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Nextcloud
Developer(s)Nextcloud GmbH.,[1]Community
Stable release
Server29.0.7[2]Edit this on Wikidata/ 12 September 2024
Android3.30.0[3]Edit this on Wikidata/ 13 September 2024
iOS5.5.5[4]Edit this on Wikidata/ 27 August 2024
Desktop3.14.0[5]Edit this on Wikidata/ 14 September 2024
Repository
Written inPHP,JavaScript
Operating systemServer:Linux
Clients:Windows,macOS,Linux,FreeBSD,Android,iOS
Available in60 languages
TypeOnline storage,data synchronization,Collaboration,video conferencing,Groupware
LicenceAGPL-3.0-only
Websitenextcloud.com

Nextcloudis a suite ofclient-server softwarefor creating and usingfile hosting services.Nextcloud provides functionality similar toDropbox,Office 365orGoogle Drivewhen used with integrated office suitesCollabora OnlineorOnlyOffice.It can be hosted in the cloud or on-premises. It is scalable, from home office software based on the low costRaspberry Pi,all the way through to full sizeddata centersthat support millions of users.[6][7][8]Translations in 60 languages exist for web interface and client applications.[9]

Features

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Nextcloud files are stored in conventional directory structures, accessible viaWebDAVif necessary. ASQLite,MySQL/MariaDBorPostgreSQLdatabaseis required to provide additional functionality like permissions, shares, and comments.[10]

Nextcloud can synchronize with localclientsrunningWindows(Windows 8.1 and above),[11]macOS(10.14 or later),LinuxandFreeBSD.Nextcloud permits user and group administration locally or via differentBackendslikeOpenID[12][13]orLDAP.[14]Content can be shared inside the system by defining granular read/write permissions between users and groups. Nextcloud users can create publicURLswhen sharing files.[15][citation needed]

Loggingof file-related actions, as well as disallowing access based on file access rules is also available.[16]

Security options likemulti-factor authenticationusingTOTP,WebAuthn,Oauth2,[17]OpenID Connect,[12][18]Brute-forceprotection[19]exist.

Nextcloud has planned new features such asmonitoringcapabilities,full-text searchandKerberosauthentication, as well as audio/video conferencing,expandedfederationand smalleruser interfaceimprovements.[20]

Integrations and devices

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Multiple vendors and independent projects develop integrations and devices with Nextcloud focusing on different aspects like improved security or simplified administration.

NextcloudPi

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Initially started to run Nextcloud on aRaspberryPi,NextcloudPi turned into a ready to use image for Virtual Machines, Raspberry Pi, Odroid HC1, Rock64 and other boards.[21]

Nextcloud Box (discontinued)

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Nextcloud Box package

In September 2016, Nextcloud, in cooperation withWestern Digital LabsandCanonical(the company behindUbuntu), released the Nextcloud Box.[22]The Nextcloud box was based on aRaspberry Pi,running Ubuntu Core withSnappy;it was intended to serve as a reference device for other vendors.[23]In June 2017, Western Digital shut down Western Digital Labs,[24]which caused the production of the box to end.[25]

History

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In April 2016Frank Karlitschekand most core contributors[26]leftownCloudInc.[27]These included some of ownCloud's staff according to sources near to theownCloudcommunity.[28]Karlitschek and many of these contributors went on to fork the ownCloud, creating NextCloud.[28]

The fork was preceded by a blog post of Karlitschek announcing his departure and raising questions about the management of the ownCloud, its community, and priorities between growth, money, and sustainability.[27]There have been no official statements about the reason for the fork. However, Karlitschek mentioned the fork several times in a talk at the 2018FOSDEMconference and in two appearances on theFLOSS Weeklypodcast,[29][30]emphasizing cultural mismatch between open source developers and business oriented people not used to the open source community.[31]

On June 2, within 12 hours of the announcement of the fork, the American entity "ownCloud Inc." announced that it is shutting down with immediate effect, stating that "[...] main lenders in the US have cancelled our credit. Following American law, we are forced to close the doors of ownCloud, Inc. with immediate effect and terminate the contracts of 8 employees." ownCloud Inc. accused Karlitschek of poaching developers, while Nextcloud developers such as Arthur Schiwon stated that he "decided to quit because not everything in the ownCloud Inc. company world evolved as I imagined".[32]ownCloud GmbH continued operations, secured financing from new investors and took over the business of ownCloud Inc.[33]

In April 2018Informationstechnikzentrum Bund(ITZBund) reported Nextcloud wins the tender for "Bundescloud"(Germany government cloud) project.[34][35]

In August 2019 it was announced that the governments ofFrance,Swedenand theNetherlandswill use Nextcloud for file transfer.[36]

In January 2020 Nextcloud 18 "Nextcloud Hub"was released. The major change was direct integration of anOffice suite(OnlyOffice) and Nextcloud claimed the goal to compete withOffice 365andGoogle Docs.[37]Partnership withIonoswas revealed - its hosting location in Germany and compliance withGDPRshould support the goal of data sovereignty.[38]

In spring 2020 remote work andweb conferencingusage raised due toCOVID-19 pandemicand Nextcloud released version 19 with chat and videoconferencingTalk appintegrated into the application core. Talk with an optional "high performance back-end"[39]allowsself-hostingof web conferences with more than 10 participants.Collabora Onlinewas introduced as another integrated office suite.

In August 2021 Nextcloud was chosen as collaboration platform for European cloud softwareGAIA-X.[40][41][42][43]

In September 2021 Nextcloud was mentioned as "success case" and "most widely deployed Open Source content collaboration platform" in an "Open Source Study"[44]of theEuropean Commission.

25 April to 10 May 2022 "Open Source Programme Office" at the European Commission organizesNextGov Hackathonand awards up to 5000 EUR for improvements to Nextcloud apps and security.[45][46][47]

See also

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References

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  31. ^Frank Karlitschek (4 February 2018)."Why I forked my own project and my own company".
  32. ^Swapnil Bhartiya (6 June 2016)."What we can learn from ownCloud's collapse".CIO.com.Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2016.Retrieved22 September2016.
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