Nextcloud (AIO) has been a nightmare 😫. I’m planning to ditch it since I don’t have the time to keep tweaking it or dealing with constant issues.
Now, I’m torn between Seafile and OwnCloud.
I was interested in trying OCIS but couldn’t find a ready-to-use Docker Compose file. If anyone has one, I’d greatly appreciate it!
Also, I’ve read concerns about how Seafile stores files. Is that still an issue?
I use Portainer to manage containers, but I’m okay with a manual setup too. I just need a ready-to-use Compose file for quick deployment.
Thanks in advance!
Edit: Found a solution. Haven’t tried yet.
here is my deploy:
https://github.com/simone-viozzi/my-server/blob/main/ocis_wopi/docker-compose.yml
be aware that i’m a couple of versions behind because there are breaking changes with no upgrade path. so i need to restart from scratch… and that’s annoying.
i use trefik as a reverse proxy, and a subdomain for each service.
Maybe because of my background, but I’ve never had an issue standing up or maintaining a Nextcloud instance. Especially since the AIO release. Hell, I was shocked how easy it was to migrate.
I’m not saying it’s the best software, but it’s always just worked. I’ve been using it since I dropped own cloud for the nextcloud fork. What common issues are people having with the infrastructure?
Yeah I’m really curious where the difficulty lies. Nextcloud was one of the earliest, if not the first, services that I deployed on a server when learning about Linux/Docker from scratch. The evolution of my setup has mostly been through my better understanding of container management practices than through anything Nextcloud specific.
My only Nextcloud specific issue has to do with the implementation of a reverse proxy (NPM) breaking the ability for my Nextcloud and OnlyOffice containers ability to connect - and I’ve not been so fixed about it that I haven’t really sat down trying to figure a fix.
Seafile store data in its own proprietary format. There’s no way to just go into the disk and browse the data. You need a proper backup solution.
In my case, I sync all my Seafile data between my server, laptop and desktop, so in the worst case I only lose the file history. A better option, if you have space, is to backup the Seafile storage volumes as well.
Seafile provides ready made compose files, with a detailed guide - https://manual.seafile.com/11.0/docker/deploy_seafile_with_docker/
Also, note that if you make an account on their site, you can get a free pro license for up to three accounts.
Probably you missed it: https://owncloud.dev/ocis/guides/ocis-local-docker/
Btw also ocis store the files in its own format
FWIW the file system it uses ‘decomposedfs’ can be read by other applications like rclone if needed.
Also ocis is working on a ‘normal’ file system with a few tradeoffs:
Interesting but I haven’t found how to mount decomposefs with rclone, do you have any examples? I succeeded with WebDAV but it doesn’t seem very reliable
Never done it myself but I think this example goes over the mounting
Another thing: migrate the data with rclone at the moment is not working very well , it’s easier to install a desktop client and copy the data with it
