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Hello all,

For a few days now I have been reading about the shiny new opencloud alternative to nextcloud. Has anyone tried to migrate from nextcloud to opencloud?

I have not found a guide about how to move the files from one to the other. I want to try it out and if I like it enough, move. But how does one do that?

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[–] Melusine@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 33 points 3 days ago (2 children)

For people wondering about the source of the project:

  • at first there was Ownlcoud
  • when the business model proved conflictuous with community management, Nextcloud was born
  • when PHP proved not good enough, Owncloud Infinite Scale was born
  • when some dev were not happy with kiteworks, current owner of the dev company, the left to create Opencloud based on Owncloud Infinite Scale

Kiteworks threatened them about illegal worker theft, they were not happy a lot of dev left for the fork, and as an american company, they don't know worker right.

[–] paper_moon@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

sigh the naming of these projects... I know if you've been paying attention to development projects then the similarities in naming helps you, you can assume 1 project was forked from another and vaguely already know what the project does, is used for, etc. But for nontechnical newbies I'm sure its confusing as hell having like 4 products all named similarly and you have no idea why or what the difference is and which one to choose.

Anyway, thanks for spelling it out, for anyone confused.

[–] Melusine@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 3 points 2 days ago

At least they are searchable. We use outline at work and try to find some stuf on search engines for it XD

Imagine adding OpenDesk to the mix

[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 days ago (3 children)

So... I should just continue using nextcloud?

[–] dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

If it works for you, there's no reason not to keep using it.

If it looks like an upgrade in performance and simplicity and you think it's worth swapping, then you could consider it, though personally I'd wait until it's a bit more mature/proven (maybe it is already idk).

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Although people mention efficiency, for many setups we just don't care. If it ain't broke for you, don't fix it. Wait, revisit the issue a year or two from now.

[–] Melusine@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 1 points 2 days ago

I am currently running nextcloud for myself. I think about migrating to opencloud, or something lighter like sftpgo to only have file and online file editor, and using a dedicated app for photo backups. Also, the UI is quite heavy on nextcloud, and opencloud's UI seems lighter and faster.

If nextcloud works for you, keep on :)