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.
Why no real db? Those other 2 features make sense, but if the only option you can use sacrifices the 3rd option then it seems like a win. Postgres is awesome and easy to backup, just a single command can backup the whole thing to a file making it easy to restore.
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
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Why no real db? Those other 2 features make sense, but if the only option you can use sacrifices the 3rd option then it seems like a win. Postgres is awesome and easy to backup, just a single command can backup the whole thing to a file making it easy to restore.
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