What is the difference with Google Drive or Dropbox?

Unlike third-party services, Nextcloud is hosted on your VPS: your files stay on your infrastructure, with no per-user billing and no transfer to external servers.

What VPS configuration is needed?

Count on 2 GB of RAM for a small team, 4 GB recommended. Disk space depends on your files — a sizeable volume is advisable for storage.

Can you edit documents online?

Yes, by adding Collabora Online or OnlyOffice (integrated apps) for collaborative editing of office documents directly in the browser.

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Nextcloud

Private team cloud — files, calendars, contacts and collaboration on your own infrastructure.

2 GB (4 GB recommended) RAM 1 vCPU Port 80 Available

Source code

Tech stack

ApachePHPMariaDBRedis

Minimum RAM2 GB (4 GB recommended)

Minimum CPU1 vCPU

Default port80

Compatible OSubuntu-24.04

Nextcloud is the leading open-source private cloud platform: file storage and sharing, calendars, contacts, online document editing and video conferencing, all self-hosted. It is the sovereign alternative to Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 — your files never leave your server, and there is no per-user billing.

Deployed on your own VPS, Nextcloud gives your team a complete workspace accessible from the web, desktop and mobile. The stack (PHP, MariaDB, Redis) runs in Docker containers and installs in a single step. File synchronization, link shares with password protection, shared calendars and additional apps (Talk, Office, Deck) make it a complete collaboration foundation under your control.

Key features

Multi-device file synchronization (web, desktop, mobile)

Link shares with password, expiry date and permissions

Shared calendars and contacts (CalDAV / CardDAV)

Online document editing (Collabora / OnlyOffice) and video calls (Talk)

Server-side encryption and detailed activity log

Ecosystem of additional apps (Deck, Notes, Forms…)

When to use this solution?

1

Team file sharing

Replace Dropbox or Google Drive with a private space: team folders, external shares and desktop synchronization.

2

Shared calendars and contacts

Centralize the organization's calendars and address books, synchronized with Outlook, Thunderbird and mobiles.

3

Data sovereignty

Keep sensitive documents and HR data on your infrastructure, in line with your confidentiality requirements.

Deploy Nextcloud on your VPS

Guide optimized for ServOrbit Cloud VPS.

01

Create the VPS

VPS with 2 GB RAM minimum (4 GB recommended), Ubuntu 22.04. The "Nextcloud" template installs PHP, MariaDB and Redis in containers.

02

First access

Point your domain to the VPS and open http://votre-ip. Log in with the admin account provided by the deployment wizard.

03

Configure the trusted domain

Add your domain to trusted_domains and enable HTTPS via a TLS certificate before going into production.

04

Invite the team

Create user accounts and groups, set quotas and organize the team folders.

05

Install useful apps

From the built-in store, enable Talk (video), document editing and the modules your team needs.

Frequently asked questions

Nextcloud is an open-source private cloud platform: file storage and sharing, calendars, contacts and collaboration, self-hosted on your own server.

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