{"slug": "nextcloud", "name": "Nextcloud", "category": "selfhosted", "category_name": "Self-hosted and home server", "description": "Open-source self-hosted platform for file sync, sharing, calendars, contacts and collaboration.", "recommenders": 17, "commenters": 50, "warners": 11, "score": 11.188, "rising": 1.07, "first": "2025-11-03", "latest": "2026-10-24", "why": "Liked as a self-hosted way to sync files, calendars and contacts that users control, and as a WebDAV sync backend for apps like KeePass and Zotero.", "why_is_quote": false, "has_verdict": true, "sentiment": {"recommend": 18, "neutral": 25, "compare": 1, "warn": 10}, "spark": [2, 1, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 5, 1, 0, 2, 4], "listed": true, "loved": ["All-in-one sync", "WebDAV backend"], "caveat": "Slow and bloated", "short_quote": "I'm going to say that I love NC despite its slow performance.", "icon": true, "domain": "nextcloud.com", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://nextcloud.com", "pricing": "open source", "aliases": ["Nextcloud"], "verdict": [{"text": "Liked as a self-hosted way to sync files, calendars and contacts that users control", "cites": [{"id": 803488961, "item_id": 50218060, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218060", "by": "thatonehack", "date": "2026-10-24", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Contacts, calendar, passwords and photos that I control. I recommend the same to others", "excerpt": "I\u2019ve never used iCloud. I hate Apple but I hate Google more. Instead of iCloud I use WebDav, CalDav, Bitwarden and NextCloud. Contacts, calendar, passwords and photos that I control. I recommend the same to others but I can count on one hand who has actually gone away from iCloud into such a setup.", "context": "iPhone user avoiding iCloud", "use_case": "contacts, calendar, photos", "switched_from": "iCloud", "story": "Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone"}, {"id": 759808097, "item_id": 47488006, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47488006", "by": "atoav", "date": "2026-03-23", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "A Nextcloud can give you many things at once, file syncing, file shares, contact syncing, calendar syncing, etc.", "excerpt": "One tip in the EU is to consider just renting a Hetzner Storage Share. This is a 1TB (or more) Nextcloud that Hetzner manages for you for 5.11 Euros per month. A Nextcloud can give you many things at once, file syncing, file shares, contact syncing, calendar syncing, etc. I have been using this for years now after having hosted my own Nextcloud instance. The space and performance they give you for that price is unbea", "context": "", "use_case": "file, contact and calendar sync", "switched_from": "", "story": "Migrating to the EU"}, {"id": 740061088, "item_id": 46253818, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253818", "by": "arendtio", "date": "2025-12-13", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Nextcloud for files/contacts/calendar/etc. as well", "excerpt": "I use Nextcloud for files/contacts/calendar/etc. as well, but for photos I use PhotopPrism [1]. The reason is simple: photos require much more processing and focus on performance. In addition, photos take up much more space, so while my Nextcloud instance runs on an SSD, the photos reside on an HDD, mostly in sleep mode. [1] https://www.photoprism.app", "context": "self-hosts on SSD", "use_case": "files, contacts, calendar", "switched_from": "", "story": "Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help"}, {"id": 775904768, "item_id": 48494048, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48494048", "by": "bityard", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use quite a few Nextcloud features where access via tailscale is either inconvenient or impossible.", "excerpt": "That works okay if you are the only user. I use quite a few Nextcloud features where access via tailscale is either inconvenient or impossible. My whole family uses the calendar on their phones and other devices, which means they would have to either learn about VPNs, or I would be the one managing all their devices for them. (Neither are likely to happen.) I also often share individual files or folders with external", "context": "hosts for family", "use_case": "family calendar and file sharing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}]}, {"text": ", and as a WebDAV sync backend for apps like KeePass and Zotero.", "cites": [{"id": 801435120, "item_id": 50089695, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50089695", "by": "willis936", "date": "2026-10-14", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use nextcloud to sync my own keepass database across my devices.", "excerpt": "I use nextcloud to sync my own keepass database across my devices. Both nextcloud and keepassxc are open source. Please explain how self hosting open source software is locking me into a vendor. If the sky falls and strongbox ceases working with mac/iOS I can use android and linux. Nobody is locking my lockbox.", "context": "self-hosts open source software", "use_case": "syncing keepass database", "switched_from": "", "story": "Passkeys are not a trap"}, {"id": 800125489, "item_id": 50007843, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50007843", "by": "epihelix", "date": "2026-10-08", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use a nextcloud server for mine and my partner's zotero storage, and its entirely trivial to set up.", "excerpt": "What difficulties are you having? All you need is WebDAV. I use a nextcloud server for mine and my partner's zotero storage, and its entirely trivial to set up. I have many issues with Zotero (which has been dumbing down at the expense of power users for some time) \u2013 but easy private sync is definitely not one of them.", "context": "", "use_case": "Zotero file sync storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Slow Formation of Durable Software"}, {"id": 752757728, "item_id": 47047358, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47047358", "by": "Gormo", "date": "2026-02-17", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "client for personal NextCloud server; this app is used primarily for file sync", "excerpt": "Some others that I use: * NextCloud -- client for personal NextCloud server; this app is used primarily for file sync, with other features accessed with other apps. (https://nextcloud.com/features/?filter=Clients#android-client) * KeePassDX -- password manager, shares DB with KeePassXC on desktop, which is synced via NextCloud. Also functions as a TOTP authenticator. (https://www.keepassdx.com/) * DAVx5 -- CalDAV and", "context": "", "use_case": "file sync with personal server", "switched_from": "", "story": "GrapheneOS \u2013 Break Free from Google and Apple"}]}, {"text": " The most common complaint is that it feels slow and bloated", "cites": [{"id": 775878128, "item_id": 48492383, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492383", "by": "imalerba", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "warn", "quote": "I left nextcloud because how slow it felt even on my beefy server.", "excerpt": "I left nextcloud because how slow it felt even on my beefy server. I switched to opencloud.eu, it might have less features but it's just what I needed", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 732797760, "item_id": 45799860, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799860", "by": "PaulKeeble", "date": "2025-11-03", "stance": "warn", "quote": "even when cached NextCloud feels sluggish", "excerpt": "I don't doubt that large amounts of javascript can often cause issues but even when cached NextCloud feels sluggish. When I look at just the network tab of a refresh of the calendar page it does 124 network calls, 31 of which aren't cached. it seems to be making a call per calendar each of which is over 30ms. So that stacks up the more calendars you have(and you have a number by default like contact birthdays). The J", "context": "", "use_case": "calendar", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why Nextcloud feels slow to use"}, {"id": 794876225, "item_id": 49679764, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49679764", "by": "skidoodle", "date": "2026-09-13", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Nextcloud is way too bloated for just browsing and sharing files on a disk.", "excerpt": "The original filebrowser (github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser) has been archived for a while now, and Nextcloud is way too bloated for just browsing and sharing files on a disk. So I made my own replacement. It's still early so expect some rough edges and bugs, but I've been daily-driving it on my setup and it gets the job done. Repo: https://github.com/skidoodle/filebrowser", "context": "", "use_case": "file browsing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: I made an alternative to the archived filebrowser"}, {"id": 732821984, "item_id": 45801374, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45801374", "by": "jimangel2001", "date": "2025-11-03", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Nextcloud is a mess. It tries to do everything.", "excerpt": "Nextcloud is a mess. It tries to do everything. The only reason I keep it in production is because it's a hustle