Creating your personal home cloud backup storage server in India for FREE

In this video, we are building a personal home cloud backup server in India using NextCloud. This server will replace & work as an FREE alternative to Google Photos / Drive or any other paid cloud backup & storage service like OneDrive, DropBox and such.
Don't through your old Laptop or PC away. In this video, we will show you, how can you recycle and reuse your OLD out dated computers to make a FREE cloud backup server for yourself.
We will show you how to install & configure software and services like AWS, OpenVPN, NextCloud and Ubuntu Linux for your own personal home cloud backup storage server and automatically backup pictures and videos from your phone, tablet & other devices.
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[@amitghosh185]

Dear brother, this is great tutorial. I love ur effort. It is very useful video. U r a very helpful person. Thanks for creating such video. Hope u will make such useful video more in future. Wish you very beautiful life.

[@techlitindia]

Great video brother, I will surely try this. This is a great solution for having a local copy in your network and to use as cloud service too. This is amazing because storage is only limited to your hardware if I am not wrong.

[@LazyTourer]

Hi, Yes, indeed. Your storage is as big as your hard drive. Share your experience and setup details once you get it running.

[@techlitindia]

@@LazyTourer Thankyou, Yaa sure

[@GnapikaEntertainments]

i have followed every step perfectly without any error local server working fine but i'm unable to connect from public ip, what can be the reason

[@LazyTourer]

Hi, Which Ubuntu Version you are using for AWS? In case you have deployed 22 LTS, then redo the AWS part with 20 LTS For some wired reason, AWS image of Ubuntu 22 is unable to forward the traffic VPN working fine with Ubuntu 20 LTS Thanks

[@GnapikaEntertainments]

@@LazyTourer Thank you for the reply, we used Ubuntu 22 LTS, but I watched your other video and linked with cloudflare, and it's working fine now with default port 441, can I now install jellyfin? Can I change/define router port numbers without changing them?

[@GnapikaEntertainments]

@@LazyTourer purchased domain in name cheap website for 180rs

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, These are two different guides showing two different ways of accessing your home lab server or self hosted services out from internet in case you don't have Public IP from your ISP. Port forwarding works only when you have Public IP. So if you have Public IP then you don't need AWS VPN Tunnel or CloudFlare Tunnel for this work. You can access your self hosted server & service directly via your Public IP with port forwarding. So, tell me, do you have Public IP available from your ISP? Thanks

[@pardeepjangrapanipat]

Dost koi aisi video bnao na. Jis m hum ubantu nai windows use kr sake. Or computer m agar 2-3 ya fir 4 hard disk lga kr kaise apne cloud ka space bataye to bhot acha rahega. Kyoki aaj kal sab k pass 2-3 hard disk to aise hi padi rehti hai. Wo b use ho jayengi. Thanks in advance.

[@prajithkumar]

Nice video. I don't have an router connection and lan cables in my home. Is it possible to do this process by connecting devices through wifi ?

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, Technically speaking, yes.. But speed will be really low compared to standard 1gbps LAN. Real world WiFi speeds are no match for wired LAN. If you are ok with that, then definitely this will work with WiFi too. Thanks.

[@soumitramandal7930]

দারুন , 🎉❤

[@adrito7145]

Tried every single way that you thought in video and also website. But it's not working. In my case, Server is accessible from LAN. But i can't access it from outside of my lan. Most of the people’s are facing the same issue . Unfortunately didn’t found a single person who can make it perfectly.

[@LazyTourer]

Feedback taken !! Usually people who get it right rarely returns to say yes. People facing problems are expected to write back for assistance. But as I said, feedback taken > will be sharing another video soon (as soon as I can complete the edit) Will be using cloudflare tunnel. Far better and easier than routing via OpenVPN & AWS. Article is already published in our website, working on the video editing part. Thanks P.S. just a hint. Most people get it wrong in two ways 1. Use Ubuntu 20 LTS in AWS, not 22. 22 LTS is having issue in AWS. 2. Make sure to follow 10.xx.xx.xx IP format for OpenVPN as exactly shown in this video & in our article. Thanks

[@ashanandsingh9585]

Every thing is ok but there is some limitation with AWS. AWS is free only free for 1 Year and when you restart your instance (EC2) your public IP will be change.

