Nextcloud 4+

When Dropbox lowered device limit to 3, I had been thinking about switching over but was hesitant at first due to modest reviews. And when Google Photos changed their terms, that’s when I said that’s enough. I’m glad I moved over (in 2021) because the system is rock solid. Used it for several months and no issues at all, and syncing across many devices as I need both Mac and PC laptop/desktop for work. And also for wife. And soon, for my kids. I still keep Dropbox for sharing video publicly (they seem to do this best) and others too, but with unlimited storage, no subscription fee (other than server cost), privacy and robust tech, what’s not to like?

Nextcloud gives you control, as much as you can handle: 1) Make an account on a server run by their dev team - their mission is to protect your data, not sell it. 2) Learn barely any Linux - eg Ubuntu, and install the Nextcloud Server snap - now you can manage your own server. 3) Learn a lot about Linux - install Nextcloud server from source and have complete control of your data, I can help you get there - for now I’m doing it just for fun. Check out blog . somejoe . com for a full write up on #3, #2 will be posted soon - and my contact info is somewhere there ;)
-Joe

I have the app set to sync my iCloud photos with my server. But the sync doesn’t seem to occur until I open the app, rather than in the background. I know iOS has gotten worse with background idle process killing but google photos seems to maintain sync in the background ok. So why not this app? Otherwise not bad.

2nd issue; 2fa auth using app notification. When you click on the initial iOS notification, it brings you to the front page of the app and then nothing. You have to manually go to the app’s notifications tab to see the login prompt and accept it. Consider making that pop up first thing when you click on the initial iOS notification.