I have the Raspberry Pi 3 and I just recently migrated from ownCloud. It runs a lot faster on my Pi 3 than ownCloud and the mobile app is fantastic. If anything, get it on the Pi 3. After all, it is 10x faster than the Pi 2 (they literally advertised that). Runs smooth, quick and I’m having no issu… Answer from Crasha on help.nextcloud.com
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Looking for a single board computer option for a NextCloud Server

Rockpro64 with EMMC module and 4GB RAM. Probably the best sub-$100 board you can get right now for NC. Will blow away the RPi in terms of performance.

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Best SBC for running nextcloud 2021 - ℹ️ Support - Nextcloud community
April 15, 2021 - I know similar questions have been asked a lot but none of them are up to date on this topic hence I decided to ask again. I am currently running a nextcloud instance on a Raspberry Pi 3B 1GB model. Currently, I’ve got …
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September 30, 2021 -

Raspberry Pi 4, Odroid HC2 / HC1 / XU4, Rock64 and Pro, etc. Which one is the best and how much does ram matter (2 gb vs 4 gb)?

I am planning on using NC to backup files, photos, track my phone, host recipes, and maybe a few others things. Preferably, I would use it alongside a tool like PhotoPrism.

Thanks!

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Buy a laptop with a broken screen. Then you when get a ups buildt in.
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I have a pi4 8gb. Way too much ram. Hell, my pi2 with 1gb was fast enough. I think 4gb is the sweet spot. If you have an old laptop, go for it. I'm terms of energy, my PI spends 0.07 w/day. 1 month 2.18kw.
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Best SBCs for NAS Use
For a basic file or even music server, a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ or A+ should suffice, and you could maybe even get by with a Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W. However, the Raspberry Pi 4 affords the best specs for home server use.
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March 19, 2017 - If i have understand well i see that it is better but not game changer compared to pi 4 (but it is a huge change compared to the pi 3b+). I think buying a raspberry 4 because it is a one of the good board to use and then i may use it easier ...
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April 21, 2018 - This is something I have been looking into for the last month. I could really use some direction with this build. What I am looking at doing is
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r/MiniPCs - Looking for a single board computer option for a NextCloud Server
March 3, 2019 -

Hi All! I'm looking for SBC options for a NextCloud server instance under $100. I found NextCloudPi while doing research and they list a few options. I know Raspberry Pis are popular but I'm unsure if the hardware specs would be enough. I'm looking at USB storage but I know some boards have mSATA SSD options as well. Any suggestions or tips?

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Rockpro64 with EMMC module and 4GB RAM. Probably the best sub-$100 board you can get right now for NC. Will blow away the RPi in terms of performance.

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Hi I,m using Odroid HC1 https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-hc1-home-cloud-one/ for such purposes and few more (OMV and few docker instances-PLEX, Grafana, telegraf. )In my case I have 2'5 HDD attached, but SSD also works. Note that it uses good USB-2-SATA converter. It work fantastic for more than 1 year. The CPU Load is around 10%(idle). There are more similar products which also should work-Nanopi-m4 or Nanopi T4, Rock64

