I am setting up my NAS right now, and I need some suggestions for apps that I can run on my NAS or self-host.

  • I have seen some online articles, but they are too confusing because they list too many apps for each category.

  • I want backup apps for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows. (It would be great if they could back up automatically).

  • I want to sync my calendars and contacts.

  • I want to download media like TV shows and movies. (And music, too). “Of course, only legal obtained from the internet cough.”

  • I want apps that let me access my data from anywhere.

  • I saw this cool thing where you could use a Raspberry Pi to access your NAS bios from your PC.

Os - Unraid

  • PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Ugh, Nextcloud. It is always touted but it is such a pain to set up properly, and then it is slow as molasses.

    I’ve tried, and I’ve tried the similar suite from Synology, but in the end always come back to the Google system - much as I hate to admit it, Google “just works”.

    • Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      For me google isn’t “just works”. Very few functions in the ui, pretty slow

      I use nixos, so configuration for me is not that painful. And every version it becomes faster and faster, and right now it’s pretty fast

      • PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Google oppice apps are not fast, that’s true, but they are blazingly fast compared against Nextcloud or Synology. Only Office 365 can keep up (and is functionally better) - but eh, you know.