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@[email protected].

If you’re fed up with companies fucking you over there’s an alternative.

There software called Nextcloud which you can run on a server which works in comparable ways as Onedrive/Google Drive/Dropbox/etc. works.

You could host it yourself on a server if you know how.

If you’re not familiar with forwarding ports or setting static IP adresses you can rent some server space from Hetzner where Nextcloud is included.

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I’m totally in favor with your post, but not everyone is willing to self-host or is capable of doing it. So I recommendation would be and one that I’m currently using, is when uploading a file to these cloud services encrypt your files. I’m using #cryptomator, but I’m sure there are other alternatives, like #rclone. There is also #veracrypt, but to my understanding, is not great for cloud sync.

Cryptomator official website Quick youtube video in how to use cryptomator (3:51)

Cryptomator is open source and free, but only on desktop. To use the mobile version, you will have to pay. Here is a list of alternatives to cryptomator, if you are familiar with one, please share your knowledge.

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Don’t forget Syncthing, I always suggest it first since it doesn’t require a server or advanced knowledge to work.

  • @AteshgaRubyTeeth
    6•11 months ago

    You go to this website from Hetzner:

    https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share

    You sign up for one of the plans, cheapest is 5.11 EUR a month. You’ll get 1 TB of storage for this.

    Storage Share is essentially some space on a server from Hetzner where the Nextcloud software is already running.

    • @[email protected]
      2•11 months ago

      Their customer support is the worst I’ve ever experienced though. If nothing goes wrong,I guess they’re okay.

      I’d recommend skiff instead as not self hosted alternative

      • @AteshgaRubyTeeth
        2•11 months ago

        I havent yet dealt with the customer service so this is indeed something to keep in the back of my head.

        Does internxt and skiff also provide fully setup nextcloud instances or do you need to set it up yourself?

        I’m reading that nextcloud tends to break whenever you update it or perform administrative tasks. Hetzner does al this for you so that’s a bonus item.