Great Blue Heron
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Great Blue Heron@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•Microsoft shuts down email account of International Criminal Court chief prosecutorEnglish804·2 months agoI totally agree, and I just switched from Windows to Linux for my desktop, but this isn’t on Microsoft - it’s sanctions on the ICC by the fascist regime running the country where they (Microsoft) are based in support of the fascist regime destroying Gaza. (I know I’m probably over simplifying it, but that’s my take on the article)
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•The Document Foundation is proud to release LibreOffice 25.2.3English9·2 months agoIt’s a little different, but works. I was in business operations for the last 20 years and relatively proficient with Excel. I’m retired now but I’m treasurer for a small community non profit organization. I recently switched to Linux desktop and found Calc handled my sheets with pivots etc. just fine. About the only thing I’m missing is End-Arrow to move to the last populated cell in a row or column, but not missing it so much that I’ve tried to figure out how to do it in Calc - yet.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.caOPto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?English5·2 months agosimple webdav server that’s compatible with the Nextcloud sync clients
Now THAT is interesting - when I was last experimenting with Nextcloud I learned that the files part is just a webdav server. Unfortunately I also learned that they have a bit of a handshake before the webdav so the client wouldn’t work with my apache2 webdav server. Thanks!
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.caOPto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?English4·2 months agoThat seems to be the case. Really sucks that the documentation at nextcloud.com directs people to the AIO. I guess they hope that if you have a bad time trying to install your own server you might buy their cloud service.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.caOPto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?English51·3 months agoYeah, I can see how someone that has “grown up with it” could be happy. But as and experienced sysadmin coming at it for the first time - the documentation is a bit lacking.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.caOPto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?English1·3 months agoBecause an android client is one of my requirements. I can get files from SMB on Android using any number of file managers, but I can’t map a SMB share to a filesystem so files are available for an app to use.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.caOPto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?English2·3 months agoYes! There used to be a little utility that could map a SMB share in Android, but that got killed years ago.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.caOPto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?English2·3 months agoSo, use something else
That’s why I’m here - looking for suggestions
like Seafile.
I’ll have another look - you’re not the only person to suggest it. My recollection is that it seemed to be old and not really maintained.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.caOPto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?English2·3 months agoI’ve never used the AIO image. I’ve heard it’s weird.
It does seem to be. So, I find it weird that the “core” documentation leads a new user to installing AIO.
You could also try OpenCloud, which is a Go rewrite of ownCloud.
Sounds interesting - thanks.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.caOPto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?English41·3 months agoYou need to understand the difference between a docker run command, and detaching to run a container in the background. Just running it with ‘run’ keeps it in the foreground.
Yes, I understand this. I was just highlighting that it’s not a great experience for a new user to follow the instructions to setup a server and be left with it running in the foreground.
For the passphrase issue: https://github.com/nextcloud/all-in-one/discussions/1786
Thanks! This should get me past my current hurdle so I can do some more testing. Again - not a great experience to have to come to a forum to get help to find a passphrase. I’m pretty sure I didn’t miss any steps?
Lastly, if you’re not familiar with containers, and this is a single purpose machine, you’d be better off just running the bare project on the host. If there’s no need for containerization, just skip it.
I’m familiar with containers, but think they’re overused. Stupid little things that are a single Python script (for example) shipping as a Docker image! But, I thought Nextcloud was complex enough to be worthy of a container? This is not a single purpose machine, but I’m an old, retired, sysadmin - I have no problem running a few different servers on the same host.
Are you referring to the “Archive” Community Project installation method?
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.caOPto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•I don't get the love for Nextcloud - alternative for just files?English42·3 months agoUse docker or podman compose https://hub.docker.com/_/nextcloud/
I could do that - I guess I was just pointing out that someone coming to Nextcloud and following the install instructions does not have a great experience.
Nextcloud does not need a domain. Ip is fine.
So, their documentation is wrong?
Again - not a great experience for a first time user.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.world•Maldives to ban entry for Israelis due to Gaza WarEnglish262·3 months agoAnd the people of the USA are not the US government and yet I’m boycotting all US products. I feel really bad about it sometimes because some US products I’m no longer buying come from small, ethical (on paper at least) employee owned companies. But as someone who is not in the US, this is the only action I can take in response to the US government.
If people from Israel would like to holiday in the Maldives then they have a bit of work to do. Step 1 is to overthrow their fascist government.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office eventEnglish15·3 months agoMark my words, Trump will not let go gently come 2029.
That’s the most depressing thing I’ve read for a long time. Even in the best case scenario we’re stuck with this bullshit until twenty twenty fucking nine!!
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•Man whose daughter died from measles stands by failure to vaccinate her: "The vaccination has stuff we don’t trust"English43·4 months agoOr accept that God sent the scientists that developed the vaccine. The whole “will of God” argument is always so full of holes - logic doesn’t come into it.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•Immigration accounted for all U.S. population growth in 2022-23, first time since 1850English5·4 months agoUnfortunately, only reasonable people think that. Maybe someone should make a movie about how that might work out for us.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.cato Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Do Americans not understand what has happened?English3·4 months agoI’m Australian but don’t live there. It worries me how far right it’s getting. Australia being a very sporty place means transgender people in sport is a huge wedge that the Nazis can use. I’ve had to “disown” a bunch of family - including my mother, who I thought I learned my values from!
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.world•‘Not going back’: Ford will cancel Starlink-Ontario deal even if tariffs are liftedEnglish13·4 months agoFrom a consumer perspective it’s a good solution for internet in remote areas and Ontario has a lot of remote areas. I used it for a couple of years when my only other option was a local wireless provider with an expensive high speed plan with advertised downloads up to 10Mbps, but actually never got anywhere near that. I’m lucky that I now have fibre and my starlink hardware is collecting dust in the shed.
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.world•Trump envoy can’t name a single concession Russia will make in peace dealEnglish16·5 months agoIt might be the correct deal, but it worries me. I can only imagine the people saying he wants to be a dictator are those that want a Putin style election to install another puppet. I know they have to have elections at some point - it’s just a worry!
Great Blue Heron@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•HP ditches 15-minute wait time policy due to 'feedback'English16·5 months agoYep, it’s just evil to their own staff. It seems every time I have to call some call centre these days, when I finally get to a human the conversation starts something like “I’ve just spent 40 fucking minutes trying to get to talk to a person and I’m really pissed off. I know that’s not your fault and I apologise in advance if I struggle to contain my frustrations while we talk. Now…”
I hate organised religion too, and I get what you’re saying but, like it or not, the pope is a world leader with a lot of influence - if he can use that influence to reduce the fighting (even if with selfish motives) then that’s a good thing.