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* https://docs.nextcloud.com/
https://docs.nextcloud.com/


Nextcloud is a cloud-based "file sync and share software". It offers
Nextcloud is a cloud-based "file sync and share software". It offers
* syncing of OS-based directories (Linux, Windows, macOS) with the Nextcloud server ("Desktop Sync client")
* syncing of OS-based directories (Linux, Windows, macOS) with the Nextcloud server ("Desktop Sync client") [https://nextcloud.com/install/#install-clients]
* a browser-based desktop (the "Web interface") with various "apps" (including "groupware").
* a browser-based desktop (the "Web interface") with various "apps" (including "groupware").
* additional functionality via an app store [https://apps.nextcloud.com/]


== apps ==
== test instances ==
*
 
== apps (basic funtionality ==
* Files: the (synchronized) files on the server
* Files: the (synchronized) files on the server
** files can have tags and can be shared
** files can have tags and can be shared
** viewers for videos and images
* Photos: organization of images
* Photos: organization of images
* Activities: a log of changes that happened in the apps -- sometimes links are missing to changes, it is not possible to directly jump to them
* Activities: a log of changes that happened in the apps -- sometimes links are missing to changes, it is not possible to directly jump to them
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* Deck: Allows note-taking, hierarchical organization into  deck -> board -> stack -> card
* Deck: Allows note-taking, hierarchical organization into  deck -> board -> stack -> card
** Card: has users, description, attachments, timeline, tags
** Card: has users, description, attachments, timeline, tags
* viewers for videos and images
* project: collection of items (files, chats, etc.)
* project: collection of items (files, chats, etc.)
== app store ==
* Talk: Screensharing, online meetings & web conferencing [https://nextcloud.com/talk/]
* Polls: kinda like Doodle [https://github.com/nextcloud/polls]
* OnlyOffice: browser-based text processing
** " types of supported formats (ODT, DOC, RTF, EPUB, MHT, HTML, HTM, ODS, XLS, CSV, ODP, PPT, DOTX, XLTX, POTX, OTT, OTS, OTP, and PDF-A) are processed with inner conversion to DOCX, XLSX or PPTX" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyOffice]
* ...
= Discussion =

Revision as of 12:40, 24 April 2020

https://docs.nextcloud.com/

Nextcloud is a cloud-based "file sync and share software". It offers

  • syncing of OS-based directories (Linux, Windows, macOS) with the Nextcloud server ("Desktop Sync client") [1]
  • a browser-based desktop (the "Web interface") with various "apps" (including "groupware").
  • additional functionality via an app store [2]

test instances

apps (basic funtionality

  • Files: the (synchronized) files on the server
    • files can have tags and can be shared
    • viewers for videos and images
  • Photos: organization of images
  • Activities: a log of changes that happened in the apps -- sometimes links are missing to changes, it is not possible to directly jump to them
  • Mail
  • Contacts
  • Calendars
  • Deck: Allows note-taking, hierarchical organization into deck -> board -> stack -> card
    • Card: has users, description, attachments, timeline, tags
  • project: collection of items (files, chats, etc.)

app store

  • Talk: Screensharing, online meetings & web conferencing [3]
  • Polls: kinda like Doodle [4]
  • OnlyOffice: browser-based text processing
    • " types of supported formats (ODT, DOC, RTF, EPUB, MHT, HTML, HTM, ODS, XLS, CSV, ODP, PPT, DOTX, XLTX, POTX, OTT, OTS, OTP, and PDF-A) are processed with inner conversion to DOCX, XLSX or PPTX" [5]
  • ...

Discussion