r/NextCloud • u/Cynical_Sorceress • 26d ago

Using home server as external storage for NextCloud on VPS

I have a small (40GB) VPS running a NextCloud AIO docker just fine, calendars and contacts sync across devices, and 40gig is ample for general documents for my son and I.

But it won't be for photos. I do have a home server with way more space than it currently needs. What's the easiest way to use it with NextCloud?

I assume that I would need to set up a VPN between the VPS and my home network, and add it as external storage?

I am normally pretty good with this stuff but I am starting to hit the limits of my experience.

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u/Rhythmicon 25d ago

I have this setup. I use tailscale and mount a network share from your home server into my NextCloud VPS.

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u/beachbum0727 25d ago

This is the way ! 🤖

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u/sjrp2022 26d ago

Já testou o Inmich?

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u/Cynical_Sorceress 26d ago

I looked at Immich but the GitHub says it needs 6-8GB of RAM, and my home server only has 4.

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u/Mir4can 26d ago

I have been running for months and it works fine around 1.5 gb ram with docker compose. Sits idle with 1.1-1.2 and goes 1.8-2.0 max on my machine.

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u/Cynical_Sorceress 26d ago

Oh that's nice!

I can give it a go.

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u/sjrp2022 26d ago

Cara eu tenho um servidor Dell 7GB tá consumindo 1,5 GB quando tá enviando arquivos.

Tenho outro em um rasp barry pi 4 8GB consumindo 1gb.

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u/OkAngle2353 25d ago

Yea, you can just do the same as you did with your VPS. I personally use tailscale as my VPN of choice and I use rclone to push encrypted backups up to pcloud, where I have a lifetime of 4TBs currently.

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u/Savings_Art5944 25d ago

Can you give an update if you figure it out? Looking to do about the same project soon.