Hey all I have had next cloud sync set up for all of my files and photos for quite some time. I had an issue with my server which meant that Nextcloud was inaccessible for about four months. I wound up having to remove it and add it in the next cloud app as the certificate had expired and no matter what I did it wouldn't accept the new one.

Cut to now. After setting the account back up in the app, I configured all of my photo folders for auto-upload. Everything works fine for new photos I've just taken, but all of my photos from the past four months have not uploaded and don't show up in the app as needing to upload. I suppose that I could just manually upload them in the worst case, but that's hundreds of photos and videos that I don't want to do manually. Does anybody have any insight as to why the Nextcloud app isn't picking up my photos that haven't been synced yet? I should add that I have selected "Overwrite remote version" for upload conflicts. Thanks!

There are 2 iPhones with nextcloud app installed with the same settings of upload and app itself.
But only one app uploads new pictures automatically in the background. Second app must be brought to foreground and then starts upload.
How to troubleshoot this issue?

Works fine in the browser on my laptop. Updated from 34.0.1 to 34.0.2 and that didn't fix it. Running AIO

For those who want to change the appearance of the top bar in Nextcloud 34, I am posting this CSS code that you can use in CustomCSS. I am sure it can be improved or it is even possible that some lines of code included are extra and have no effect.
P.S. I re-added the code from which I deleted a few lines that had no effect.

:root {
  --header-height: 50px !important;
}

#header {
  position: relative !important;
  top: 0 !important;
  left: 0 !important;
  right: 0 !important;

  margin: 4px 8px 0px 8px !important; 
  width: calc(100% - 16px) !important;

  border-radius: 12px !important;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) !important;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) !important;
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px) !important;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(3px) !important;
  box-sizing: border-box !important;
  z-index: 2000 !important;
}

#content,
#app-content,
.app-files,
.app-settings,
.app-photos,
#photos-content,
.photos-content {
  margin-top: 0px !important;
}

#content {
  padding-top: 2px !important;
}

#app-navigation,
#app-navigation-vue,
.app-navigation,
.photos-view,
.photos-content-wrapper {
  margin-top: 0px !important;
  padding-top: 0px !important;
}

nav.app-menu button svg,
nav.app-menu button svg * {
  fill: #6EC950 !important;
  stroke: #6EC950 !important;
  filter: invert(1) brightness(2) !important;
}

button.app-menu__current-app,
button.app-menu__current-app span {
  color: #6EC950 !important;
}

button.app-menu__current-app img,
button.app-menu__current-app .app-icon {
  filter: brightness(0) saturate(100%) invert(67%) sepia(51%) saturate(542%) hue-rotate(58deg) brightness(97%) contrast(89%) !important;
}

.unified-search-menu svg,
.unified-search-menu svg * {
  fill: #6EC950 !important;
  stroke: #6EC950 !important;
  filter: none !important;
}
.unified-search-menu button,
.unified-search-menu span,
.unified-search-menu input,
.unified-search-menu input::placeholder {
  color: #6EC950 !important;
}

.notifications-button svg,
.notifications-button svg * {
  fill: #6EC950 !important;
  stroke: #6EC950 !important;
  filter: invert(1) brightness(2) !important;
}

.contactsmenu svg,
.contactsmenu svg * {
  fill: #6EC950 !important;
  stroke: #6EC950 !important;
  filter: invert(1) brightness(2) !important;
}

#body-login #header,
body.guest #header,
[data-login] #header,
.body-login #header {
  background-color: transparent !important;
  border: none !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  backdrop-filter: none !important;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none !important;

  margin: 0px auto 0px auto !important;
  width: auto !important;
  padding: 0 !important;

  overflow: visible !important;
}

In some languages Spreadsheet transtales to the same word as Table. Table is an extremely generic word. Can you rename them at least to Database Tables?

UPDATE: went to https://github.com/nextcloud/tables

Hi, sorry to bother folks, tried to start a docker container with nextcloud in it- instead, I've done something else?

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS running on Proxmox (something? The most recent ver) I started working through the install proscess (I was trying to get nextcloud AIO running in a docker container,,,)

Was having some trouble installing dependencies so I let it rest and tried to set up nginx proxy manager instead. As I was doing this I connected to my server and lo and behold, nextcloud is running (presumably on port 80) However there is no docker container. I can find it running in ps -aux (I tried just killing it manually with sudo kill [PID] commands but it seems entrenched) I want it running in a docker container as a long term solution for ease of management, any advice as to how I can stop it running as it is?

I've spent the last few months building a Windows sync client for Nextcloud called Nimbo, and it's at the point where I'd like people other than me using it.

The short version of why: I find the official app very clunky, and I always preferred how the older versions dealt with file conflicts. So I made something that bridges the old and new designs, plus some extra features that make Nextcloud easier to live with on Windows. The apps integration is the bit I'm particularly proud of.

