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FOSS version of google docs to run on a home server? (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by JoelJ to c/[email protected]

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So I want to build a home server to use as a media server, and to back up my photos etc.

I am also currently doing an online course, and happen to spend some time at work as well as at home working on it. I don't like using Google where I can help it, but I find google docs really useful. So I'm wondering if there's an open source application that works essentially the same, but I could run off my own server? It would have to be web-based as I use Windows at work and can't install new programs :/

edit: Thanks everyone for your suggestions! I've got quite a few leads to follow now, it should be fun!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I just use syncthing and set up the appropriate send /receive permissions for each folder

When I want to access those files remotely, I just sftp / ssh into the server. (Someone more knowledgeble than me can help you with that part, I just install Tailscale on my devices for remote ssh)

sure it may not be elegant, but is pretty easy to maintain in the long run (see complaints about updating / setting up nextcloud in this thread)

maybe this will help with setup. Note he is doing bidirectional sync, but one way sync works too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBVTedUWbfg

edit: forgot to mention, this is cross platform across Mac, Windows, Android, and Linux. Not sure about iOS

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/watch?v=dBVTedUWbfg

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.