So I have a NUC with Proxmox as the primary OS and OPNsense in a VM for my home network. I’ve been trying to move away from Google services but would still like to use them as a back up solution. Would it make sense to use Nextcloud in a VM as a replacement and use Rclone to encrypt and backup my files to Google Drive? Or should I use a NAS OS like Open Media Vault instead?
I’ll also mention that I have an empty SSD that I can passthrough and that my primary draw to Nextcloud is that they have a Windows desktop syncing app like Google Drive does which makes things familiar and convenient. I don’t plan on having my Nextcloud instance exposed to the web but might setup a Wireguard tunnel into the local network in the future.
If you need instant replication then Syncthing is probably your best bet but don’t forget to disable the relaying function
I second this, if you only need to sync files on different locations. Syncthing is awesome and very reliable. Using it every day for several years
I quote for Syncthing
Thanks, I’ll look more into it.
Syncthing is great for mirroring files across any number of devices. I use it and love it. Just remember Syncthing itself, is not a backup solution.
besides syncthing, there is also unison
You could also consider a lesser known product, Duplicati. It creates encrypted 50MB chunks of data and maintains a database of what’s in it. Have those chunks in Google Drive, and you have your encrypted backups in the cloud.
Duplicati looks very promising, but from a cursory glance it’s more for backups? Since the files are split into chunks, I would still need to use a NAS or local cloud storage and have Duplicati do the final upload to GDrive.
Yes, it’s only a TNO back up solution, not a full solution to your needs.
If you are doing just local syncs the simplest solution might be rsync.
As for a solution with nice software clients, I use Seafile. Nextcloud is nice but it’s incredibly slow to sync files in my experience.
Another local option might be syncthing.
As for backup I use Rclone to do encrypted backups to GCPs Archive Srorage tier. The price is really good at $0.0012 USD / GB. 1TB of backups is like $1.25 USD per month. Be warned though retrieval costs are high.
Try Resilio Sync. Running it for 5+ years now and did not have a single synchronization issue. Syncing around 5 devices flawlessly, instantly and error free (not sponsored)
Do you actually need sync? I just have a bunch of network shares. I can access them externally with WireGuard if need be.
I know folks like Nextcloud, but I never found it particularly reliable.