Use external storage or home server with federation?

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Iā€™m looking at installing Nextcloud on a hosted VPS, but it does not have a lot of storage (too expensive). I would like to have most of my files on a home server and the VPS storing my frequently used files* and apps. Should I set up two Nextclouds and federate them, or have a different home server system that works as an external storage device?

  • There is a request on Github for caching #11839, this would be cool.
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I have thought about this also. Havenā€™t tried myself yet, but would sshfs work? Mount your remote home serverā€™s file system on the VPS?

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You can have at home your own FTPS server and mount it directly to your VPS :wink:
HavenĀ“t tested it myself, but could be a solution :wink:

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Is there a ā€œbest practiceā€ now for such scenario?