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, Actually EC2 is under always free tier. Trial products are free for certain time frame. Secondly rebooting won't change Public IP, shutdown & fresh start might. However, reboot will erase the port forwarding commands, one must re run those commands to start the port forwarding again. Lastly, when talking about limitations, the major factor is their new bandwidth police. Always free tier products, like EC2 is limited to a monthly data cap of 100GB (one-way) transfer. This 100GB limitation may hurt volume users !! However for home use, it should be good enough ✌🏻

[@vpsvyom]

Excellent

[@LazyTourer]

Check out our other videos, Perfect Home Lab Server -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4bMqqKMYqZ3qMk OpenWRT on Mi 4A Router -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZvNenh5aZ2Bqa8 Budget SSD for India (Crucial BX500) -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5CqqYWBopmXe8U Tp-Link C6/A6 Router Review -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqqcop6BibaCfJY

[@abhishek_dam]

you are saying its free, but then you also said it is free for one year ?? i am confused do I have to pay money from next year?

[@LazyTourer]

Hi, Which thing are you referring to? Thanks

[@TSV-165]

I have not used a dummy laptop as operating system now how can i fix it?

[@LazyTourer]

Sorry, I am unable to understand the question Can you please explain what do you mean?

[@adrito7145]

In my network ISP is connected with a tplink router. And my local network is connected under a Mikrotik routerboard. Mikrotik routerboard is getting internet from the Tplink router. If my ISP provide Public IP for me then which steps should be ignored or add in your process? If my ISP provide public ip then where i will connect my ubuntu server? At the end of TPlink router or and the end of Mikrotik routerboard? Waiting for your reply❤️

[@LazyTourer]

Hey there, Could you please share some more information for me to understand What is the function of your MikroTik Board here in your setup? Is it hosting Ubuntu Server or is it doing some other routing duty for your network? In case MikroTik Board is doing some routing features, Can you please elaborate the function Thanks

[@adrito7145]

@@LazyTourer thanks for your response. ❤️ I have multiple dextop pc's under the network. Currently Mikrotik routerboard is used for bandwidth management for individual users, Managing a Hotspot network. In future i will implement Load balancing and fail over with 2 wans.

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, When you have an Public Static IP, it becomes very simple. With reference to this video guide, you can completely skip the AWS / OpenVPN, there is no need anymore. For Static Public IP based network, user just need to forward Port 80/443 from router settings (Usually called NAT / Port Forwarding) to the servers location NAT IP Address. That will allow all incoming web traffic to flow towards the Server local IP from router. However, in your case, I don't see the need of using TP-Link in-front of RouterBoard running RouterOS. That is a much better router compared to TP-Link Consumer Router. You can directly connection RouterBoard with your ISP CPE and let RouterOS handle the ISP and your local network. If you really need to use TP-Link ahead of routerboard, then two layers of port forwarding needed. First from TP-Link to RouterBoard (NAT IP) then from RouterBoard to it's client server IP. Thanks.

[@WaqarKhan-qj9qt]

cant we use wifi laptop

[@LazyTourer]

WiFi is just wireless version of a LAN, so definitely you can use WiFi. However WiFi is much slower & unreliable compared to wired LAN !! Ao if using WiFi, server performance may be slower / unreliable compared to wired LAN. But theoretically, procedure is same and setup will work with WiFi too Thanks

[@talhasajawal3194]

private cloud creat krny sy humy kitni Gb free mil sakti ha .. jesy google drive 15 gb free deta ha

[@LazyTourer]

Private cloud matlab Ghar ke koi pc ko server banadena Toh jitni badi apki hard disk, utni hi apki limit

[@talhasajawal3194]

@@LazyTourer lkn meny apny instance k sath EBS b connect kiya howa jo k 30GB free deta ha AWS ki trf sy

[@kaash.360]

