I am trying to get away from Google and am looking for a decent cloud service that’s integrated well into Linux, either by itself or by using rclone.

I tried Proton drive, but it is laggy and overall not very good.

I just need storage, nothing fancy. Self hosting is not an option tough, at this time.

EDIT: I don’t want to write the same answer 15 times, so I’ll just put this here: Thanks a lot for the recommendations to all of you! I’ve got some reading up to do now :-)

  • MentalEdge
    15•2 months ago

    Nextcloud works well, and has a desktop client that integrates well with linux DEs (at least gnome and KDE).

    Self-hosting is obviously what a lot of people do, me included, but it is not the only option. Nextcloud accounts are available through several hosting providers.

    More info on the nextcloud website.

      • MentalEdge
        4•2 months ago

        Can you elaborate? That “usually” is doing a lot of heavy lifting, I’ve never heard of this.

        What is integrated? How do sync folders work? Does it support calendar syncing? Contacts? How do you browse the stuff stored on nextcloud after logging in?

        I use the desktop client to sync files, and Merkuro via caldav to sync calendar events. For everything else I open nextcloud in firefox.

        Edit: There is an Online Accounts section in my KDE settings. There is only an option for OpenDesktop.

        I assume this can be expanded with additional software packages. Anyway, this is a KDE feature. Not “integrated into the distro”.

          • MentalEdge
            1•2 months ago

            KDE is part of the distro.

            Sure. But a “distro” is a preset collection of software packages. Very nearly all of which are optional. What’s “integrated” doesn’t really tell anyone anything. The list of software can be anything. By this logic Steam is “integrated into the distro” on distros like Bazzite that have it pre-installed.

            In comparison, it’s much more useful to tell people “KDE provides integration with this thing” because that allows people to instantly tell whether they can make use of that feature, based on whether they are running KDE, regardless of what distro they started off installing.

            To enable the functionality, I installed the kaccounts-provider package just now. Trying it out, it seems to allow you to view the contents of your nextcloud account in the network section of Dolphin (though this doesn’t seem to actually work, likely due to my use of two factor auth on my instance). It also syncs contacts?

            To access additional functionality, the desktop client is still required (though it too integrates nicely with Dolphin to the point you might not have realized it is separate software, if you had it pre-installed). It’s possible that the login process for it is even automated if you already have your account added in KDE settings.

              • MentalEdge
                1•2 months ago

                Steam does not integrate into the calendar, contacts, filesystem, etc.

                And the software providing the calendar and contacts features can be uninstalled in the very same way steam can be. In fact the entire DE can be. What’s the distinction you’re making?

                But it’s not, because it’s not limited to KDE. They pretty much all do.

                Ok, so say most DEs have the feature. It doesn’t make nextcloud any more centrally integrated than steam is.

                  • MentalEdge
                    1•2 months ago

                    One is integrated into the system and the other is not?

                    What system? The DE?

                    A linux desktop install is a system of systems. Almost none of which are essential, all of which are interchangeable with other versions and options.

                    The nextcloud desktop client honestly integrates with “the filesystem” much more closely than the Online Account functionality of KDE. Is it part of “the distro”?

                    Steam is not integrated. At all.

                    Really? Even on Bazzite, the distro that can replace SteamOS and all its handheld console functionality?

                    Steam is basically an entire DE in gaming mode.