to transition my files and DAVx info elsewhere. The http upload is miserable, it's slow, it fails with no message, it fails to start, it hangs. When uploading duplicate files the popup is confusing. The UI is slow, the addons break on every update. The gallery is very bad, now we use immich.", "context": "keeps it in production", "use_case": "file storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why Nextcloud feels slow to use"}, {"id": 751137392, "item_id": 46946087, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946087", "by": "Shellban", "date": "2026-02-09", "stance": "warn", "quote": "I am getting tired of DDOSing myself whenever I open the wrong menu on Nextcloud.", "excerpt": "I will be replacing the Raspberry Pi 4 I use as a home server with a more powerful HP desktop. I am getting tired of DDOSing myself whenever I open the wrong menu on Nextcloud.", "context": "runs it on a Raspberry Pi 4", "use_case": "home server", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (February 2026)"}]}, {"text": ", with a dated UI and maintenance hassles also mentioned.", "cites": [{"id": 775865152, "item_id": 48491572, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48491572", "by": "fundatus", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love Nextcloud but I feel like they should really completely redo their UI.", "excerpt": "I love Nextcloud but I feel like they should really completely redo their UI. It just doesn't look like something from this decade.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 742921504, "item_id": 46432594, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46432594", "by": "drcongo", "date": "2025-12-30", "stance": "warn", "quote": "We used to have a self-hosted Nextcloud and everyone hated the docs in it.", "excerpt": "We used to have a self-hosted Nextcloud and everyone hated the docs in it. We're a design company, with everyone on Macs, so something this ugly, clunky and hard to use [0] is never going to get traction. [0] https://nextcloud.com/c/uploads/2025/09/Nextcloud-Hub-25-Autumn-Office-Writer-colors.png", "context": "design company, everyone on Macs", "use_case": "document editing for design company", "switched_from": "", "story": "Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an Almost All-EU Stack (and Saved 500\u20ac/Year)"}, {"id": 775863824, "item_id": 48491489, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48491489", "by": "lvales", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "warn", "quote": "I eventually gave up on self hosting Nextcloud because of incompatibilities with PHP(-FPM)", "excerpt": "Yeah, I eventually gave up on self hosting Nextcloud because of incompatibilities with PHP(-FPM), iirc. They were always lagging behind and it became a hassle to mantain. I ended up replacing all the parts I used with other single purpose software, and it's been a better experience overall.", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud suite", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 791626960, "item_id": 49476685, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49476685", "by": "mort96", "date": "2026-08-28", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I use it, but it constantly nags me about some software upgrade I need to do.", "excerpt": "This is Nextcloud to me. I use it, but it constantly nags me about some software upgrade I need to do. People don't appreciate enough that releasing new software has a cost. Upgrading is risky and disruptive. Even on iOS, where app upgrades are as low effort as possible, they're a nuisance; I'm occasionally unable to open an app I need because it's mid-update. One time, I was using an app, closed it to get some infor", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud", "switched_from": "", "story": "My Business Is Dying"}]}], "praise": [{"label": "All-in-one sync", "summary": "One server handles file syncing, file shares, contacts and calendars.", "quotes": [{"id": 759808097, "item_id": 47488006, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47488006", "by": "atoav", "date": "2026-03-23", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "A Nextcloud can give you many things at once, file syncing, file shares, contact syncing, calendar syncing, etc.", "excerpt": "One tip in the EU is to consider just renting a Hetzner Storage Share. This is a 1TB (or more) Nextcloud that Hetzner manages for you for 5.11 Euros per month. A Nextcloud can give you many things at once, file syncing, file shares, contact syncing, calendar syncing, etc. I have been using this for years now after having hosted my own Nextcloud instance. The space and performance they give you for that price is unbea", "context": "", "use_case": "file, contact and calendar sync", "switched_from": "", "story": "Migrating to the EU"}, {"id": 740061088, "item_id": 46253818, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253818", "by": "arendtio", "date": "2025-12-13", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Nextcloud for files/contacts/calendar/etc. as well", "excerpt": "I use Nextcloud for files/contacts/calendar/etc. as well, but for photos I use PhotopPrism [1]. The reason is simple: photos require much more processing and focus on performance. In addition, photos take up much more space, so while my Nextcloud instance runs on an SSD, the photos reside on an HDD, mostly in sleep mode. [1] https://www.photoprism.app", "context": "self-hosts on SSD", "use_case": "files, contacts, calendar", "switched_from": "", "story": "Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help"}, {"id": 775904768, "item_id": 48494048, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48494048", "by": "bityard", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use quite a few Nextcloud features where access via tailscale is either inconvenient or impossible.", "excerpt": "That works okay if you are the only user. I use quite a few Nextcloud features where access via tailscale is either inconvenient or impossible. My whole family uses the calendar on their phones and other devices, which means they would have to either learn about VPNs, or I would be the one managing all their devices for them. (Neither are likely to happen.) I also often share individual files or folders with external", "context": "hosts for family", "use_case": "family calendar and file sharing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}]}, {"label": "WebDAV backend", "summary": "Used as the sync layer for KeePass databases, Zotero storage and phone backups.", "quotes": [{"id": 801435120, "item_id": 50089695, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50089695", "by": "willis936", "date": "2026-10-14", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use nextcloud to sync my own keepass database across my devices.", "excerpt": "I use nextcloud to sync my own keepass database across my devices. Both nextcloud and keepassxc are open source. Please explain how self hosting open source software is locking me into a vendor. If the sky falls and strongbox ceases working with mac/iOS I can use android and linux. Nobody is locking my lockbox.", "context": "self-hosts open source software", "use_case": "syncing keepass database", "switched_from": "", "story": "Passkeys are not a trap"}, {"id": 800125489, "item_id": 50007843, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50007843", "by": "epihelix", "date": "2026-10-08", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use a nextcloud server for mine and my partner's zotero storage, and its entirely trivial to set up.", "excerpt": "What difficulties are you having? All you need is WebDAV. I use a nextcloud server for mine and my partner's zotero storage, and its entirely trivial to set up. I have many issues with Zotero (which has been dumbing down at the expense of power users for some time) \u2013 but easy private sync is definitely not one of them.", "context": "", "use_case": "Zotero file sync storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Slow Formation of Durable Software"}, {"id": 784904578, "item_id": 49056536, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49056536", "by": "Helmut10001", "date": "2026-07-26", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "my Nextcloud WebDav Server", "excerpt": "I use local seedvault backup and then sync via round sync daily trigger to my Nextcloud WebDav Server (native seedvault was not able to use this, for some reason).", "context": "", "use_case": "backup storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "GrapheneOS protections against data extraction from locked devices"}]}, {"label": "Data ownership", "summary": "Commenters value owning their storage and replacing Google Drive or iCloud.", "quotes": [{"id": 803488961, "item_id": 50218060, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218060", "by": "thatonehack", "date": "2026-10-24", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Contacts, calendar, passwords and photos that I control. I recommend the same to others", "excerpt": "I\u2019ve never used iCloud. I hate Apple but I hate Google more. Instead of iCloud I use WebDav, CalDav, Bitwarden and NextCloud. Contacts, calendar, passwords and photos that I control. I recommend the same to others but I can count on one hand who has actually gone away from iCloud into such a setup.", "context": "iPhone user