Sir I've logged into my next cloud account and it fails to install nextcloud and gives this error "mount_id oc_mounts already exists" , and while installing nextcloud through commands it says next cloud is already installed but and gives error "failed to install"

[@kaash.360]

I did exactly same process that you've showed in this video, please guide

[@kaash.360]

Please give any contact information so that I can send you the picture and video of the problem. I've searched all over google but i couldn't find any solution please help 🙏🏻

[@sushilsonawane1318]

Hi bro I don't have any secondary pc, so can I these all set up in VMware

[@LazyTourer]

Yes off course, here is a guide -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2nJiat5hph6q6M

[@kaash.360]

Can it run 24/7 for weeks or atleast a month? What about chances of hardisk failure or CPU failure? And how to diagnose it and fix the failure

[@LazyTourer]

Hi, Yes, my home servers, which are all build on these kind of very old, perhaps rejected PCs are running fine for years, non stop 24x7. Common failure points are not CPU or HDD in my experience, usually they are SMPS (Power Supply) & motherboards. Thanks.

[@kaash.360]

Thank you for responding

[@techlitindia]

I have tried your method to test it out but cannot access AWS public IP on the browser as an HTTP/HTTPS service. I think I am able to understand everything and did not miss any steps mentioned in your article but I have doubts in "Step 4" - "Forward all Internet Traffic to your NextCloud Server from AWS VPS" where you have used IP 10.8.0.45 where does this IP come from? And this step you haven't mentioned in your video too. I am susceptible to this, I think this is why I cannot access the next cloud server on public IP. Can you please help, is there any other platform we can chat here conversation is too slow, u know what I mean?

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, If you may please follow the tutorial given in our website (link given in the video description), 1. Creating AWS A/C -> Deploy the Ubuntu Server (20 or 22) -> Update the Server 2. Installing OpenVPN Server -> Creating Client and related Config File 3. Assigning OpenVPN Server Client Static IP Address (Note :- Your Client is not yet connected, its preparation for Client Connection) 4. Forwarding AWS Static IP Traffic (Port 80 & 443 to the would be client via the static VPN IP configured) 5. AWS Server Firewall Port Opening (80 / 443 / 331) -> 331 will be used by this OpenVPN Server to connect with your local server Here, the 10.xx.xx.xx IP nis for VPN connection between AWS Server and Your Client. By Client -> it's meant your local server -> Note, its not yet created but VPN server side configurations are done via above steps. 6. Downloading the OpenVPN Client configuration file from AWS -> This will be used in your local server to connect with AWS and obtain that internal VPN 10.xx.xx.xx IP Now you move on towards creating your local NextCloud Server in your local machine 1. Install Ubuntu 20 or 22 in your local PC 2. Update, Install & setup NextCloud 3. Install OpenVPN Client Software -> Use that AWS given configuration file to connect with AWS -> Here the local machine will obtain the second IP, which is that internal 10.xx.xx.xx IP At this point, your AWS is already configured to forward all web traffic 80 & 443 towards your local server via that VPN connection and that static internal IP (Internal IP configured for your local machine) Hope this is clear. If not, ping me up -> You may get ping me in Twitter and Instagram also. Thanks.

[@techlitindia]

@@LazyTourer Thanks for your efforts, highly appreciated. Will try and let you know

[@TechloverSam]

@@techlitindia Hey, have you tried it? It is working or not?

[@techlitindia]

@@TechloverSam @TechLoverSam Tried but unable to access my local next cloud server over internet via Amazon server through open vpn.

[@avigoswami7816]

@@techlitindia It's working flawlessly for me !!

[@manojheartthrob]

I have followed exactly as you shown. But stucked at loginh in to local server from local pc, to install nextcloud. I am putting password correctly, but it shows permission denied. The same password is working fine when I try to login directly in the local server laptop. Am i missing something?

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, That is wired since password has nothing to do with local or internet access. Are you sure that you are getting wrong password error? Or the error is something else? Just in case, make sure to run that IP validation command for AWS public IP too for nextcloud trusted domains. Thanks.

