Re:Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps
by MrDisposable on Sunday September 22, 2024 @06:04AM
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A newbie question: How does Nextcloud compare to Dropbox and Syncthing? Can it serve as a replacement / alternative to them?
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Re:Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps
by poisonborz on Sunday September 22, 2024 @07:30AM
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Apples and oranges. Syncthing is a selfhosted p2p syncing network and it's miles better for this. Nextcloud is a selfhosted "cloud platform" like Google Apps. How good it is for each use case varies greatly. Most often it is used for easy web/mobile access for files and photos.
I don't know which one is better, but considering file hosting, sync and web access, Nextcloud works very well. Regarding usability, as NC doesn't works like Dropbox it is a matter of taste, I prefer NC over Dropbox.
100%. Nextcloud Desktop works well and i use FolderSync on android. Has worked perfectly so far :)
+1 for FolderSync, it works great. I haven't had a single synchronization issue or missing files whatsoever after using it for 2-3 years already. Note that I never had the need to handle conflicts (I don't modify files from two different devices at the same time).