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It seems like NextcloudPi (or at least this specific install script) requires Debian 11 “Bullseye” in order to work… https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi/blob/master/etc/library.sh function check_distro() { local cfg="${1:-$NCPCFG}" local supported=$(jq -r .release "$cfg") grep -q "$supp…
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Another new very interesting one with RPI form-factor (shipping 31st of July): [image] Open-spec, RPi-style SBC features new Rockchip RK3328 Pine64’s Raspberry Pi-style “Rock64” SBC offers a quad -A53 RK3328 SoC with GbE and USB 3.0 ports for $25, $35, or $45 with 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB of RAM…
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Yeah I am the same @Ark74 the Nextcloud you fixed for me was an old core2duo 2.4 Ghz crammed with 2nd hand hardrives. 120Gb system mirror and 4x 320 in a raid 10 mounted on /var Needed a PCi Gig Ethernet card as the on board had kernel issues and a 4 port Sata III card which is controlling the Rai…
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I just got one so expect a post on how things go. 4gb version + psu + 32gb eMC module £67 delivered. I am going to set under Android and Linux deploy as the Kodi / Nextcloud media centre seems like a good idea. I will publish what the I/O is like as that is the biggest prob with most of the SBC’s…
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New 64 bit SBC on the market that it aint a RK3399 but 64bit & has USB3.0 & can have 4gb Ram. If the prices are right $24.95–$44.95 1gb - 4gb https://www.pine64.org/?product=rock64-media-board-computer then so far the ROCK64 MEDIA BOARD COMPUTER is looking a winner. https://www.pine64.org/?page_id…
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I just got one so expect a post on how things go. 4gb version + psu + 32gb eMC module £67 delivered. I am going to set under Android and Linux deploy as the Kodi / Nextcloud media centre seems like a good idea. I will publish what the I/O is like as that is the biggest prob with most of the SBC’s…
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if nobody mentioned… my favorite choice are the little zotac boxes… all i need, everything runs with ubuntu and it has 2x Ethernet + WLAN ports what makes them suitable for firewalls or forward proxies. Of course Nextcloud works pretty good on them: [image]
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July 31, 2026 - For a long time, the Raspberry Pi was the default choice for any project that called for an SBC because it was affordable and well-supported. Unfortunately, things have changed. Memory prices have pushed the top-shelf Pi 5 from its original ...
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October 26, 2020 - What storage (SATA, USB, etc) you plan to use? This will limit your choices. Aside from that - you don't need super-duper SBC for a NAS which will be primary accessed from cloud (over slow Internet link). Get an RPi 3, play with it, install eg Nextcloud, see how it works.
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November 4, 2019 - After already doing a lot of research I kind of have an idea for how my system should look like: I want to put 2 HDD’s into an external enclosure with RAID 1 support for redudancy like the MEDIASONIC proraid hur5-su3 or the TerraMaster D2-310, ...
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r/NextCloud on Reddit: NextcloudPi or Yunohost (on SBC) ?
January 17, 2022 -

Hi

Supposing I have a supported Arm SBC, which one of these two would you recommend ?

  • Yunohost and then Nextcloud app

  • Nextcloud pi directly on the sbc

Concerns are

  • Security ? (Tls / reverse proxy, etc.)

  • Performance (db used / redis, etc ) ?

  • Ease of updating to new version without losing data, backup, etc ?

Thanks

Edit: better wording (thanks to Lodse)

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Hi, NextcloudPi and Yunohost are 2 different things : NextcloudPi is a self hosted cloud storage with some apps (office suite, notes, tasklists, etc.) Yunohost is a Linux distro, and you can install Nextcloud on Yunohost's web interface. You can also install a whole lot of other stuff, like GitLab, Grafana, Mumble server, Rainloop, Wiki.JS, etc. Yunohost is a pretty cool project if you are a complete novice with Linux. That way, you can deploy a lot of applications with a few clics. If you want to do the same with Raspbian on a Pi, I would recommend using Docker to deploy your applications. Very powerfull and flexible, but requires more know-how. If you want only Nextcloud(pi) on your SBC, you can flash the nextcloudpi image on your SD card and be done with it.
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r/NextCloud on Reddit: First-time user: What hardware do I need?
January 24, 2023 -

Hello, all. I am planning to build a home server for several purposes:

  • Replacing Google Drive/OneDrive general purpose with about 1 TB of storage

  • Replacing cloud services for email, calendar, notes, reminders, camera uploads etc.

  • Media playback (or at least storage) for videos, music, audiobooks

  • Game save syncing - Especially retro game saves between devices. NOT game server

  • VPN

  • Email server

  • Password Manager

  • File sharing

  • NextCloud talk?

  • Matrix messaging?

  • Future expansion

  • backups for phone, PC, and this server with file-history/time machine recovery

I wanted to use a Raspberry Pi 4 (4 or 8 gb), but there still seems to be a storage, and the hardware is aging. I want to run in Raid 1 with an off-location backup as well. I would think I would need 2 2 TB, if not 4 TB hard drives plus a small emmc boot. This isnot including the off-location backup, which I anticipated probably only needs an SBC and single hard drive. Is this feasible? Can I expect a stable experience? What hardware, storage should I be looking at? Is an ARM SBC enough?

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Running your own email server won't be fun. With the cheapest protonmail account you can create addresses and use your own domain. Self hosting all of the others you mentioned is great but the email server... Eh...
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Just about anything honestly. Even a spare laptop with an rj45 port could work. Bonus cuz it would have its own battery backup! Though you may wanna take what u/SchwaHead said into consideration. Or have a separate box for just email. Its kinda a huge liability.
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March 19, 2017 - Another new very interesting one with RPI form-factor (shipping 31st of July): Doesn’t have SATA, but USB3 which should be good enough for most needs. Also has a faster CPU and up to 4GB ram, which I think is a BIG plus if you want to run some additional apps and services on it.