Thursday, September 4, 2025

Use Nextcloud to create a private cloud at home. Docker @ home also

Nextcloud is a suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services.
Among other systems, it can be installed on Raspberry Pi micro-computers.

What Is Nextcloud and How Does It Work?
"If you use a Nextcloud server and its online office suite, you get a safe and easy way to store, share, and work together on your files. It works with both desktop and mobile devices."
"For first-time installations, Docker containers are invaluable. They streamline setup by bundling dependencies into isolated packets. This supports multi-platform configurations, whether it's on Windows or Linux."


Setting Up Docker in a Home Lab: 
"Picture your application working perfectly on your system. However, when you attempt to move it to another platform, it fails. That is where Docker steps in. Docker "wraps" apps with whatever they require to execute—code, libraries, and config—so that they will execute the same everywhere.
It's like placing your app in a neat little box. Where you put that box is where it's going to do just what you want it to do."

How I Run My Entire Homelab on Docker (And Why You Should Too):
https://www.howtogeek.com/how-i-run-my-entire-homelab-on-docker-and-why-you-should-too/
  •    "Docker containers are lightweight, self-contained virtual systems for running services in minimal space & resources.
  •     Docker simplifies setting up, managing, updating, and uninstalling a variety of services with ease.
  •     I run over 30 services in my homelab, which fully operates on Docker, showing just how flexible it is and its ease of use."
Best 5 Home Server Projects to start learning Docker:


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