I switched from nextcloud to seafile. Their app has paid file search for android app. Also full text search is paid. The docker also seems to crash a lot.
I’ve been testing owncloud ocis and it works really well. Just trying to figure out a few things for single sign on, but the app otherwise works really well.
The android app has had downloads for years, they just download the entire file to your phone.
Streamyfin is a newer android app that also works very well with downloads.
Borgbase is remote
I used to use a docker container that makes db dumps of the database and drops it into the same persistent storage folder the main application uses. I use this for everything in docker that had a db.
Immich as recently integrated this into the app itself so its no longer needed.
All my docker persistent data is in a top level folder called dockerdata.
In that I have sub folders like immich which get mounted as volumes in the docker apps.
So now I have only 1 folder to backup for everything. I use zfs snapshots to backup locally (zfs auto shot) and borgmatic for remote backups (borgbase).
All my dockers all compose files that are in git.
I can restore he entire server by restoring 1 data folder and 1 compose file per stack.
this is great info, thanks. I don’t think its the issue right now, I think I need to define the roles in owncloud which I tried to do but it still doesn’t work. I’ll ask on the owncloud forums but these custom scopes might still be needed at some point. thanks.
tried this and also tried making a role in authentik assigned to the group called ocisAdmin and added the admin user to it, it still gives the same error. Seems like I need to define a proxy.yaml file in owncloud with the roles, I did this and it still doesn’t work.
tried this, created a group called ocisAdmin and added the admin user to it, it still gives the same error. Seems like I need to define a proxy.yaml file in owncloud with the roles, I did this and it still doesn’t work.
How is this better than being top level folders like school, receipts, car maintenance etc and then naming your files like:
2025-02-21 - car service receipt.PDF
Easy to find and see what is newest since it alphabetical by age and easy to search since the file name is descriptive.
Combine this with better search tools like powertools OK windows and it seems way more intuitive than this system.
Combine this by having the folder in a backup solution like google drive / Nextcloud / seafile etc and you can access these files anywhere securely.
Its an automation software for borg backup to run on a schedule and keep a certain number of backups while deleting old ones etc.
All persistent storage from my dockers are in a folder. All I have to backup everything is backup this one folder along with my docker compose files (in git).
Locally there are zfs snapshots (autosnapshot) and for remote I use borgmatic.
Borg to :
I would but the other side isn’t zfs so I went with borg instead
Local zfs snap every 5 mins.
Borg backups everything hour to 3 different locations.
I’ve blown away docker folders of config files a few times by accident. So far I’ve only had to dip into the zfs snaps to bring them back.
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Kobo connected to calibre web is the ultimate freedom/privacy ereader
https://github.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync
Works very well on android and windows /linux clients.
Syncing is automatic and happens in seconds. I think the git solution had a few issues on android but I’ve never used it
The purpose of most of these apps is to be able to use them on multiple devices. If I had immich entirely running on my phone (this is not actually feasible regardless) how do i access my images from my computer.
Also many people have multiple users. A family could have all their images on one immich server and be able to share images with each other easily.
On jellyfin for example, I can play any of my media on someone elses TV as long as they have Chromecast. Not possible if its all just kept locally in a folder on a computer
Is there a way to share groups of files at once? For example I currently share tax files with my accountant using seafile so right now I scan everything and just drop it into a folder. I would love to use paperless but being able to share folder that can be downloaded all at once is a critical workflow for me.
The annoying part is making and mounting the configuration file. https://owncloud.dev/ocis/guides/ocis-local-docker/
Is librewolf a good alternative? Most plugins seem compatible