[@manojheartthrob]

@@LazyTourer exactly it not tells Wrong password, but shows "permission denied. Try again". However ssh user@ip -p 22 command is working though.. only problem is loging into the local server from a local pc using password. Its really weird and annoying, because i can still login to the server from its device using the same credentials. Should i reinstall ubuntu? Should i reinstal

[@LazyTourer]

First, NextCloud and Ubuntu Shell users are two different authentication by the way. You can't access Nextcloud via OS level user accounts. You have to create nextclud (application level) users separately from Nextcloud admin panel. Secondly, ssh usr@IP -> command works for port 22 in default so if you are trying to access your local OS shell via IP of remote, it wont work. That will resolve into remote (AWS) OS shell. Is that the issue?

[@manojheartthrob]

@@LazyTourer I truly appreciate your effort. Old laptop me Ubuntu install karne k baad, us laptop se toh login ho raha hai ubuntu me.. par nextcloud install karne k liye, mai jab mera working pc se login karne ki kausis kar raha hu old laptop ki ubuntu me, tab password dalne k baad "permission denied. Try again" dikha raha hai. Hala ki wohi same passwd se old laptop se login ho raha hai. I need to create this server very badly.. Websites backup rakhna hai... SFTP ya s3 protocol use karke...

[@LazyTourer]

What is the command you are using to access the shell? It should be "ssh username@IP" via Windows CLI otherwise use Putty Remember, user name is the user name of the Ubuntu Don't create "root" / "admin" / "administrator" as user name of Ubuntu, make sure to use something else

[@sanu7210]

brother now its showing t3.micro under server type on aws t2.micro is not found

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, In some regions, AWS is offering T3 Micro as free tier over T2 Micro.. However, in Indian region, both Mumbai & Hyderabad location, T2 Micro is still offered and visible Check here calculator.aws/#/createCalculator/ec2-enhancement Which region are you trying to create your instance in? Thanks.

[@sanu7210]

@@LazyTourer got this error on aws step please help Instance launch failed The security group 'OpenVPN' already exists for VPC 'vpc-08dc5b79fd82a80ca' brother whole the aws setup interface completely changed now and nothing matched with your video by the way i am from District Burdwan near to kolkata

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, Pardon me, but that AWS guide was shot almost 2 years ago. I can understand the problem one may face with different interface. However, looking at your error, it seems you are trying same thing twice or multiple times. So delete that security group first. Go to security groups, you see all your created options. DO NOT touch the security group named "default". But OpenVPN is your creation, delete that and try again by creating a new instance !! Thanks.

[@princeahamed9431]

i have old PC .if I confirm everything then it will be trun on automatically when the electricity gone and come back

[@LazyTourer]

That function is not in software. It is to be found in BIOS of your motherboard. If your motherboard supports Auto Power On when A/C fail & come back, the system will auto power back on. Rest of the OS & software configuration will load itself automatically when it powers on

[@sarangbhore]

Error writing nextcloud.conf: Permission denied

[@LazyTourer]

Add sudo ahead of your command 🤗

[@MR.NIKHILVK9]

Sar agar mere pass static IP hai to Kay Karna padega

[@LazyTourer]

Are woh toh best rahega.. Cloudflare / VPN wali steps karne ki koi jarurat nahi Router se Port 80 and Port 443 home server ki local IP tak forward karne hai Bas..

[@MR.NIKHILVK9]

Thank u sir

[@amitghosh185]

Dear bother, I can access my nextcloud drive from lan, but can not access from internet. I configured exactly as u said. Please tell.me where should I check.