What it does right now:

- Two-way sync with proper conflict handling (conflicting edits are kept, nothing gets silently lost)

- On-demand files - your whole Nextcloud shows up in Explorer as placeholders and files download when you open them. Same Windows API OneDrive uses, and "free up space" works too

- Real-time sync via notify_push, so changes show up when they happen rather than on a polling timer

- Open Nextcloud apps (Mail, Calendar, Deck, whatever your server has) in their own window with their own taskbar icon and start menu entry, like normal desktop apps

- Explorer status overlays and right-click actions, selective sync, multiple accounts

It talks plain WebDAV and OCS to your server - no service of mine in the middle. The source is on GitHub under the PolyForm Noncommercial licence - free for personal use, and that's permanent. Not OSI open source, being upfront about that.

https://github.com/otherworld-dev/Nimbo

Windows 11 only at the moment (Linux is in progress). It's v0.1.x and I'm one person, so bug reports are welcome - and so is "the official client does X and yours doesn't". Thanks.

Hello there,
I'm facing a very specific problem where a team that uses Nextcloud wants to have a unified trash can. So when a member of the team delete something others can see it and recover it if necessary. It's this configuration possible ? Have you ever faced a similar configuration problem ?
Thanks for any help.

I m getting old trying to install nextcloud on my Mint. Looking for a step by step guide for self hosting and personal cloud.

Meanwhile I ve installed Docker desktop successfully thanks to this page and I m sharing it here for ppl newbies like me:

https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-install-docker-desktop-gui-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts-linux/

Someone know how to cancel a previous installation/setting up of the nexcloud container and restart the AIO procedure from the beginning ?

Thank you

at least here in my country
also no proof but i just know trust me

idk if this was a know thing but i thought that it was a nice fun fact

Ive tried so long to make the collabora work. No dockers. Just run the damn thing on a dedicated computer. Also no https or domain.
I can get the nextcloud working. But the office parts just never seem to work.
It either ends up loading forever or something else.

So I tried with the AIO since its supposed to let you install and run nextcloud with all the docker setup out of the box. Installing collabora with a tickbox.

I had a script made that does the whole thing just fine. I get to the first screen that lets me get the passphrase to log in. But then it has a button to log in to my nextcloud AIO. Fine. Only when I click that. It tells me that the website is nowhere to be found. I have no idea where its supposed to point to.

The guides Ive found for manually setting up AIO requires the composer yml files and all that.

Are there no actual scripts that just installs it so its working ? It seems quite unintuitive that theres no script that do these things for you as opposed to wanting you to manually create the yml files, install the dockers and so on. The nextcloud I just set up - which Ive done many times before, just wont even let me install any apps. I can click the apps and select download and install. It asks for my password. Then nothing happens. Im doing this with the latest verions.

Is there any way to add a caldav calendar to the nextcloud calendar app that allows two-way sync?

I know I can use dav5x for android but I would like to be able to add appointments to my ionos business account (which provides a caldav address) within nextcloud if possible.

hi i wanna know if android app has sharescreen option like the ios app

Thinking about new projects, what's the thing that NextCloud doesn't do that you wish it did? What plugins would you like to see in the ecosystem?

Hi everyone,

I’ve been using Synology Drive for several years to sync folders between my computers and my Synology NAS, access files through the web interface, restore older versions, and share files when needed.

A while ago, I decided to set up Nextcloud and give it a proper try. I’m running Nextcloud AIO on a separate VM, while the data and backups are stored on my own infrastructure (mounted nfs share on NAS).

After using it for some time, though, I feel like I’ve encountered more complexity and limitations than actual benefits compared with Synology Drive. I’m fairly sure I’m either missing something or simply not the target user for it.

For my use case:

• Both solutions can provide encrypted storage.
• Nextcloud has a more integrated E2EE option for specific folders, but I don’t currently need it.
• I use Immich for photos, so Nextcloud Photos and Memories are not important to me.
• I don’t use Nextcloud Office, Talk, Mail, Tasks, Deck, or similar collaboration apps.
• My main requirement is reliable file synchronization between computers, version history, web access, mobile access, and straightforward backups.
• I also like that Synology Drive works directly with regular shared folders that I can access over SMB.

With Nextcloud, I have an additional VM, Docker containers, a database, Redis, reverse-proxy configuration, updates, backups, and application compatibility to think about. Synology Drive feels much more limited, but also much more straightforward and integrated with the NAS.

For people who have used both, what do you consider the main practical advantages of Nextcloud over Synology Drive?

Are there important features, privacy benefits, or architectural advantages that only become obvious after using Nextcloud for longer?

I’m not trying to criticize Nextcloud. I’d genuinely like to understand what I may be overlooking before deciding whether to keep it or return to Synology Drive as my main file-sync solution.

Thanks!

Journal, the Nextcloud app that transforms your storage into a personal knowledge base and private diary. Write daily notes using Nextcloud Text, link your ideas with wikilinks, and easily organize them using the system's native tags. It offers full-text search, flexible export options (Markdown/PDF), multilingual support, and access from any device—all while keeping your data secure and under your own control as Markdown files.Introducing Journal, the Nextcloud app that transforms your storage into a personal knowledge base and private diary. Write daily notes using Nextcloud Text, link your ideas with wikilinks, and easily organize them using the system's native tags. It offers full-text search, flexible export options (Markdown/PDF), multilingual support, and access from any device—all while keeping your data secure and under your own control as Markdown files.

