Freedombox vs Nextcloud

There are already a few posts floating around Reddit about Freedombox and Nextcloud (including integrating Nextcloud as an application within Freedombox), but when you take the self-hosting option of Nextcloud, they become comparable options for a self-hosting solution, right? Both provide prefabricated hardware options, and both include a suite of apps. . . . So I am wondering, assuming you choose to self-host with Nextcloud, what are the reasons to prefer one over the other?

Thanks in advance!

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IIRC freedombox works on a packaged operating system that manages automated app install/maintenance at the system level. Similar to:

  • yunohost
  • cloudron
  • TrueNAS with Truecharts
  • Turnkey Linux
  • CasaOS
  • joingardens.com
  • coolify.io
  • HomeLabOS
  • co-op cloud
  • umbrel (I believe this still doesn’t provide tls security so best to use lan only or over tor)

Whereas nextcloud is a service that integrates plugin support at a higher level using it’s own api (which is why those apps tend to break with upgrades).
So, nextcloud is a subset of systems like freedombox which allow easy installation of services like nextcloud. I don’t think freedombox includes nextcloud in their apps list, but I know yunohost does and pretty sure cloudron too.

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Thank you. I am beginning to have a better understanding of the difference by looking into each of these options.

Coolify is fully Open Source, many others are not.

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Here’s a crusty list that I’ve accumulated over the years. Numbers and notes could be outdated or incomplete and perhaps even inaccurate (always verify things yourself). Some projects may be defunct others might just be bare bones scripts to make things like SSH easier. Others seem to bleed into categories like networking which I need to clean up.

Resource to find more: Selfh.st/apps/?tag=Platform & Deployment & Server+Management

  • YunoHost ~500 Apps
  • TrueNAS + TrueCharts
  • Open Media Vault
  • Turnkey Linux
  • Cosmos-Server
  • CasaOS
  • incus os
  • start9 startos
  • caprover.com
  • sandstorm.org (89 apps)
  • runtipi (132 apps)
  • kubesail
  • Gardens (fork of Caprover; joingardens.com) +170 Apps
  • Coolify (app deployment server over git; coolify.io)
  • EasyPanel.io
  • DietPi (optimized for SBCs)
  • MoodleBox (moodle on a pi)
  • NextcloudPi
  • DockSTARTer (home server apps in docker)
  • FLAP (low maintenance framework)
  • LibreServer (based on Debian)
  • Mars Server
  • Mistborn
  • StartOS
  • Syncloud
  • UBOS
  • WikiSuite
  • xsrv
  • FreedomBox (directly installable onto debian distro; small app repo)
  • Co-op Cloud (was developed as a result of disatisfaction with cloudron; uses docker images)
  • NethServer (rhel/centos hosting for small businesses)
  • Xpenology (community synology on own hardware)
  • dokku (heroku compatible PaaS)
  • DoubleBastion (a guide to do things the old fashion way)
  • Umbrel (not secure and only source available)
  • Unifi (for networking)
  • GitHub - openrundev/openrun: Open source alternative to Google Cloud Run and AWS App Runner. Easily deploy web apps declaratively.
  • dietpi
  • ubo pod (raspberry pi based Alexa alternative that can install docker containers)
  • Sidekick (vps system to run production ready apps)
  • NGI Fediversity (upcoming streamlined nixos selfhosting)
  • Mazizone.net (toolkit to provide community networking; federates over RSS)
  • Lokal + Nimble
  • CoBox (distributed filesharing over hypercore protocol)
  • https://internet-in-a-box.org/ (educational content for offline consumption; a superset of kiwix and kolibri)
  • armbian config post-install deployment
  • Termix (ssh server management with login, health stats, and file editing)
  • Internet-in-a-box
  • Yacht (single click deployment)
  • wagmi (containers with WILLOW AI)
  • Dockerizalo
  • dockge (stack-oriented docker manager)
  • doco-cd (docker compose continuous deployment)
  • dokploy (application and database deployment)
  • canine (kubernetes PaaS)
  • nixopus (nixos deployment)
  • ZaneOps
  • uncloud (docker deployment)
  • vitodeploy (server management tool)
  • kubero (deployment on kubernetes)
  • komodo (deploy docker with rust)
  • stackspin (cloud collaboration installed with a single click)

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  • unraid
  • Cloudron
  • Deployrr (100+ docker compose containers)