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Why Personal Cloud Storage is so bad on Linux? (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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The main cloud services don't even work natively (GoogleDrive, OneDrive, iCloud) basically the only mainstream choice is Dropbox. I tried to use Google Drive in Mint, and it's a pain to get it to work, and usually it stops working after computer restarts.

Someone has a recommendation about how to handle these services?

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[–] 4 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

Well the thing is, I’m still not comfortable in opening up an attack surface like that. I would much rather pay for someone else to do that. Preferably someone who really knows what they are doing and keeps an eye on the constantly evolving security environment. There’s a bunch of other stuff happening in my life, so finding the time to play server admin isn’t that easy right now.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    If you need the online storage (or whatever self hosted service) just for yourself (and maybe some few people), it's very simple to set up a Wireguard instance. My server doesn't even show open ports to the outside world, but with Wireguard I can access my git, wiki, etc in my home LAN.
    I haven't really tried any of the second tier Solutions like Tailscale. But when you have more users or a more complex environment, that could help.

    Still, sharing stuff with "outsiders" would still be tricky, I guess - at least I haven't found a solution...

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