Your website is German. How is anybody that speaks English to utilise it?
I can recommend Servarica, I have been using their Storage VPS service for a few months now and it has worked well for me.
Itās possible install Nextcloud on it.
https://servarica.com/all-offers
A few years have passed. If someone needs a Nextcloud, but it only offers storage, maybe Cloud Storage - Shadow Drive is an option. There is 20 GB for free. The Nextcloud is very fast and also works very well with the Nextcloud mobile app from Android. Disadvantage, however, is that pubic shares can only be created for a maximum of 7 days. Thus, more suitable for storage and quick exchange of files. Here an example public share (press kit)
cloudamo.com - from free to business packages.
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I use cloudamo for my families files and it works great. Paid plan. Great response when logging a ticket. Flexible GB so when i need more, easy to add. Hosted on the USA! Been with them for around two years now.
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I use speedhub.eu they have good support and Ubuntu 22
We used them and never again, they lost all our data ā¦
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So what do you want to tell us with that post? Do you have any experience to share?
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Regarding free options: I have always had a bit of an issue on any site that is free. I mean, in the end, the cloud is just someoneās server somewhere that you have no access to.
At least under the premise of paying for a service, the hope is that they are less inclined to go through your stuff. Since you still cannot protect your NC reliably via encryption.
Ultimately, the best would be in-house but that adds a bit of complexity that most people may find challenging.
Hetzner, and Linode seem like good options. Avoid Vultr, they nickle and dime you.
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Yep. Also, all the free Nextcloud plans Iāve seen are more like demo accounts, with ridiculously small amounts of storage, but more importantly, since Nextcloud isnāt really designed for multi-tenancy, and the free plans usually put multiple users on a single Nextcloud instance, I would definitely not use them for any kind of sensitive data.
There is also a free VPS option from Oracle, but itās from Oracle, so no thanks 
Hetzner is definitely a good option, I have never used Linode but they seem fine too. No clue about Vultr, never used them, never looked at their offerings.
The notion of putting my data on a ātrust us, broā it is free with āno strings attachedā server is just silly. Only way would be if I could up and down encrypt the data, so they end up with just an encrypted, inaccessible block of code on their end.
But that would get tedious over as your data gets larger or if you managed a large user base, especially over time. Since at the very least, you would need better hardware than what you are likely to get on many of these hosting companies.
Plus, with these free/fremium plans there is the issue that they, via even no ill-intent might simply disappear/fail next week. People are not businesses, they do not run backups constantly and regularly enough to address that concern. Maybe on tiny setups with one user who barely uses their instance, then a weekly or monthly backup might suffice.
Hence the Demo approach, which is just to get people hooked on their services, once they are invested enough. Yeah, the notion of just being 1 user having a non-admin account on an instance ran by a complete stranger, with XYZ other users, on alien hardware, with likely 0 encryption, on a total different geography and timezone is a never ending parade of red flags.
I know of a few sites that provided free NC accounts for activist-types and the like but if we wanted to be pragmatic and I was a Fed, that is the exactly what I would do to setup a honeypot. LOL
Hopefully OP ended up picking something good, and since then.
Cheers.
Only five days testing so far, but I am very happy with Storage Share. Friendly and competent support, OCC commands by Hetzner control panel (no OCCweb) - not all commands, but support run one for me when I asked. regular 4 backups per day last 7 day, and you restore yourself by their control panel too - tested OK. Good bandwidth, and I also tested large files up to 59 GB worked OK.
I use this for my one man company + family.
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Ultimately youāre correct, but in any case you should always use the 3-2-1 backup method.
Also if you care about privacy like youāre saying you should be using e2e encryption. I personally recommend rclone, as you can encrypt most of the data with it and it works like a regular hard drive when mounted.
The downside with e2e encryption is nextcloud is more or less file storage with no extra features. You wont be able to use the photos app, for example. And sharing becomes irrelevant unless that person has a copy of your config for rclone.
You could also encrypt and share files with PGP keys.
I have a free offer in this forum, but Iām also willing to sign a legitimate privacy agreement if you fax me it, so long as itās reasonable.
Edit: Whoops, I thought this was a more active thread but it was actually necroed, my bad.
Hi,
The cPanel VPS or cheap cPanel dedicated server is better for Nextcloud use for storage, apps,s and multiple users.
With providers that offer full root access, you can install any apps and office, manage users, and add external storage like Wasabi. You have strong privacy with self-hosted Nextcloud on your server.
For a hosting provider with affordable plans with plenty of storage and full root access, look into DomainRacer or DedicatedCore.
Yes, a VPS or dedicated server with full root access is preferable for hosting Nextcloud. However, itās usually also more expensive than shared hosting. And VPSs or dedicated servers that include hosting panels, such as cPanel, are even more expensive because, in addition to the server costs, thereās also a licensing fee for the hosting panel.
However, this thread seems to focus more on managed Nextcloud providers than on general-purpose hosting providers where you install and manage Nextcloud yourself. Managed Nextcloud hosting is usually more expensive than general-purpose shared hosting as well. However, the obvious advantage is that the provider takes care of everything, so you can just use Nextcloud.