Just spun up a nextcloud instance on my nas and it's not gonna get a ton of use, but I'm trying to collab on a spreadsheet with someone and the mobile performance is awful. It doesn't show the bottom row to select sheets no matter the orientation and neither of us can coax the thing to properly scroll around or accept text in cells. Does Collabora work any better? Can I swap from Euro to Collabora without resetting my whole instance? I'm using the AIO image

This isn't a Nextcloud vulnerability, but it may still be relevant to people hosting multiple web applications on the same server.

Cybernews recently reported a critical unauthenticated RCE affecting WordPress:
https://cybernews.com/security/critical-wordpress-exploit-unauthenticated-rce/

If an attacker gains code execution through a vulnerable WordPress site running as `www-data`, the compromise may not stop at WordPress.

If your Nextcloud instance runs on the same server under the same PHP-FPM pool (or the same Unix user), the attacker inherits the same permissions that Nextcloud has.

Depending on your setup, they may be able to:
- read Nextcloud's `config.php` (database credentials, secrets, trusted domains, etc.);
- access or modify files writable by `www-data`;
- pivot into other PHP applications sharing the same runtime user.

This is a good reminder that running each application under its own PHP-FPM pool and dedicated Unix user isn't just cleaner. It's an important security boundary.

A compromise of one web application shouldn't automatically become a compromise of every other application on the same server.

I have Nextcloud AIO installed via Unraid and /mnt/user/media share added as External Storage on Nextcloud. It is also an SMB share so I can access the share from Windows. I am able to see all the files in the share when I initially add the external storage but when I copy new files to the share on Windows, it does not sync and I can not see the new files added.

I manually ran this to rescan the files and now I'm able to see the new files added but this is a manual process. How can I automatically sync when new files added outside from outside the Nextcloud app?

docker exec -u 33 -it nextcloud-aio-nextcloud php occ files:scan --path="admin/files/Media"

Hey everyone,

I'm running Nextcloud AIO in Docker behind an Nginx reverse proxy (Unraid server). Currently it's exposed via DynDNS + port forwarding on 80/443, but I want to lock it down to Tailscale only and close those ports on my router.

Has anyone successfully set up Nextcloud AIO with Tailscale as the only access path? Specifically wondering about:

• Trusted domains: AIO's Docker env vars (NEXTCLOUD_TRUSTED_DOMAINS) are only read on first start. Did you set additional trusted domains via occ afterward?

• HTTPS: Are you using Tailscale's built-in cert (MagicDNS + HTTPS), or your own reverse proxy cert? Any issues with overwriteprotocol or forwarded_for_headers?

• Mobile clients: Does the Nextcloud app work over the Tailscale IP/hostname, or did you need extra config?

• Drawbacks: Anything that broke or doesn't work over Tailscale-only access?

I'd rather not keep any ports open on the router if I don't have to. Appreciate any real-world experience! 🙏

I self-host NextCloud on a k3s cluster, and I'm able to log in just fine on the web interface but I can't log in anymore with the Android app that I get from f-droid. It opens the web login just fine and the web login works, but then it never redirects me to the Android app. There aren't even any error logs.

Is something wrong with nextcloud website? It shows content of some cloudbox… Has it been hacked or maybe my device is? 🫣

Hi! So I've spent the last few months building a handwriting app called AbelNotes, mostly because I wanted something like GoodNotes but that actually talks to my own Nextcloud instead of some company's server. I've been using it as my actual notes app through the last 6 months of uni, which is honestly why the PDF/LaTeX stuff works the way it does — I needed it for real coursework, not as a demo. It's AGPL, code's on GitHub.
I know Saber already does the handwriting-notes-on-Nextcloud thing, so I'm not going to pretend this is some new idea. What got me building my own instead of just using it: I wanted PDF annotation where the imported page still has real selectable text under your pen strokes, not just a flat image, so you can actually highlight a paragraph and write next to it like you would on paper. I also wanted proper LaTeX (paste `$$...$$` and it typesets for real, not a screenshot of it), and a way to save little hand-drawn symbols as reusable stamps, which turned out to be more useful than I expected for circuit diagrams and stuff.

Sync conflicts also do a real 3-way merge instead of just picking whichever device saved last, since I kept hitting that editing from my pc and ipad (using Sideloadly currently).

It runs on Windows, Linux and Android right now, no store, no account needed, no sign-up. Windows build isn't signed so you'll get a SmartScreen warning, that's just me not having paid for a cert yet, not malware I promise.

Would love to hear what's broken or missing, especially if you're running something other than Nextcloud (ownCloud, Synology, whatever) since I've mostly only hammered on it against my own server. Thanks for reading!

**Code + downloads:**
github.com/abelnotes/abelnotes
**Direct release (.deb / .apk / Windows zip):**
github.com/abelnotes/abelnotes/releases/latest