avoiding iCloud", "use_case": "contacts, calendar, photos", "switched_from": "iCloud", "story": "Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone"}, {"id": 732872368, "item_id": 45804523, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45804523", "by": "xandrius", "date": "2025-11-03", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I'm going to say that I love NC despite its slow performance.", "excerpt": "I know people here don't like it when one answers to complaints about OSS projects with \"go fix it then\" but seeing the comment section here, it's hard to not at least think it. About 50-100 people saying that they know exactly why NC is slow, bloated, bad, but fail to a) point out a valid alternative, b) to act and do something about it. I'm going to say that I love NC despite its slow performance. I own my storage,", "context": "has run it for over 6 years", "use_case": "self-hosted file storage and productivity", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why Nextcloud feels slow to use"}, {"id": 775877057, "item_id": 48492316, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492316", "by": "troyvit", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I use the PhoneTrack app[1] with Nextcloud.", "excerpt": "This is a niche use, but I use the PhoneTrack app[1] with Nextcloud. It allows me to track my phone without relying on a third party service. It saved my ass already when I lost my phone in the park one night, and it's a nice way to track long hiking trips or road trips too as it saves the gpx and lets you export it: https://github.com/julien-nc/phonetrack", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted platform", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}]}, {"label": "Stable when maintained", "summary": "Some long-time users report years of use with few problems.", "quotes": [{"id": 780013312, "item_id": 48750832, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48750832", "by": "doubled112", "date": "2026-07-01", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I've never had real problems with it, and it wasn't for lack of trying.", "excerpt": "As a counterpoint, I\u2019m not sure what everybody is doing to their Nextcloud installs. Many people have problems so I believe they are real, but I\u2019m not sure where I\u2019ve gone so right. Right now I use Docker compose, with the major version pinned so it doesn\u2019t surprise me. I verify app compatibility before changing that major version. I use PostgreSQL as the DB. I've never had real problems with it, and it wasn't for la", "context": "long-time self-hoster", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud", "switched_from": "ownCloud", "story": "I Don't Maintain My Homelab"}, {"id": 793363392, "item_id": 49585212, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49585212", "by": "esperent", "date": "2026-09-06", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I haven't touched my nextcloud installation in maybe 9 months and I've been running it for about 1.5 years.", "excerpt": "> even with something like NextCloud or ownCloud it gets tiring pretty fast I haven't touched my nextcloud installation in maybe 9 months and I've been running it for about 1.5 years. When there is a problem it's now very easy to fix, I just point an agent at it. It syncs to my phone, my laptop, and several other people's as we use it for a small business. It's not perfect but neither were any of the commercial thing", "context": "runs it for a small business", "use_case": "file sync for small business", "switched_from": "", "story": "Cloud in a Bottle: making self-hosting accessible to everyone"}, {"id": 775898912, "item_id": 48493682, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48493682", "by": "snailmailman", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "my private instance works great and does everything I need it to. But I keep it behind a VPN.", "excerpt": "I use nextcloud all the time, my private instance works great and does everything I need it to. But I keep it behind a VPN. It\u2019s got a lot of parts, and thus a lot of surface area. It may be secure but I just assume it isn\u2019t. I rely on the VPN to be the security boundary.", "context": "self-hosts a private instance", "use_case": "private self-hosted cloud", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}]}, {"label": "Clients and apps", "summary": "Client support is described as very good, and apps like PhoneTrack are praised.", "quotes": [{"id": 732786418, "item_id": 45799151, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799151", "by": "branon", "date": "2025-11-03", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Nextcloud's client support is very good though and it has some great apps", "excerpt": "I have been considering https://bewcloud.com/ + Immich as an alternative Nextcloud's client support is very good though and it has some great apps, I use PhoneTrack on road trips a lot", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why Nextcloud feels slow to use"}, {"id": 775877057, "item_id": 48492316, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492316", "by": "troyvit", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I use the PhoneTrack app[1] with Nextcloud.", "excerpt": "This is a niche use, but I use the PhoneTrack app[1] with Nextcloud. It allows me to track my phone without relying on a third party service. It saved my ass already when I lost my phone in the park one night, and it's a nice way to track long hiking trips or road trips too as it saves the gpx and lets you export it: https://github.com/julien-nc/phonetrack", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted platform", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}]}, {"label": "Managed hosting", "summary": "Hosted options such as Hetzner Storage Share let users skip running their own server.", "quotes": [{"id": 759808097, "item_id": 47488006, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47488006", "by": "atoav", "date": "2026-03-23", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "A Nextcloud can give you many things at once, file syncing, file shares, contact syncing, calendar syncing, etc.", "excerpt": "One tip in the EU is to consider just renting a Hetzner Storage Share. This is a 1TB (or more) Nextcloud that Hetzner manages for you for 5.11 Euros per month. A Nextcloud can give you many things at once, file syncing, file shares, contact syncing, calendar syncing, etc. I have been using this for years now after having hosted my own Nextcloud instance. The space and performance they give you for that price is unbea", "context": "", "use_case": "file, contact and calendar sync", "switched_from": "", "story": "Migrating to the EU"}, {"id": 758249712, "item_id": 47390607, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47390607", "by": "davidpaulyoung", "date": "2026-03-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "You can have hosted Nextcloud on Hetzner, with Headscale, email server, Vaultwarden, and Wordpress", "excerpt": "You can have hosted Nextcloud on Hetzner, with Headscale, email server, Vaultwarden, and Wordpress on European infrastructure (Hetzner) individually installed just for you from Federated Computer today for $19/month unlimited user accounts. I use it every day. Human support, too...!", "context": "uses it daily", "use_case": "hosted office/file suite", "switched_from": "", "story": "Office.eu launches as Europe's sovereign office platform"}, {"id": 744848424, "item_id": 46553026, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46553026", "by": "KronisLV", "date": "2026-01-09", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "paid someone that provides managed Nextcloud hosting or whatever", "excerpt": "If I was better versed in writing and happened to be someone relevant, at the very least I\u2019d support the viewpoint that open source is good for preventing takeovers and software dependencies turning hostile (e.g. Valkey and OpenSearch at least existing) and preventing being held financially hostage in times of uncertainty (e.g. many Linux server side distros are free and FOSS relational DBs won\u2019t bankrupt you). Yet p", "context": "", "use_case": "office suite hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "European Commission issues call for evidence on open source"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "Slow and bloated", "summary": "Many find the web UI sluggish, even on powerful hardware.", "quotes": [{"id": 775878128, "item_id": 48492383, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492383", "by": "imalerba", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "warn", "quote": "I left nextcloud because how slow it felt even on my beefy server.", "excerpt": "I left nextcloud because how slow it felt even on my beefy server. I switched to opencloud.eu, it might have less features but it's just what I needed", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 732797760, "item_id": 45799860, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799860", "by": "PaulKeeble", "date": "2025-11-03", "stance": "warn", "quote": "even when cached NextCloud feels sluggish", "excerpt": "I don't doubt that large amounts of javascript can often cause issues but even when cached NextCloud feels sluggish. When I look at just the network tab of a refresh of the