Nextcloud: A Self-Hosting Alternative for All

Step into the Nextcloud HQ in Berlin as we are joined by Jos Poortvliet, Co-founder and Director of Communications for Nextcloud, for a wide-ranging and revealing look into the open-source, decentralized ethos of Nextcloud.
This in-person interview follows Jos's early days in tech and work at OwnCloud and sets the stage for a dive into Nextcloud's commitment to open-source, data sovereignty, and their broader mission to return data control to users as the company scales past 100 team members and thousands of customers.
Throughout the interview, we covered the business model of Nextcloud, learned about some lesser-known features and use cases of the Nextcoud platform (Hub 7), and learned how they integrate AI into the product while still maintaining their core values around open-source, data security, and privacy.
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Chapter Markers:
00:12 Getting to know Jos Poortvliet, NextCloud's Co-founder and Director of Communications
07:23 Nextcloud's origin story and the current state of the team
15:01 Free and Open-Source Software: What is it, how has it changed over time and how does Nextcloud work under this paradigm?
30:15 Nextcloud's features and use cases for home and business users
45:23 Nextcloud's implementation of AI into the product
54:45 Hardware recommendations for optimized Nextcloud use
1:02:35 Nextcloud's anti-competitive complaint against Microsoft
1:09:37 User Questions

[@SnazzieTV]

If only next cloud container survives update. everytime i try to update it, it corrupts.

[@ikkuranus]

I gave up on NC over a year ago because of that. I have better things to do then fixing this every time the DB gets corrupted.

[@terranceoliver8935]

I finally have my nextcloud running correctly, but i do fear it breaking one morning when i wake up. Lol. By the way nextcloud does do a good job of auto backup of my photos and downloads lol

[@oakfig]

Was just thinking we should be due for some uncast!

[@amateurwizard]

I have a saying "I've installed Nextcloud 3 times and I still don't have it running". Maybe soon that'll change. The config always falls appart.

[@almaefogo]

I have mine in Unraid using a stack in portainer for the AIO Nextcloud and its been running without issues for over 1 year now.

[@SnazzieTV]

@@almaefogodid u update your container at all? lol literally stuck in maintenence mode.

[@almaefogo]

@@SnazzieTV yes, I started on Nextcloud 23 iirc and I'm currently on Nextcloud 27.x

[@almaefogo]

​@@SnazzieTVmore than once but there's no need since it update automatically when theres a new release

[@gacpac]

Nextcloud is pretty cool but yeah I do upgrades over cli now as opposed to the GUI. What happens is it times out

[@SpookyLurker]

Someone get the guy better audio recording equipment. I can't listen more, sorry. 😢

[@uncastshow]

Yes, Sorry for the audio quality. The main audio source was corrupted so had to use audio from the cameras which were not the same quality as it should have been.