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File server with on-demand sync, preserve the filesystem, and runs without external DB? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] rearview@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

Update: there seems to be a more "native" storage driver for OCIS that is currently WIP. It seems very exciting

Am I the only one who missed the Owncloud rewrite in Go? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] rearview@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

FYI there is an upcoming storage driver that can solve this issue

File server with on-demand sync, preserve the filesystem, and runs without external DB? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] rearview@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago

I think oCIS spoiled me with regards to the database issue xD. You bring up a good point - I'll try reinstalling Nextcloud with Postgres, removing unneeded bloat, and use it until oCIS has a "native" backend

File server with on-demand sync, preserve the filesystem, and runs without external DB? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] rearview@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago

Non-OCIS Owncloud still needs a dedicated database and recommend against SQLite in prod

I've looked at rclone mounting with the --vfs-cache-* flags. But I'm not sure how it can smart sync like mountain duck or handle conflicts elegantly like the Nextcloud/Owncloud clients do. Let me know how to set it up that way if possible

File server with on-demand sync, preserve the filesystem, and runs without external DB? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] rearview@lemmy.zip 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

AFAIK, Syncthing clones the entire folder across peers (the server is just another peer it seems), which isn't ideal for my use case Do you know any current way to configure it for selective syncing?

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File server with on-demand sync, preserve the filesystem, and runs without external DB? (lemmy.zip)

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Hi, I'm looking for a FOSS file syncing/sharing solution that does all the following specific things:

Sync files only when needed, to save space on my client devices.
Preserve the filesystem on the server for backups. So no opaque blocks like SeaFile.
No need for external MySQL/Postgres container. SQLite would be okay.

Currently the closest thing to fulfill these is oCIS, but it has a decomposedFS file structure which defeats the second point. Nextcloud may run with embedded SQLite, but I'm reluctant to try it again due to previous experiences (lots of bugs, sluggish, etc). Mountain Duck and FileRun are not FOSS. ~~Filestash would be nice if it can integrate with existing Nextcloud/Owncloud clients for the on-demand syncing functionality, especially on Windows.~~ It would be nice to have an open-source alternative to Mountain Duck, in order to use on-demand sync functionalities with a standard storage backend such as SFTP.

Would you have any recommendations of what to do?

Thank you in advance!