calendar page it does 124 network calls, 31 of which aren't cached. it seems to be making a call per calendar each of which is over 30ms. So that stacks up the more calendars you have(and you have a number by default like contact birthdays). The J", "context": "", "use_case": "calendar", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why Nextcloud feels slow to use"}, {"id": 794876225, "item_id": 49679764, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49679764", "by": "skidoodle", "date": "2026-09-13", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Nextcloud is way too bloated for just browsing and sharing files on a disk.", "excerpt": "The original filebrowser (github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser) has been archived for a while now, and Nextcloud is way too bloated for just browsing and sharing files on a disk. So I made my own replacement. It's still early so expect some rough edges and bugs, but I've been daily-driving it on my setup and it gets the job done. Repo: https://github.com/skidoodle/filebrowser", "context": "", "use_case": "file browsing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: I made an alternative to the archived filebrowser"}]}, {"label": "Dated, clunky UI", "summary": "Commenters call the interface outdated, and one company says staff disliked its docs editor.", "quotes": [{"id": 775865152, "item_id": 48491572, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48491572", "by": "fundatus", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love Nextcloud but I feel like they should really completely redo their UI.", "excerpt": "I love Nextcloud but I feel like they should really completely redo their UI. It just doesn't look like something from this decade.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 742921504, "item_id": 46432594, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46432594", "by": "drcongo", "date": "2025-12-30", "stance": "warn", "quote": "We used to have a self-hosted Nextcloud and everyone hated the docs in it.", "excerpt": "We used to have a self-hosted Nextcloud and everyone hated the docs in it. We're a design company, with everyone on Macs, so something this ugly, clunky and hard to use [0] is never going to get traction. [0] https://nextcloud.com/c/uploads/2025/09/Nextcloud-Hub-25-Autumn-Office-Writer-colors.png", "context": "design company, everyone on Macs", "use_case": "document editing for design company", "switched_from": "", "story": "Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an Almost All-EU Stack (and Saved 500\u20ac/Year)"}, {"id": 732821984, "item_id": 45801374, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45801374", "by": "jimangel2001", "date": "2025-11-03", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Nextcloud is a mess. It tries to do everything.", "excerpt": "Nextcloud is a mess. It tries to do everything. The only reason I keep it in production is because it's a hustle to transition my files and DAVx info elsewhere. The http upload is miserable, it's slow, it fails with no message, it fails to start, it hangs. When uploading duplicate files the popup is confusing. The UI is slow, the addons break on every update. The gallery is very bad, now we use immich.", "context": "keeps it in production", "use_case": "file storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why Nextcloud feels slow to use"}]}, {"label": "Upkeep and bugs", "summary": "Users report PHP incompatibilities, frequent upgrade nags, add-ons that break on updates, and bugs.", "quotes": [{"id": 775863824, "item_id": 48491489, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48491489", "by": "lvales", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "warn", "quote": "I eventually gave up on self hosting Nextcloud because of incompatibilities with PHP(-FPM)", "excerpt": "Yeah, I eventually gave up on self hosting Nextcloud because of incompatibilities with PHP(-FPM), iirc. They were always lagging behind and it became a hassle to mantain. I ended up replacing all the parts I used with other single purpose software, and it's been a better experience overall.", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud suite", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 791626960, "item_id": 49476685, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49476685", "by": "mort96", "date": "2026-08-28", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I use it, but it constantly nags me about some software upgrade I need to do.", "excerpt": "This is Nextcloud to me. I use it, but it constantly nags me about some software upgrade I need to do. People don't appreciate enough that releasing new software has a cost. Upgrading is risky and disruptive. Even on iOS, where app upgrades are as low effort as possible, they're a nuisance; I'm occasionally unable to open an app I need because it's mid-update. One time, I was using an app, closed it to get some infor", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud", "switched_from": "", "story": "My Business Is Dying"}, {"id": 739797105, "item_id": 46237319, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46237319", "by": "Egor3f", "date": "2025-12-11", "stance": "warn", "quote": "I keep it disabled due to tons of bugs in nextcloud itself.", "excerpt": "I use tasks.org android app (I use my smartphone for everything (except programming or server administration) as I love cellphones and portability) Tasks.org has cool filter system, which alongside it's widget makes me list of everything that's important to me just on home screen of my smartphone. For example, I can make a filter \"tasks starting today, priority yellow or higher, lists \"personal\" or \"projects\", sorr b", "context": "", "use_case": "task syncing", "switched_from": "", "story": "My productivity app is a never-ending .txt file (2020)"}]}, {"label": "Reliability", "summary": "Some warn against relying on it, citing failed uploads and general unreliability.", "quotes": [{"id": 783974064, "item_id": 48998379, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48998379", "by": "BeetleB", "date": "2026-07-21", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Nextcloud is fairly unreliable.", "excerpt": "> I back up files to my own cloud with a Nextcloud integration for Android. Ouch man. Don't do that. Nextcloud is fairly unreliable. > That being said, a monthly or so backup of devices via USB/Ethernet, like we used to in the pre-cloud area, would be enough for all intents and purposes. And/or use FolderSync to sync to your PC, and then use a proper E2E system to back up to the cloud.", "context": "", "use_case": "backing up phone files", "switched_from": "", "story": "Apple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud for CSAM"}, {"id": 732821984, "item_id": 45801374, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45801374", "by": "jimangel2001", "date": "2025-11-03", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Nextcloud is a mess. It tries to do everything.", "excerpt": "Nextcloud is a mess. It tries to do everything. The only reason I keep it in production is because it's a hustle to transition my files and DAVx info elsewhere. The http upload is miserable, it's slow, it fails with no message, it fails to start, it hangs. When uploading duplicate files the popup is confusing. The UI is slow, the addons break on every update. The gallery is very bad, now we use immich.", "context": "keeps it in production", "use_case": "file storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why Nextcloud feels slow to use"}]}, {"label": "Security surface", "summary": "Some users keep it behind a VPN because it has many parts exposed to attack.", "quotes": [{"id": 775898912, "item_id": 48493682, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48493682", "by": "snailmailman", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "my private instance works great and does everything I need it to. But I keep it behind a VPN.", "excerpt": "I use nextcloud all the time, my private instance works great and does everything I need it to. But I keep it behind a VPN. It\u2019s got a lot of parts, and thus a lot of surface area. It may be secure but I just assume it isn\u2019t. I rely on the VPN to be the security boundary.", "context": "self-hosts a private instance", "use_case": "private self-hosted cloud", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 775894784, "item_id": 48493424, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48493424", "by": "NaiveBayesian", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love nextcloud and have been using it for years.", "excerpt": "I love nextcloud and have been using it for years. However recently I've considered taking my instance offline or at least behind a VPN because even if only 10% is true of what AI folks are claiming about LLMs finding exploits left and right, it seems super risky to be hosting your private data on nextcloud. How do you folks deal with these massively increased threats to self-hosted open source apps?", "context": "self-hoster, years of use", "use_case": "self-hosted private data", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}]}], "who": [{"by": "thatonehack", "context": "iPhone user avoiding iCloud", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218060", "date": "2026-10-24"}, {"by": "esperent", "context": "runs