Nextcloud plain dashboard to prefer files usage

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Hello everybody

I’m using happily NextCloud but there are some things I would like to improve.

I installed an AIO instance, mainly to allow access files on my fileserver to other people, so I’ve setup external directories and everything works great.

The problem is, I hope in the future to enlarge the features people will use, but for now they only have to access and eventually edit the files in the external directories, so all the initial presentation, examples, pre populated dashboard, example files, etc is distracting and I have to tell people how to access the files every time.

Is there a way to delete or disable all that stuff (or at least much of that stuff) for new users, so when they will login they will be redirected directly to the “file” section and only external directories are there, or at least if they must land on the dashboard page this is blank and when they’ll open the files section tiat is empty too, with only the external directories available?

Thank you

Nextcloud Server version: Nextcloud AIO v12.8.0

Operating system and version: Debian 12

Reverse proxy and version: HAProxy

Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? It’s not an error

When did this problem seem to first start? From the beginning

Installation method (e.g. AIO, NCP, Bare Metal/Archive, etc.) AIO on Docker on Debian VM on Proxmox

Are you using Cloudflare, mod_security, or similar? No

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It looks like you are searching for the Guests App:
App-Id guests
App-Name Guests
Summary Create guest accounts for easier collaboration
Categories security
Repository GitHub - nextcloud/guests: 🙈 Create guest users which can only see files shared with them · GitHub
Issue-Tracker GitHub · Where software is built
Admin-Doc. guests/README.md at main · nextcloud/guests · GitHub
Not-shipped (not included) App available in appstore
Appstore Guests - Apps - App Store - Nextcloud

h.t.h.

ernolf

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In fact no.

I’m not looking for accounts that can see only files shared with them. I’m looking for disabling widgets on the home of all the new users by default, and not having all the example files in the “files” section for new users by default.

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The example files come from core/skeleton. If you want to modify them, follow the instructions in the documentation.

h.t.h.

ernolf