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cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/44115090

i posted this on reddit before but i wanted to get your opinion on this

i use my familys google drive/photo thing (i cant really change) and i obviously want us to switch, but my mom (who take care of this whole thing) says that she likes the ecosystem that google has. Like she uses her calendar and stuff. The closest ive found is proton, which is fine, but it doesnt really have the best rep. Any alternatives?

BTW: im not gonna self-host since im not comfortable hosting such a big thing like this

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[-] goofsqueak@lemdro.id -1 points 1 day ago

idk really it just feels better using for example: protons ecosystem and suite of apps, rather than some nextcloud

i dont know why but thats how it is unfortunately

[-] littleomid@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Why not? This is just a ~~bullshit~~ baseless, emotional take instead of a rational, logical decision. Get a Nextcloud instance on Hetzner for 5 bucks a month and you’ll be happy. If you want to continue basing on “vibes”, just stay with google.

[-] BruisedMoose@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

Whoa, dude. Not everyone is comfortable managing their own solution. There is nothing irrational about that. I'm hosting like 25 services over here and I'm also unwilling to host certain things like email - especially for anyone other than myself.

[-] littleomid@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I’m not saying they should self host it. Their take that “some Nextcloud bad because of vibes” is irrational.

[-] BruisedMoose@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

But I'm guessing that the $5 a month isn't getting you a fully managed solution. You're still on the hook if your users have trouble or if you flip a switch that breaks something. Just because you aren't hosting it on prem doesn't mean you get to be hands off.

[-] goofsqueak@lemdro.id 1 points 10 hours ago

i think this is what i meant? i dont really know anymore

[-] BruisedMoose@piefed.social 1 points 6 hours ago

Ha! Personally, moving my family away from whatever is on their phone for is damn near impossible. So I use Proton for my email, calendar, and passwords. Photos and contacts are on my NAS.

[-] littleomid@feddit.org 1 points 23 hours ago

The backend is fully managed. They will run updates for you as well. If you install something funky or delete data or delete users by accident, they have backups for you.

[-] BruisedMoose@piefed.social 1 points 6 hours ago

Not a bad deal then!

[-] goofsqueak@lemdro.id -2 points 1 day ago

yeah thats true but i dont think my family would like it either

[-] littleomid@feddit.org 2 points 23 hours ago
[-] goofsqueak@lemdro.id 1 points 10 hours ago

i just dont think that they would trust a nextcloud instance idrk why

this is the dumbest argument ever im sorry 😭

[-] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 40 minutes ago

The key is to never say it is an instance say that nextcloud is a company like Google or Proton.

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