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Distributed cloud storage? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello!

I recently had issues with my self-hosted instance of Nextcloud so I started looking for an alternative to it.

I would like something that could allow me to make a local network of shared files between devices I choose, if that makes any sense.

I stumbled upon Syncthing but it doesen't seem what I had in mind: I understand that it replicates folders between devices, but I am looking for a way to distribuite files between machines. Again, like Nextcloud but without a central server to rely to.

Do you know if something of that sort exists?

Or if you have any other solution?

Thank you.

P.S. I am posting it here because it seems like some sort of self-hosting, but maybe I will cross-post it to the decentralized comunity.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

What is the difference between folder syncing and distributing files between machines?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Uhm what I meant is this:

Say I have a file in machine A. This software should be able to tell to machine B that A has the file and retrieve after an explicit request from B.

Probably my wording wasn't the best.

I hope now it is clear what I was trying to ask :-)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago (1 children)

This is closer to https://git-annex.branchable.com/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

This is very close to what I was looking for.

I am going to try this and Tahoe-LAFS for a future extension of the service to a small local network.

Thanks for the suggestions

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

So basically just file access through the network, like SAMBA does?

There are lots of ways to do that, but it always works much better with a central server as a NAS.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago

Yes file access through the network and the web (https or something better).

I understand that a self-hosted Nextcloud istance is still my best option.

I will restore it but in the mean time also try some of the other suggestions here.

thanks