I just set up nextcloud 2-3 days ago - cloud talk is a pest will work and then not because HPB will break and then work. Finally I have no idea what I did but I got it up and its been great. Mind you Gemini 2.5 pro helped me set this whole thing up. Even got a command scanner in my chat comments to water mark images pdfs and videos. Couldn’t get native video recording working either so i self made video recorder bot that triggers and transcribes using whisper. I literally have no idea what I am doing lol.
And what is your question?
You had difficulties setting up a server, and finally managed to achieve more or less what you wanted. We all went through these steps …