BewCloud
Infrastructure
self-hosted cloud storage
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4 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Good idea to offer a lighter, simpler Nextcloud alternative
From 2 comments
This could be great for homelabbers. I have around 40 services I run currently but every time I tried Next/owncloud I just removed it shortly after. Found it lacking speed, or…
szszrk on HNLooks cool, congrats to the launch!
lagrange77 on HN
Objections
Splitting into many separate services may be easier than one monolith
From 2 comments
Any reason this is all one giant project? One of Nextcloud's IMHO fatal mistakes is it tries to be everything. So people have to choose between say, a better todo app, or the one…
ocdtrekkie on HNThis is why I abandoned it. And I am happier after I gave up on it. You want me to have how many services running just so I can have a calDav/cardDav server? And sometimes you'll…
DirkH on HN
CalDAV/CardDAV and WebDAV are hard to implement correctly
From 2 comments
I fear you may be in for a painful time :(. My experience with DAV in general is that there are enough inconsistencies between clients that it's hard to support everyone…
andrewaylett on HNReally cool to see this I hope you're able to continue this work. As others have said, CalDAV / CardDAV are complex standards and getting the nuances right without using some…
vrinsd on HN
Requests
Better, more reliable file sync
From 2 comments
This looks cool. I don’t know what direction you’re going to take this, but my big challenge with Nextcloud is that the file syncing gets very unreliable in short order. I…
shortformblog on HNSecond this. Setting up syncthing was incredibly easy and it is a beast. Has no problems syncing all my huge video media files All it did is beg the question for me: why has…
DirkH on HN
Support Syncthing as a backend
From 2 comments
This looks cool. I don’t know what direction you’re going to take this, but my big challenge with Nextcloud is that the file syncing gets very unreliable in short order. I…
shortformblog on HNThanks! I'm not sure just yet and I still have Calendars/CalDav to work on first, but I've added Syncthing as a potential backend for the desktop client. I also have notes to…
BrunoBernardino on HN
Keep upgrades hands-off
From 1 comment
My biggest gripe is how often Nextcloud goes into maintenance mode. While this is currently slightly annoying, Nextcloud would quickly be rendered useless to my family would I…
zamalek on HN
Questions
Will it need Postgres installed?
From 1 comment
I look forward to the photo and file sharing. Will I still have to install postgres?
getwiththeprog on HN
Why not use existing CalDAV/CardDAV servers like Radicale?
From 1 comment
Really cool to see this I hope you're able to continue this work. As others have said, CalDAV / CardDAV are complex standards and getting the nuances right without using some…
vrinsd on HN
Alternatives named
Nextcloud
From 2 comments
Any reason this is all one giant project? One of Nextcloud's IMHO fatal mistakes is it tries to be everything. So people have to choose between say, a better todo app, or the one…
ocdtrekkie on HNThis could be great for homelabbers. I have around 40 services I run currently but every time I tried Next/owncloud I just removed it shortly after. Found it lacking speed, or…
szszrk on HN
Radicale
From 2 comments
This is why I abandoned it. And I am happier after I gave up on it. You want me to have how many services running just so I can have a calDav/cardDav server? And sometimes you'll…
DirkH on HNReally cool to see this I hope you're able to continue this work. As others have said, CalDAV / CardDAV are complex standards and getting the nuances right without using some…
vrinsd on HN
Cozy Cloud
From 1 comment
Have you given a try to cozycloud ? It’s the first on my radar for when I’ll find time to tinker with a personal cloud.
slooonz on HN
Syncthing
From 1 comment
This looks cool. I don’t know what direction you’re going to take this, but my big challenge with Nextcloud is that the file syncing gets very unreliable in short order. I…
shortformblog on HN