Před rokem +2

    How about Synology as a solution?

    • @TheLinuxEXP
      @TheLinuxEXP  Před rokem +3

      Stay tuned, video about this next week :)

  • @scottbanner6412
    @scottbanner6412 Před rokem +1

    Ice drive can be a good option I think

  • @tyrkukulkan
    @tyrkukulkan Před rokem +2

    200GB is nowhere near enough for a photographer or videographer. RAW images and footage takes up an absolutely insane amount of space. Offline backups are best but if you want cloud then at least 1TB is needed.