Another reason to build your own cloud storage

[hatzisn]

Safe in the context of
1. Data theft
2. Data corrupted

For 1 you are nowhere sure. There is also the moto "It is not the cloud. It is someone else's computer." That is why you have to backup your files in password protected rars.

For 2 if you use S3 there is hashing so you know that the file was uploaded OK. Afterwards there is the VPS provider's backup service. I, as a measure of extra safety, I keep the same backups also in an other external detouchable SSD disk.

 

[janderkan]

What about the atheists? What do they do?

We just skip the praying part

 

[aeric]

We just skip the praying part

and cry helplessly

 

[pliroforikos]

With fiber optics and cheap small factor computer like raspberry pi 5 you can set your own server maybe nextcloud.com and you have your very own solution.
I'm using openmediavault in raspberry pi 5 for vps and also i can install docker images with nextcloud or other solutions. The only thing is to get a static ip or dyndns service.

 

[aeric]

The only thing is to get a static ip or dyndns service.

This is very expensive here.

 

[hatzisn]

With fiber optics and cheap small factor computer like raspberry pi 5 you can set your own server maybe nextcloud.com and you have your very own solution.
I'm using openmediavault in raspberry pi 5 for vps and also i can install docker images with nextcloud or other solutions. The only thing is to get a static ip or dyndns service.

Is Raspberry Pi 5 steady? I tried with two Raspberry Pi 4B and and I am able to run docker containers. No matter if you are able to run openmediavault and docker, the problem is cybersecurity. I had open ports in router and realized after a while that someone had sneaked in my systems. I had to format everything and change also my ID card because I had it scanned to image in my system. From then I learned a lot and I am able to face cybersecurity issues now (until I am proven wrong by someone that knows more).

 

[Magma]

Check cloudflare zero-trust... ...so no need ip

 

[pliroforikos]

Rpi 5 is very impressive small computer. Just get the one with 8gb ram at least. And make sure you are booting from ssd not SD card.
You can find small cases for this purpose

 

[aeric]

Running a Rpi 5 at home? This is not a viable solution for me.

 

[pliroforikos]

You can also use an older computer for this purpose just use the same software and you are ready to go

 

[aeric]

Maybe the other part of the world:

1. Electricity is damn cheap, server can be turn on 24/7
2. Temperature is always low, devices never get overheat
3. Static IP is cheap to get
4. SSD is cheap
5. Raspberry Pi or old PC is cheap and still fast
6. House is safe from criminal or theft
7. Hardware at home doesn't fail
8. People just need to pray

But here where I live is completely opposite.

 

[pliroforikos]

Maybe the other part of the world:

1. Electricity is damn cheap, server can be turn on 24/7
2. Temperature is always low, devices never get overheat
3. Static IP is cheap to get
4. SSD is cheap
5. Raspberry Pi or old PC is cheap and still fast
6. House is safe from criminal or theft
7. Hardware at home doesn't fail
8. People just need to pray

But here where I live is completely opposite.

An other solution is to rent a server on the cloud and setup your own nextcloud. I think oracle has a free plan to begin. I have a server on digitalocean foe example.

 

[aeric]

My point is to use the unused storage that we paid for in the VPS instead of paying another services. Why waste it?

Ya, I see the usage is too low and wasted every day.
That's why I try to optimize the usage.

By the way, I just want to backup some B4X projects in a cheap and convenient way.
It is better to run a NAS locally but I don't want to waste electricity.

I don't need it to be a real cloud solution

Noone read

 

[pliroforikos]

Noone read

I was trying to find a secure and cheap solution.

 

[Magma]

...Well... I have to say... that any computer with low specs...under 4 cores... under 16GB... without RED NAS... can't be stand as cloud - nas storage... need to have good speeds..

all these i am saying after experience had with those...

So even if synology nas or qnap are expensive... there is a reson... they have custom os (linux) / hyper speeds !!! 10Gbits ports !!!

So building piece by piece storage nas isn't so cheap... because of OS and patents... but this thread has to do... if a VPS is possible to turned into cloud storage...


For sure - it can be better(?) and cheaper from Google drive / onedrive...
or if not better - it can be yours if encryption and security comes first (with custom code)..

From space side... i think it will be smaller.... because offers of those companies... 2TB / for 12$/month.....

What about making a P2P storage | hybrid storage | cloud storage.... ?
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Think it.... many google accounts (100gb/15gb/15gb) - many onedrive accounts (5GB/1TB/100GB) - many dropbox accounts... etc also many vps...

what about having MQTT/rabbit broker control those vps - also have login/credentials to those account and cut/share pieces of files (also encrypt them) - we are going to other level... of security and cloud storage... ? what do you tink ?