Post A6M4FD0pJSjd2r7Cym by bastiat@tryliberty.org
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 (DIR) Post #A6GsAeFKlQQcNorC76 by Laconicif@tryliberty.org
       2021-04-15T12:59:30.616979Z
       
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       I see that there are now third party providers of "free" tier #nextcloudhttps://nextcloud.com/signup/For those of you using NextCloud what is the best combination of value/ease of use? I like the idea of running on a pi, but then you have to deal with dynamic DNS. Using a VPS like Digital Ocean could get expensive.For the "free" tier nextcloud providers, I feel like that's what got us into the google drive mess to begin with.. 🤔 #gdrive #deletegoogle
       
 (DIR) Post #A6M4FD0pJSjd2r7Cym by bastiat@tryliberty.org
       2021-04-18T01:07:38.328748Z
       
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       @Laconicif You can use an inexpensive vps or some specialized VPN services that offer port forwarding to deal with the dynamic DNS.Because nextcloud is php you may want a x64 CPU, at least a newer generation Celeron, or use a retired laptop or desktop that has good hardware from 5-10 years ago, much better than pi for this use.There are some very low cost solutions for vps, easily under $5 per month. You can use VPN or ssh to tunnel traffic. You could install openvpn server or wireguard, then port forward, if you aren’t familiar with iptables you can use rinetd to make it easy. If you want to skip all that you use ssh, on the nextcloud server just: autossh -f -N -i /key user@server 443:localhost:443Repeat with any other ports needed.Ssh method is not optimal, but simplest. It also allows you to ssh over an existing VPN. Paired with an anonymous vps makes for pretty good privacy. You can get a domain name anonymously from njilla and vps from bitlaunch.Because you’re only using the vps to forward packets, if you use encryption, the vps is a very low security risk.