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Re:I don't want to host services (but I do) by om154 on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @12:07PM (#37064773)
I want to self-host all of my data such as calendar, contacts, photos and more but I just haven’t dedicated the time yet
Re:I don't want to host services (but I do) by stavros on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @12:20PM (#37064958)
Here you go: https://www.pastery.net/xtydav/

apt-get install postgresql, connect it, and you're done.

Re:I don't want to host services (but I do) by jasode on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @12:35PM (#37065197)
>, and you're done.

It doesn't seem that simple. When I researched Nextcloud in the past, I avoided it because of warnings like the ones in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25481465

Ctrl+F search that thread for "failure".

If Nextcloud has solved whatever issues were happening in 2020, it still doesn't necessarily instill confidence because one can remain skeptical and assume there are new issues still happening in 2023. E.g. https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues

It's going to take some time to wade through all those Github issues to determine if there are any showstoppers that would affect one's installation. This doesn't look like a low-maintenance solution. The gp's wording of "dedicated the time" seems very relevant. Copy&paste of some YAML doesn't really address the work involved.

Re:I don't want to host services (but I do) by stavros on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @12:55PM (#37065487)
Well, personally, I've been running it for years and it's never had as much as a hiccup, but YMMV.
Re:I don't want to host services (but I do) by midasz on Thursday August 10, 2023 @03:41AM (#37073165)
For photos I recommend Immich (https://immich.app/) - recently switched from nextcloud to immich and it's ridiculous that this is free and opensource software - it feels so premium.