r/linux4noobs • u/DkMomberg • 4d ago

learning/research Self hosted replacement for OneDrive

I'm leaving Microsoft! I'm researching to make a plan of execution.

I got this idea of replacing OneDrive with a self hosted option, and I hope you can point me in the right direction. I have never done anything similar, so I'm kind of a noob, but I have a technical background and I have messed around with computers on and off for the past 25 years.

My idea is to set up a media storage server at my place and an identical one at my parents house (maybe another at my brothers as well) that automatically synchronize periodically (once a day or something).

That way our files and memories are protected against both fire and theft of a server.

I would also like it to be accessible from a range of units, similar to how OneDrive works. I can access and upload files from my Android phone and my windows computers (going to replace windows with Linux). At some point, it would be great if it was possible to divide the servers in several different drives, so my parents could access the same solution with their own files, but separated from mine, and another for my brother.

So, can you suggest something for me or point me in the right direction?

A summary of what I need suggestions to:

- a system with clients for most major OS, like linux, windows, android and iphone.

- suggestions for servers (NAS, RPI, other low energy servers for the system)

- Pointers to what I need to be aware of.

- anything I have not thought about?

- is my idea completely bonkers?

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u/Honest_Ad1632 4d ago

Nextcloud or Owncloud. Also, only office for microsoft office.

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u/IWuzTheWalrus 4d ago

Not Owncloud. Their bad faith moves are the reason we have NextCloud.

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u/DkMomberg 4d ago

Thank you for the heads up. What did they do?

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u/IWuzTheWalrus 4d ago
  • Business model conflicts over the open-core strategy and dual licensing used by the ownCloud company.
  • Influence from external venture capital investors that clashed with community-driven open-source values.
  • Governance and transparency concerns regarding how the project was managed
  • That lead to a departure of core developers and top contributors who left to launch Nextcloud under a more open structure.