My Nextcloud instance runs reasonably well on the server side, and my desktop and phone are able to render the web UI reasonably fast when I want to…but I also have a tablet with slow hardware and wifi that is just unusably slow with the Nextcloud web UI. Like, it’ll take multiple seconds to render the login page, but only on this one device.
Does anyone know of an alternative web UI for Nextcloud that’s optimized for downloading and rendering on slow connections/hardware?
Edit: I’m already using Nextcloud, and I’m using it for quite a few different services, some of which have native apps available, some of which don’t, and of course even when an app is available, not all the features are implemented in it. The specific device I’m dealing with here is a Linux tablet, so while I can use native desktop applications for some features, it’s not like it can just run Android apps. But the problem would apply to any comparably low-powered hardware like, say, an old laptop that can run native apps and efficiently-designed web applications well enough, but struggles with modern throw-a-million-javascript-libraries-at-it web development.
I’m using it for multiple services, not just one, and while some have apps available, not all do, and some features aren’t supported in the corresponding app.
I’ve not heard of an alternative Web UI for Nextcloud - but I imagine your best bet would be to look for apps that can connect to the actual services being hosted by NC itself. So for example, using CalDav/CardDav to sync Calendar/Contacts/Tasks, etc. Unsure about the RSS Reader though because I’ve not used its RSS Reader, but I imagine there’s got to be something that can connect to it.
If I was only using it for file sync, maybe. Though as it happens, the Linux desktop file sync client works fine on here, and I can work on files locally.
But that doesn’t help for things like, say, account settings, or tasks, or getting the right caldav URL to be able to plug it into a local client.
Just here to say, I see you lol, even if I don’t have answers.
I just started using Nextcloud once they finally released a credible wiki app. It’s super useful and I’ll likely use it for years into the future. But the UI is definitely a low point.
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Is there not a native Nextcloud app for your tablet?
I’m using it for multiple services, not just one, and while some have apps available, not all do, and some features aren’t supported in the corresponding app.
Any specific reason to use “Nextcloud”? You can always just use SMB or something along that.
I’m using Nextcloud for a lot more than just file sharing. Calendar, contacts, tasks, RSS reader sync, etc.
I’ve not heard of an alternative Web UI for Nextcloud - but I imagine your best bet would be to look for apps that can connect to the actual services being hosted by NC itself. So for example, using CalDav/CardDav to sync Calendar/Contacts/Tasks, etc. Unsure about the RSS Reader though because I’ve not used its RSS Reader, but I imagine there’s got to be something that can connect to it.
So you have to analyze which of the tasks remain “impossible”, after you are using alternative apps on that tablet for most services.
@KelsonV I think davfs would be the lighter interface to nextcloud.
If I was only using it for file sync, maybe. Though as it happens, the Linux desktop file sync client works fine on here, and I can work on files locally.
But that doesn’t help for things like, say, account settings, or tasks, or getting the right caldav URL to be able to plug it into a local client.
@KelsonV You ‘could’ do “ssh nextcloudserver -l www-data php occ list”, if you allow interactive login with your webserver user.
Just here to say, I see you lol, even if I don’t have answers.
I just started using Nextcloud once they finally released a credible wiki app. It’s super useful and I’ll likely use it for years into the future. But the UI is definitely a low point.