Hello everyone,

I am currently planning to leave Google Drive with all my data (currently “only” 90GB).

I like the idea of being able to access my data from everywhere though.

Due to how ISPs work where I live, I don’t have a fixed IP, except I pay a monthly fee for that and become a “business client”.

What do I need besides a NAS (or a Pi with an attached external HDD) to store and access my data?

I currently only have a Laptop and a Pi 3B + WD Elements I already use for Plex.

Plex has the “luxury” of auto-configuring my router and somehow mapping its IP so I can “just connect” from everywhere.

Is there something like that for storage?

What security measures should I consider?

  • luckynutwood68@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You didn’t say why you wanted to remove your data from the cloud (leaving Google is a very good reason though) but I wanted to offer another perspective. I don’t like opening up my homefirewall for anything so I have a VPS to host my data in the cloud. It gives me control while still allowing access to my data from anywhere. Kind of a halfway point between self hosting and using public cloud services.

    • tinuzzehv@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Yes. Run NextCloud on a cheap VPS. File access, online office suite, address book, calendar and a plethora of other applications, and no need to manage hardware or networking.