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Open-source alternatives to Dropbox

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2 published entries.

Cloudreve
Difficulty: Medium

File management and sharing system that supports several storage providers.

Replaces: Paid cloud file storage services, such as Dropbox.

3 services (2 database or broker: postgres, redis), 3 volume mounts, no env values to set, no elevated host access. Heuristic score 4 of 11: medium.

License: GPL-3.0. Compose file: config check passed.
Nextcloud
Difficulty: Easy

Self-hosted file sync and sharing server with apps for calendars, contacts and documents.

Replaces: Paid cloud file storage and sync services, such as Google Drive and Dropbox.

1 service, 2 volume mounts, no env values to set, host access: docker_socket. Heuristic score 2 of 11: easy.

License: AGPL-3.0. Compose file: config check passed.