Linux; company mostly on Windows", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136993", "date": "2026-10-18"}, {"by": "willis936", "context": "self-hosts open source software", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50089695", "date": "2026-10-14"}, {"by": "atoav", "context": "freelancer", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49961412", "date": "2026-10-05"}, {"by": "HerrlichDigital", "context": "home lab, solo founder", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49798269", "date": "2026-09-22"}, {"by": "doubled112", "context": "long-time self-hoster", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48750832", "date": "2026-07-01"}, {"by": "bityard", "context": "hosts for family", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48494048", "date": "2026-06-11"}, {"by": "snailmailman", "context": "self-hosts a private instance", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48493682", "date": "2026-06-11"}, {"by": "NaiveBayesian", "context": "self-hoster, years of use", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48493424", "date": "2026-06-11"}, {"by": "apexalpha", "context": "homelab user", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48457429", "date": "2026-06-08"}, {"by": "davidpaulyoung", "context": "uses it daily", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47390607", "date": "2026-03-15"}, {"by": "axegon_", "context": "self-hoster", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47046314", "date": "2026-02-17"}], "tags": ["self-hostable", "for families", "for small businesses", "iCloud/Google alternative", "managed hosting available"], "use_cases": ["self-hosted cloud", "backing up phone files", "contacts, calendar, photos", "docs and file storage", "syncing keepass database", "productivity"], "compared": [{"slug": "immich", "name": "Immich", "co": 4, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 1}, {"slug": "opencloud", "name": "OpenCloud", "co": 4, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 1}, {"slug": "keepassxc", "name": "KeePassXC", "co": 3, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}, {"slug": "icloud", "name": "iCloud", "co": 1, "switched_from": 1, "switched_to": 0}, {"slug": "jellyfin", "name": "Jellyfin", "co": 3, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}, {"slug": "dropbox", "name": "Dropbox", "co": 3, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48490715", "title": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future", "mentions": 8}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45798681", "title": "Why Nextcloud feels slow to use", "mentions": 4}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985548", "title": "Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?", "mentions": 3}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48992870", "title": "Apple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud for CSAM", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47045612", "title": "GrapheneOS \u2013 Break Free from Google and Apple", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50211474", "title": "Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {"recommend": 2, "warn": 2, "neutral": 1}, "2025-12": {"warn": 3, "recommend": 1}, "2026-01": {"recommend": 1, "neutral": 1}, "2026-02": {"neutral": 4, "warn": 1}, "2026-03": {"recommend": 2, "neutral": 1}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {"neutral": 1, "compare": 1}, "2026-06": {"neutral": 5, "warn": 2, "recommend": 5}, "2026-07": {"recommend": 1, "neutral": 4}, "2026-08": {"neutral": 3}, "2026-09": {"recommend": 2, "warn": 1, "neutral": 1}, "2026-10": {"warn": 1, "neutral": 4, "recommend": 4}}, "quotes": [{"id": 803488961, "item_id": 50218060, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218060", "by": "thatonehack", "date": "2026-10-24", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Contacts, calendar, passwords and photos that I control. I recommend the same to others", "excerpt": "I\u2019ve never used iCloud. I hate Apple but I hate Google more. Instead of iCloud I use WebDav, CalDav, Bitwarden and NextCloud. Contacts, calendar, passwords and photos that I control. I recommend the same to others but I can count on one hand who has actually gone away from iCloud into such a setup.", "context": "iPhone user avoiding iCloud", "use_case": "contacts, calendar, photos", "switched_from": "iCloud", "story": "Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone"}, {"id": 802191888, "item_id": 50136993, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136993", "by": "esperent", "date": "2026-10-18", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "No, we use Nextcloud for docs and most storage", "excerpt": "- You use Windows for OS Personally I run linux but most of the company is on Windows, sure - You use Sharepoint for documentation No, we use Nextcloud for docs and most storage - You use Outlook for Mail No, Mxroute. Which actually caused quite a bit of problems with Teams original because it REALLY expects you to use exchange - You use OneDrive for storage For large files only, or files that are shared in chat - Yo", "context": "runs Linux; company mostly on Windows", "use_case": "docs and file storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Microsoft Teams is a red flag"}, {"id": 801435120, "item_id": 50089695, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50089695", "by": "willis936", "date": "2026-10-14", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use nextcloud to sync my own keepass database across my devices.", "excerpt": "I use nextcloud to sync my own keepass database across my devices. Both nextcloud and keepassxc are open source. Please explain how self hosting open source software is locking me into a vendor. If the sky falls and strongbox ceases working with mac/iOS I can use android and linux. Nobody is locking my lockbox.", "context": "self-hosts open source software", "use_case": "syncing keepass database", "switched_from": "", "story": "Passkeys are not a trap"}, {"id": 800409495, "item_id": 50025593, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025593", "by": "MayeulC", "date": "2026-10-09", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Nextcloud, OnlyOffice, Kanboard: for productivity", "excerpt": "Well, I have a VPS, plus multiple physical servers in different locations (parents, etc). The VPS is useful for: - sending e-mails (hard to improve your reputation on residential IPs and get a reverse DNS record) - Unifi controller, though I appreciate Unifi less and less. - Uptime monitoring / status page - I think I'll move my headscale node there, since it has the highest availability -- Internet was out for a wee", "context": "", "use_case": "productivity", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?"}, {"id": 800282675, "item_id": 50017667, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50017667", "by": "wraptile", "date": "2026-10-09", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "languagetool, nextcloud, hister, syncthing, restic backups, vaultwarden, windmill", "excerpt": "These VPS no longer make much sense for self-hosting imo. I have two refurbished 32gb ram Lenovo k14 laptops (250$ each) that I use for self-hosting over tailscale and cloudflare tunnels. This is a lot of compute and very little power use. One for personal self-hosted projects: languagetool, nextcloud, hister, syncthing, restic backups, vaultwarden, windmill. Another for public facing web apps I host through cloudfla", "context": "", "use_case": "file sync and cloud", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?"}, {"id": 800190512, "item_id": 50011907, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50011907", "by": "0x262d", "date": "2026-10-08", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I use the free-tier Oracle server, but: Nextcloud.", "excerpt": "I use the free-tier Oracle server, but: Nextcloud. Minecraft server. I will probably move my Joplin and Wallabag hosting there soon, currently paying for both. I tried running a Valheim server there, but ran into bugs emulating it with FEX, unfortunately.", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?"