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, Let’s see if I can help here. So it’s clear from your comment that you can access the nextcloud via local network. Good, that means the installation went smooth, but you are unable to access from outside the local network so you are correct on pin pointing it on AWS related setup issue. There are few things what you need to do in AWS, all are written in our tutorial as step by step, tell us if you have done those in right order. lazytourer.com/in/how-to-setup-nextcloud-self-hosted-home-backup-internet-server/ 1. Deploy Ubuntu 20 or 22 via AWS launch instance 2. Edit the security groups in AWS to open inbound port 80/443/331 3. Installing the OpenVPN Server in AWS and input those details while installing, (including that 331 port no.) -> it will generate that .ovpn file. 4. Creating that static VPN client IP file in AWS Ubuntu 5. Running that port forwarding commands for forwarding 80 and 443 to that static IP in AWS Ubuntu (never reboot AWS Ubuntu as if you do, run these port forwarding commands again) 6. using SCP command, download that .ovpm file in your local machine 7. Installing OpenVPN in your NextCloud Ubuntu local server 8. Creating a new client config file and pasting the contains of that .ovpn file in it 9. Reboot the local machine It should now connect to AWS via OpenVPN tunnel and when you open AWS IP in your browser, it will travel via that tunnel to your local server. Did you do all these steps right? Thanks.

[@rchauhangzp]

Kya ye double nat and cgnat pr kam karega, jaise jio fiber or airtel extreme ke sath

[@LazyTourer]

Yes, absolutely. VPN Tunnel is there to bypass any local or ISP Network architecture. By the way, we have an updated guide using Cloudflare tunnel. Check that out if interested.

[@karanmandloi7135]

Sir mere pass static ip bhi hai and server pc h server 2022 ko own cloud kese bnaye

[@LazyTourer]

Hi, Process is very similar, just you need to use Virtualization. Windows 10 / 11 or anything above Server 2016 comes with Hyper-V. Hyper-V is a software like VMWare or Virtual Box allowing you to create VMs. NextCloud or any of the software I have used supports Windows directly, you need to create Linux VMs and install the software there under those VMs. Since you have Static Public IP, you dont need AWS or VPN. You can simply forward Ports (like 80/443) to the VM running Nginx Reverse Proxy. That will allow external access to all your services. Thanks.

[@anithalder2177]

Sir from where you buy domain ?

[@LazyTourer]

Hi, It depends on the need. For example, if I am to buy a domain from my channel, I am supposed to keep that in long term. So in that case, Godaddy / Bigrock or such company I would choose who has offices in India.. Little costly but its safe for long run. However, for projects like Home Server, if I am in need of a domain, it is not at all important, I can change any time or every year I can buy new domain for saving cost. In this case, I search the web and find the cheapest deal available !! Extension doesn't matter.. What even DOT it is. Thanks.

[@prashantpanwar2888]

great video

[@bsesilverstar2229]

How can u be contacted for work purpose

[@LazyTourer]

Contact informations are given in the video description ✌🏻

[@MMA55681]

how much secure this setup

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, If you keep everything within it's default values (like in Ubuntu and Nextcloud) then it is as secure as any other major cloud service provider like Google Drive or OneDrive. SSL Certificate & that VPN Tunnel ensures that the connection is encrypted between the client and server. This setup doesn't have a SMS OTP based two factor authentication so the only way of getting hacked is if your admin account passwords (Ubuntu and Nextcloud) are compromised. SMS OTP based two factor authentication is costly, can't be done for free. Thanks.

[@amankumarjivanbhaivaghela2908]

OpenVPN ke next Wale setup nahi config ho rahaa hee problem Ave cha

[@LazyTourer]

Hi, Which step?

[@anithalder2177]

Sir we can jellyfin server and photo prisom in this process

[@LazyTourer]

Yes.. You can..

[@anithalder2177]

@@LazyTourer then please make a vedio on that

[@LazyTourer]

Check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4bMqqKMYqZ3qMk

[@pathanjamsheedk]

sir ye sab work hum windows me kar sakte hai kya?

