Running opencloud - great nextcloud replacement - Byte Pursuits
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I’ve been running owncloud, then nextcloud for years. While it worked I was never very happy with it. Performance was always lackluster even for 1-2 users, features added are seemingly superfluous and was never something I wanted or cared about (groupware, AI assistant, talk features – don’t use, need or care). All I want is ... Read more

Hey friends. I finally fired nextcloud - and so should you.

edit: wow. reddit banned me for posting a link to my (completely unmonitezed, unproductized) blog in multiple r/selfhosted threads. I bet it’s related to this lemmy link

  • illusionist@lemmy.zipEnglish
    12·
    2 days ago

    You use a mesh vpn with a reverse proxy? How does that work?

    I run opencloud containers straight on my NAS server running ubuntu LTS, I then expose container ports on tailscale only, and then I route it via nginx proxy manager through my public VPS via tailscale.

    I’m not sure. Is it public facing or not? What’s the mesh vpn for?

    and so should you.

    Why should I? I couldn’t read it in the post. I use nextcloud because its easy and it has caldav which I use nextcloud 50% for. The other 50 percent is thinking I have a cloud if I someday need one.

    • EpicFailGuy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      I do something similar I use Pangolin (Which is an EXCELLENT project) as a self hosted alternative to cloudflareD tunels. I host it on a public VPS and then thru it tunnel web traffic to my public resources, that way I don’t have to expose my IP or have a static. Then I also use netbird as an overlay network not only to access my servers remotely but also to “join” two sites via a VPN (Backup server at my mom’s)

      • illusionist@lemmy.zipEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        That sounds like you use the mesh vpn for managing the server, e.g. ssh, and you’ve got a server at home and route all traffic via the vps to hide your ip. Do i get it right?

        OP’s setting sounded like he’s exposing his stuff publicly after routing through mesh vpn

        • EpicFailGuy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 days ago

          correct, it also has the benefit of allowing my IP to change without impacting public or private access.

    • Engywook@lemmy.zipEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      I really hate those posts with the “you should…” part. Let people use whatever they want.