}, {"id": 800125489, "item_id": 50007843, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50007843", "by": "epihelix", "date": "2026-10-08", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use a nextcloud server for mine and my partner's zotero storage, and its entirely trivial to set up.", "excerpt": "What difficulties are you having? All you need is WebDAV. I use a nextcloud server for mine and my partner's zotero storage, and its entirely trivial to set up. I have many issues with Zotero (which has been dumbing down at the expense of power users for some time) \u2013 but easy private sync is definitely not one of them.", "context": "", "use_case": "Zotero file sync storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Slow Formation of Durable Software"}, {"id": 799382593, "item_id": 49961412, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49961412", "by": "atoav", "date": "2026-10-05", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I sync the folders using Nextcloud", "excerpt": "I love typst. It is a simple way to create reusable layouts and functions that you can fill with dynamic data. E.g. I am a freelancer and made an invoice template where I just have to provide my customers data and the amounts. It automatically renders a QR code that my customer can scan that enters the right IBAN, subject, amount into their banking account (there is a standard for everything). Additionally it calcula", "context": "freelancer", "use_case": "syncing folders", "switched_from": "", "story": "Typst 0.15 Contains Multitudes"}, {"id": 798666529, "item_id": 49916658, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49916658", "by": "0x0f0f0f", "date": "2026-10-01", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Finally something that is not nextcloud", "excerpt": "Found this gem. A self-hosted, open source alternative to Google Workspace: mail, drive, docs, sheets, slides, calendar and chat. Built on vite, tanstack, tailwind and modern TS stack. Finally something that is not nextcloud", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Eigen: Self-hosted alternative to Google Workspace"}, {"id": 797909697, "item_id": 49869356, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49869356", "by": "Jaxan", "date": "2026-09-27", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "", "excerpt": "Can\u2019t you just open a folder inside your Dropbox folders? Then it should just sync, right? (That\u2019s how I use zettlr, but with nextcloud instead of Dropbox.)", "context": "", "use_case": "syncing notes", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: Building a Markdown editor for Mac, iOS and web"}, {"id": 796772304, "item_id": 49798269, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49798269", "by": "HerrlichDigital", "date": "2026-09-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Nextcloud (Cloud Storage alternative)", "excerpt": "I'm also running a Home Lab with several useful projects: - Nextcloud (Cloud Storage alternative) - Home Assistant (Awesome Smart Home Platform) - Calibre-Web (Managing my eBooks) I also run Umami but on a fly.io instance with all my other software that i build as a solo preneur.", "context": "home lab, solo founder", "use_case": "cloud storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What self-hosted apps do you use daily?"}, {"id": 794876225, "item_id": 49679764, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49679764", "by": "skidoodle", "date": "2026-09-13", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Nextcloud is way too bloated for just browsing and sharing files on a disk.", "excerpt": "The original filebrowser (github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser) has been archived for a while now, and Nextcloud is way too bloated for just browsing and sharing files on a disk. So I made my own replacement. It's still early so expect some rough edges and bugs, but I've been daily-driving it on my setup and it gets the job done. Repo: https://github.com/skidoodle/filebrowser", "context": "", "use_case": "file browsing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: I made an alternative to the archived filebrowser"}, {"id": 793363392, "item_id": 49585212, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49585212", "by": "esperent", "date": "2026-09-06", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I haven't touched my nextcloud installation in maybe 9 months and I've been running it for about 1.5 years.", "excerpt": "> even with something like NextCloud or ownCloud it gets tiring pretty fast I haven't touched my nextcloud installation in maybe 9 months and I've been running it for about 1.5 years. When there is a problem it's now very easy to fix, I just point an agent at it. It syncs to my phone, my laptop, and several other people's as we use it for a small business. It's not perfect but neither were any of the commercial thing", "context": "runs it for a small business", "use_case": "file sync for small business", "switched_from": "", "story": "Cloud in a Bottle: making self-hosting accessible to everyone"}, {"id": 791626960, "item_id": 49476685, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49476685", "by": "mort96", "date": "2026-08-28", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I use it, but it constantly nags me about some software upgrade I need to do.", "excerpt": "This is Nextcloud to me. I use it, but it constantly nags me about some software upgrade I need to do. People don't appreciate enough that releasing new software has a cost. Upgrading is risky and disruptive. Even on iOS, where app upgrades are as low effort as possible, they're a nuisance; I'm occasionally unable to open an app I need because it's mid-update. One time, I was using an app, closed it to get some infor", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud", "switched_from": "", "story": "My Business Is Dying"}, {"id": 789741206, "item_id": 49358825, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49358825", "by": "sandreas", "date": "2026-08-19", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "NextCloud", "excerpt": "There is nothing like Apple Mail in my opinion, but here are some alternatives... I use Evolution in Linux, but since you explicetely need Windows, I only listed cross Plattform... Vivaldi MailSpring Pelton BetterBird Aerion Self-hosted: Kurrier NextCloud", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted email", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: Good IMAP Email Clients?"}, {"id": 787036626, "item_id": 49189789, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49189789", "by": "queenkjuul", "date": "2026-08-05", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "VPN to my home server so i can access Plex, Nextcloud etc via my domain name", "excerpt": "Oof. Not actually the end of the world for me but i do have two of their free instances that i rely on every day. Lucky for me i mostly just use the functionally unlimited bandwidth they give out for free (VPN to my home server so i can access Plex, Nextcloud etc via my domain name--basically zero CPU, but lots of big file transfers) My god though, OCI is an absolute shambles, far and away the most awful cloud relate", "context": "", "use_case": "home file hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Oracle Just Halved Its Always Free ARM Limits"}, {"id": 784904578, "item_id": 49056536, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49056536", "by": "Helmut10001", "date": "2026-07-26", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "my Nextcloud WebDav Server", "excerpt": "I use local seedvault backup and then sync via round sync daily trigger to my Nextcloud WebDav Server (native seedvault was not able to use this, for some reason).", "context": "", "use_case": "backup storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "GrapheneOS protections against data extraction from locked devices"}, {"id": 783974064, "item_id": 48998379, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48998379", "by": "BeetleB", "date": "2026-07-21", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Nextcloud is fairly unreliable.", "excerpt": "> I back up files to my own cloud with a Nextcloud integration for Android. Ouch man. Don't do that. Nextcloud is fairly unreliable. > That being said, a monthly or so backup of devices via USB/Ethernet, like we used to in the pre-cloud area, would be enough for all intents and purposes. And/or use FolderSync to sync to your PC, and then use a proper E2E system to back up to the cloud.", "context": "", "use_case": "backing up phone files", "switched_from": "", "story": "Apple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud for CSAM"}, {"id": 783936224, "item_id": 48996014, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48996014", "by": "drnick1", "date": "2026-07-21", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I back up files to my own cloud with a Nextcloud integration for Android.", "excerpt": "> But you still need backups right? I back up files to my own cloud with a Nextcloud integration for Android. That being said, a monthly or so backup of devices via USB/Ethernet, like we used to in the pre-cloud area, would be enough for all intents and purposes. It's not like what people have on their phones is generally very valuable.", "context": "", "use_case": "backing up phone files", "switched_from": "", "story": "Apple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud for CSAM"}, {"id": 782942193, "item_id": 48933887, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48933887", "by": "cbcoutinho", "date": "2026-07-16", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "The primary storage mechanism is .md files stored as Notes in Nextcloud", "excerpt": "I have developed an open-source memory system for agents accessible over MCP, which makes it possible to access it via any coding agent locally (claude-code) or via mobile (Claude AI, Mistral AI, etc). The primary storage mechanism is .md files stored as Notes in Nextcloud; however, since Nextcloud supports a rich ecosystem of apps such as documents, rss feeds, calendar, etc, your knowledge base can grow with you. Al", "context": "", "use_case": "note storage backend", "switched_from": "", "story": "Open-source memory for coding agents, synced over SSH"}, {"id": 780327568, "item_id": 48770473, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48770473", "by": "BeetleB", "date": "2026-07-02", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I do use NextCloud, for instance (which, BTW, is fairly painful for some of the reasons I listed above)", "excerpt": "I'm glad you're happy with it, and perhaps Immich will continue to remain secure. 