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Migrating from Nextcloud AIO to Owncloud Infinite Scale: Good Idea? (buddyverse.one)
submitted 2 years ago by mitexleo@buddyverse.one to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hi everyone,

I'm seriously thinking about moving from Nextcloud AIO to OwnCloud Infinite Scale (OCIS), and I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Here’s why I’m considering the switch:

  1. I need software that’s stable and doesn’t break after every update.
  2. Minimal maintenance is a priority for me.
  3. A solution that works out of the box with minimal setup complexity.
  4. Support for Docker Compose deployment.
  5. Support for S3 storage as the primary storage backend.

What I like about OCIS:

  1. It's written in Go (which I prefer over PHP).
  2. It doesn’t require a database, simplifying setup and maintenance. (Not sure about it)

However, I’m still hesitant due to:

  1. The limited documentation for OCIS.
  2. Concerns about whether it’s as open-source friendly as Nextcloud.

While I’ve been using Nextcloud Talk, I find it slow and unstable, so I’m planning to transition to XMPP. That said, Nextcloud itself has been challenging to maintain, and I’m looking for something faster and more reliable.

For those who have experience with OCIS, would you recommend switching, or should I stick with Nextcloud despite its issues?

Thanks in advance for your input!

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[–] jrgd@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

For what it's worth, I do think OCIS is worthy of switching to if you don't make use of all of the various apps Nextcloud can do. OCIS can hook into an online office provider, but doesn't do much more than just the cloud storage as of right now.

That said, the cloud storage and UX performance is night and day between Nextcloud/Owncloud and OCIS. If you're using a S3 provider as a storage backend, then you only need to ensure backups for the S3 objects and the small metadata volume the OCIS container needs in order to ensure file integrity.

Another thing to note about OCIS: it provides no at-rest encryption module unlike Nextcloud. If that's important to your use case, either stick with Nextcloud or you will need to figure out how to roll your own.

I know that OCIS does intend to bring more features into the stack eventually (CalDAV, CardDAV, etc.). As it stands currently though, OCIS isn't a behemoth that Nextcloud/Owncloud are, and the architecture, maintenance is more straightforward overall.

As for open-source: OCIS released and has still remained under Apache 2.0 for its entire lifespan thus far. If you don't trust Owncloud over the drama that created Nextcloud, then I guess remain wary? Otherwise OCIS looks fine to use.

[–] mitexleo@buddyverse.one 2 points 2 years ago

I think I should use it for some time along with Nextcloud AIO. The official documentation is very confusing.