[@LazyTourer]

Nahi, Windows ki koi direct support hain nahi in apps par

[@golutech3294]

Sir aws server is not free more than 1 year, it charge almost 1k for 1 month

[@LazyTourer]

You can create another trial account & use another 12 months. Principal is same, so if you wish you can implement this same setup with Oracle Cloud too ✌🏻

[@golutech3294]

@@LazyTourer sir can you make whole video about this topic. Please

[@sudeepchakraborty5084]

Sir local ip se nextcloud access horaha hai par AWS vale ip se nahi horaha hai

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, So it’s clear from your comment that you can access the nextcloud via local network. Good, that means the installation went smooth, but you are unable to access from outside the local network so you are correct on pin pointing it on AWS related setup issue. There are few things what you need to do in AWS, all are written in our tutorial as step by step, tell us if you have done those in right order. lazytourer.com/in/how-to-setup-nextcloud-self-hosted-home-backup-internet-server/ 1. Deploy Ubuntu 20 (not 22) AWS launch instance 2. Edit the security groups in AWS to open inbound port 80/443/331 3. Installing the OpenVPN Server in AWS and input those details while installing, (including that 331 port no.) -> it will generate that .ovpn file. 4. Creating that static VPN client IP file in AWS Ubuntu (10.8.x.x IP must be same as written in guide) 5. Running that port forwarding commands for forwarding 80 and 443 to that static IP in AWS Ubuntu (never reboot AWS Ubuntu as if you do, run these port forwarding commands again) 6. using SCP command, download that .ovpm file in your local machine 7. Installing OpenVPN in your NextCloud Ubuntu local server 8. Creating a new client config file and pasting the contains of that .ovpn file in it 9. Reboot the local machine It should now connect to AWS via OpenVPN tunnel and when you open AWS IP (AWS Public IP) in your browser, it will travel via that tunnel to your local server. Did you do all these steps right? Thanks.

[@sudeepchakraborty5084]

@@LazyTourer thanks

[@asadshaikh234]

Awesome video can u tell how to do this on rasberry pi with Rasberry pi os ....i am not in tech much but privacy concerned... Thanks

[@LazyTourer]

Hello, Snap can be installed on any Pi running the official Pi OS Image. Check here -> snapcraft.io/install/nextcloud/raspbian Once you have the Pi running and snap install, this guide would work for that setup also, just you need to install ARM version of all the things. Usually commands are same with some needing to replace few words for ARM builds. Thanks.,

[@asadshaikh234]

@@LazyTourer ill try and get back if any problem ...thanks

[@asadshaikh234]

@@LazyTourer I tried this and next cloud was installed but could not see in the app list hence removed donoo what to do next

[@LazyTourer]

Server app and front end desktop apps are kind of different. Linux has different installation methods and NextCloud specially is a combination of multiple apps actually. It uses and depends on Apache, php, SQL etc. Which installation method did you use for installation?

[@asadshaikh234]

@@LazyTourer Actually i used different tutorials on youtube and everytime got stuck somewhere....and i thing i had heard MySQL , DB somthing and Apache 2....

[@sunnyproduction7158]

how to create in nepal ?

[@LazyTourer]

Same exact process ✌🏻

[@RishianandNM]

Ssh for nextcloud?

[@LazyTourer]

SSH is for OS, Ubuntu !!

[@RishianandNM]

@@LazyTourer ya how to configure??

[@LazyTourer]

This guide is for that only 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@shivendrapratapsingh263]

stuck at 8:40 how do i configure name server ( how do i get my cloudflare address, google dns , open dns address ) plz help

[@LazyTourer]

Hey, Those IP addresses are same as shown in the video, Google DNS :- 8.8.8.8 CloudFlare :- 1.1.1.1 OpenDNS :- 208.67.222.222 Thanks.

[@shivendrapratapsingh263]

@@LazyTourer but it is still showing me "continue without network " ???

[@LazyTourer]

Then you don't have active network yet. Did you set your IP address and getway properly? What is your Home Router IP address?

[@shivendrapratapsingh263]

​ @Lazy Tourer the network is working completely fine and i am damn sure about gateway but i want to know that about subnet and and can i assign the ip which is already automatically allocated to other device ?

[@LazyTourer]

There are two ways of assigning Static IP Either you use MAC binding from your routers end to issue Static IP to the binded client Or you can manually assign Static IP to this machine as shown in the video. It's hard to troubleshoot without known detailed information about the network Like for example, my router is 192.168.1.1 So my setup looks like that You need to check what is your Router IP range and proceed accordingly