3 years is comforting. I will note that the last solution I used was fine for over a decade before it broke (and eventually the project died). For much of the time I was using it, it was the primary open source self hosting solution. So one of my criteria is: \"If the project dies, can I maintain it?\" Obviously, I can't use that approach", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosting", "switched_from": "", "story": "Immich v3.0.0 Released"}, {"id": 780013312, "item_id": 48750832, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48750832", "by": "doubled112", "date": "2026-07-01", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I've never had real problems with it, and it wasn't for lack of trying.", "excerpt": "As a counterpoint, I\u2019m not sure what everybody is doing to their Nextcloud installs. Many people have problems so I believe they are real, but I\u2019m not sure where I\u2019ve gone so right. Right now I use Docker compose, with the major version pinned so it doesn\u2019t surprise me. I verify app compatibility before changing that major version. I use PostgreSQL as the DB. I've never had real problems with it, and it wasn't for la", "context": "long-time self-hoster", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud", "switched_from": "ownCloud", "story": "I Don't Maintain My Homelab"}, {"id": 778764721, "item_id": 48672795, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672795", "by": "doubled112", "date": "2026-06-25", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I use Nextcloud and WebDAV for access.", "excerpt": "Syncing isn't a KeePassXC problem. The database is just a file. That may or may not make your life easier. There are a few decent Android and iOS apps that work well. I use Nextcloud and WebDAV for access. Not a setup I can recommend to just anybody though.", "context": "", "use_case": "syncing password database", "switched_from": "", "story": "LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach"}, {"id": 776199777, "item_id": 48512486, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48512486", "by": "ntnsndr", "date": "2026-06-12", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "it works well with my own nextcloud", "excerpt": "I've been daily driving on Fairphones for a few years as a tester for Murena. It's painless, and fits my threat model of trying to mitigate corporate tracking. My elderly mother uses it too. I really like the app store. No purchases, FDroid integrated. I don't use the Murena cloud stuff but it works well with my own nextcloud. I recommend it.", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud", "switched_from": "", "story": "/e/OS 4.0 is here"}, {"id": 776020064, "item_id": 48501254, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48501254", "by": "rgblambda", "date": "2026-06-12", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Some European governments and municipalities have switched to it.", "excerpt": "Something like nextcloud.com? It's appeared on HN a few times. Some European governments and municipalities have switched to it.", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted G-Suite alternative", "switched_from": "", "story": "Digital Sovereignty Becomes an Imperative as the US Reads Dutch Emails"}, {"id": 775904768, "item_id": 48494048, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48494048", "by": "bityard", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use quite a few Nextcloud features where access via tailscale is either inconvenient or impossible.", "excerpt": "That works okay if you are the only user. I use quite a few Nextcloud features where access via tailscale is either inconvenient or impossible. My whole family uses the calendar on their phones and other devices, which means they would have to either learn about VPNs, or I would be the one managing all their devices for them. (Neither are likely to happen.) I also often share individual files or folders with external", "context": "hosts for family", "use_case": "family calendar and file sharing", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 775899696, "item_id": 48493731, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48493731", "by": "jacobgkau", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I remember when Nextcloud moved from a drop-down menu for the apps to listing them all out separately on the header bar", "excerpt": "> Your apps are now available via focused waffle menu for centralized access to all your apps. It reduces distraction and uses the interface space efficiently as your your library grows. \"your your\" typo aside, I remember when Nextcloud moved from a drop-down menu for the apps to listing them all out separately on the header bar, to make them more visible and reduce the clicks to switch apps. I guess they've changed ", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted suite", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 775898912, "item_id": 48493682, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48493682", "by": "snailmailman", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "my private instance works great and does everything I need it to. But I keep it behind a VPN.", "excerpt": "I use nextcloud all the time, my private instance works great and does everything I need it to. But I keep it behind a VPN. It\u2019s got a lot of parts, and thus a lot of surface area. It may be secure but I just assume it isn\u2019t. I rely on the VPN to be the security boundary.", "context": "self-hosts a private instance", "use_case": "private self-hosted cloud", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 775894784, "item_id": 48493424, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48493424", "by": "NaiveBayesian", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love nextcloud and have been using it for years.", "excerpt": "I love nextcloud and have been using it for years. However recently I've considered taking my instance offline or at least behind a VPN because even if only 10% is true of what AI folks are claiming about LLMs finding exploits left and right, it seems super risky to be hosting your private data on nextcloud. How do you folks deal with these massively increased threats to self-hosted open source apps?", "context": "self-hoster, years of use", "use_case": "self-hosted private data", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 775878128, "item_id": 48492383, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492383", "by": "imalerba", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "warn", "quote": "I left nextcloud because how slow it felt even on my beefy server.", "excerpt": "I left nextcloud because how slow it felt even on my beefy server. I switched to opencloud.eu, it might have less features but it's just what I needed", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 775877057, "item_id": 48492316, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492316", "by": "troyvit", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I use the PhoneTrack app[1] with Nextcloud.", "excerpt": "This is a niche use, but I use the PhoneTrack app[1] with Nextcloud. It allows me to track my phone without relying on a third party service. It saved my ass already when I lost my phone in the park one night, and it's a nice way to track long hiking trips or road trips too as it saves the gpx and lets you export it: https://github.com/julien-nc/phonetrack", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted platform", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 775865152, "item_id": 48491572, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48491572", "by": "fundatus", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love Nextcloud but I feel like they should really completely redo their UI.", "excerpt": "I love Nextcloud but I feel like they should really completely redo their UI. It just doesn't look like something from this decade.