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Nextcloud/OneDrive Files-only Replacement (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 5 months ago by naate@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I currently have Nextcloud running, and it's stable, performant...no issues whatsoever. But it's also a LOT more than what I need, and stores files in an "unusable" state if I want to look at them outside of Nextcloud. The real kicker is that the linux client wants to download the entire cloud drive, which simply doesn't work for me.

For most cases, I think a samba share is all I need, but I do have times when I don't have internet access, so the ability to save specific files locally to sync back when I'm home would be great. Nextcloud and OneDrive have a "always keep on this device" option which has been perfect in the past.

I use Syncthing for some specific cases, but it adds extra steps I don't want to deal with all the time.

Specifically, I'm looking for something with these requirements:

provide a virtual drive for Linux and Windows
can keep specific files/folders from that drive offline
point the server to a folder (or folders), and that's what it shares

And "would be nice, but not required"

web interface to view/download files
user-level access
web and virtual drive can be accessed via reverse proxy

I've tried poking around, and can't find anything that seems to fit. I'm surprised there isn't a webdav client or samba config option that would do what I want, but I may also be in a mental rut and missing a key term.

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[–] naate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I thought the same thing, but I've spent a good chunk of time looking at every button in the linux client, and it's just options of "sync: y/n", with an initial choice of "do not sync if folder size is 500MB+". And the files/folders not synced do not show up locally. The windows client lets you see everything, but only download when you open or pick "save locally". But not on Linux.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Docs say you can choose what to sync, and disable syncing entirely where you don't want it: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/user_manual/en/desktop/usage.html

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

There should be a nearly identical menu to the Windows version that lets you select or deselect folders.

Click on your account > settings. And then it will show the list of folders available to sync.