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 775863824, "item_id": 48491489, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48491489", "by": "lvales", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "warn", "quote": "I eventually gave up on self hosting Nextcloud because of incompatibilities with PHP(-FPM)", "excerpt": "Yeah, I eventually gave up on self hosting Nextcloud because of incompatibilities with PHP(-FPM), iirc. They were always lagging behind and it became a hassle to mantain. I ended up replacing all the parts I used with other single purpose software, and it's been a better experience overall.", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted cloud suite", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring: Built together, designed for the future"}, {"id": 775318866, "item_id": 48457429, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48457429", "by": "apexalpha", "date": "2026-06-08", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I am now adding Nextcloud and moving calendar offline", "excerpt": "I use Hermes at home. Swapped out Openclaw for this. It seems to work better with smaller contexts, chuncking it up in smaller pieces. I don't code with it, I use Claude for that. But what I do do: it's a sysadmin for my homelab. It has a read-only mcp server to check the k8s status and has it's own ssh access to fix stuff after I approve it per session. It's magical. Each morning I get a small update whether the bac", "context": "homelab user", "use_case": "self-hosted calendar", "switched_from": "Google Calendar", "story": "Hermes Agent \u2013 Open-Source AI Agent with Persistent Memory"}, {"id": 772754736, "item_id": 48297171, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48297171", "by": "dangrover", "date": "2026-05-27", "stance": "compare", "quote": "This looks really cool and more modern than Nextcloud.", "excerpt": "This looks really cool and more modern than Nextcloud. From the homepage, I was a little wary of the idea of hosting my own email server -- doesn't that require a ton of effort due to spam? Or can I use it with an external provider and use this as webmail?", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted workspace", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: Open-source Workspace (mail,docs,spreadsheet,drive) web/iOS"}, {"id": 768723154, "item_id": 48045197, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48045197", "by": "m463", "date": "2026-05-06", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I use some apps that talk to my local network - omnifocus, nextcloud.", "excerpt": "You know what I do? I have a second iphone. main iphone - mostly revolves around phone and messages. lockdown mode. no bluetooth, no wifi, no location services, privacy stuff all restricted. I also do some web browsing. I run adblock which lets you filter lots of stuff. apple id signed out. and my second iphone - offline iphone. I install it using ethernet with outside connection (usb->ethernet dongles work for iphon", "context": "", "use_case": "local network sync", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ads on Apple Maps"}, {"id": 760471185, "item_id": 47529449, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47529449", "by": "DemiGuru", "date": "2026-03-26", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "From nextcloud (private) to https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage.", "excerpt": "I use offsite backups for that very scenario - From nextcloud (private) to https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage.", "context": "", "use_case": "private photo storage", "switched_from": "", "story": null}, {"id": 759808097, "item_id": 47488006, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47488006", "by": "atoav", "date": "2026-03-23", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "A Nextcloud can give you many things at once, file syncing, file shares, contact syncing, calendar syncing, etc.", "excerpt": "One tip in the EU is to consider just renting a Hetzner Storage Share. This is a 1TB (or more) Nextcloud that Hetzner manages for you for 5.11 Euros per month. A Nextcloud can give you many things at once, file syncing, file shares, contact syncing, calendar syncing, etc. I have been using this for years now after having hosted my own Nextcloud instance. The space and performance they give you for that price is unbea", "context": "", "use_case": "file, contact and calendar sync", "switched_from": "", "story": "Migrating to the EU"}, {"id": 758249712, "item_id": 47390607, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47390607", "by": "davidpaulyoung", "date": "2026-03-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "You can have hosted Nextcloud on Hetzner, with Headscale, email server, Vaultwarden, and Wordpress", "excerpt": "You can have hosted Nextcloud on Hetzner, with Headscale, email server, Vaultwarden, and Wordpress on European infrastructure (Hetzner) individually installed just for you from Federated Computer today for $19/month unlimited user accounts. I use it every day. Human support, too...!", "context": "uses it daily", "use_case": "hosted office/file suite", "switched_from": "", "story": "Office.eu launches as Europe's sovereign office platform"}, {"id": 754417136, "item_id": 47151071, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47151071", "by": "retired", "date": "2026-02-25", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Most platforms like Nextcloud focus on file storage, email, documents and video conference", "excerpt": "Is there a European alternative to Microsoft 365? Most platforms like Nextcloud focus on file storage, email, documents and video conference but don't do anything similar to the identity management, provisioning, policies and SSO that Office 365 provides. A national government is large enough to run their own Keycloak instance but a regional branch of government would be better off with having a SaaS for that. It wou", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Danish Gov agency to ditch Microsoft software in push for digital independence"}, {"id": 752757728, "item_id": 47047358, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47047358", "by": "Gormo", "date": "2026-02-17", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "client for personal NextCloud server; this app is used primarily for file sync", "excerpt": "Some others that I use: * NextCloud -- client for personal NextCloud server; this app is used primarily for file sync, with other features accessed with other apps. (https://nextcloud.com/features/?filter=Clients#android-client) * KeePassDX -- password manager, shares DB with KeePassXC on desktop, which is synced via NextCloud. Also functions as a TOTP authenticator. (https://www.keepassdx.com/) * DAVx5 -- CalDAV and", "context": "", "use_case": "file sync with personal server", "switched_from": "", "story": "GrapheneOS \u2013 Break Free from Google and Apple"}, {"id": 751137392, "item_id": 46946087, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946087", "by": "Shellban", "date": "2026-02-09", "stance": "warn", "quote": "I am getting tired of DDOSing myself whenever I open the wrong menu on Nextcloud.", "excerpt": "I will be replacing the Raspberry Pi 4 I use as a home server with a more powerful HP desktop. I am getting tired of DDOSing myself whenever I open the wrong menu on Nextcloud.", "context": "runs it on a Raspberry Pi 4", "use_case": "home server", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (February 2026)"}, {"id": 742921504, "item_id": 46432594, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46432594", "by": "drcongo", "date": "2025-12-30", "stance": "warn", "quote": "We used to have a self-hosted Nextcloud and everyone hated the docs in it.", "excerpt": "We used to have a self-hosted Nextcloud and everyone hated the docs in it. We're a design company, with everyone on Macs, so something this ugly, clunky and hard to use [0] is never going to get traction. [0] https://nextcloud.com/c/uploads/2025/09/Nextcloud-Hub-25-Autumn-Office-Writer-colors.png", "context": "design company, everyone on Macs", "use_case": "document editing for design company", "switched_from": "", "story": "Bye Bye Big Tech: How I Migrated to an Almost All-EU Stack (and Saved 500\u20ac/Year)"}, {"id": 740061088, "item_id": 46253818, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253818", "by": "arendtio", "date": "2025-12-13", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Nextcloud for files/contacts/calendar/etc. as well", "excerpt": "I use Nextcloud for files/contacts/calendar/etc. as well, but for photos I use PhotopPrism [1]. The reason is simple: photos require much more processing and focus on performance. In addition, photos take up much more space, so while my Nextcloud instance runs on an SSD, the photos reside on an HDD, mostly in sleep mode. [1] https://www.photoprism.app", "context": "self-hosts on SSD", "use_case": "files, contacts, calendar", "switched_from": "", "story": "Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help"}, {"id": 732821984, "item_id": 45801374, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45801374", "by": "jimangel2001", "date": "2025-11-03", "stance": "warn", "quote": "Nextcloud is a mess. It tries to do everything.", "excerpt": "Nextcloud is a mess. It tries to do everything. The only reason I keep it in production is because it's a hustle to transition my files and DAVx info elsewhere. The http upload is miserable, it's slow, it fails with no message, it fails to start, it hangs. When uploading duplicate files the popup is confusing. The UI is slow, the addons break on every update. The gallery is very bad, now we use immich.", "context": "keeps it in production", "use_case": "file storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why Nextcloud feels slow to use"}, {"id": 732797760, "item_id": 45799860, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799860", "by": "PaulKeeble", "date": "2025-11-03", "stance": "warn", "quote": "even when cached NextCloud feels sluggish", "excerpt": "I don't doubt that large amounts of javascript can often cause issues but even when cached NextCloud feels sluggish. When I look at just the network tab of a refresh of the calendar page it does 124 network calls, 31 of which aren't cached. it seems to be making a call per calendar each of which is over 30ms. So that stacks up the more calendars you have(and you have a number by default like contact birthdays). The J", "context": "", "use_case": "calendar", "switched_from": "", "story": "Why Nextcloud feels slow to use"}]}