<![CDATA[Nextcloud external storage - backup strategy?]]>I have to use an external storage for a lot of my Nextcloud data because my server doesn't have enough storage.

What is a good backup strategy for this since the volume is not included into the cloudron backup?

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/11983/nextcloud-external-storage-backup-strategyRSS for NodeWed, 15 Jul 2026 20:02:51 GMTWed, 26 Jun 2024 13:43:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Nextcloud external storage - backup strategy? on Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:52:35 GMT]]>@ethanxrosen said in Nextcloud external storage - backup strategy?:

CIFS mounted storage box like Hetzner

Or an SSHFS mounted Hetzner Storage Box (which is what I use these days).

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/108286https://forum.cloudron.io/post/108286Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:52:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nextcloud external storage - backup strategy? on Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:50:12 GMT]]>@ekevu123 i think you can include external storage as part of the backup by making your external storage the data directory for nextcloud (https://docs.cloudron.io/apps/#data-directory)

for backups, from this thread (https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/4548/backup-strategy-advice) it seems like most people will either use a CIFS mounted storage box like Hetzner, or a separate storage VPS with Minio installed, + encrypted rsync. If you use S3 style storage like backblaze or wasabi, rsync hardlinks aren't yet supported, so you end up paying a lot for duplicated storage and API calls. Hopefully this helps!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/108285https://forum.cloudron.io/post/108285Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:50:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nextcloud external storage - backup strategy? on Thu, 27 Jun 2024 07:48:34 GMT]]>Yes, technically, this is rather easy, but I am looking for best practices of other users if someone else has that scenario, e.g. where to sync it to as well.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/90459https://forum.cloudron.io/post/90459Thu, 27 Jun 2024 07:48:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Nextcloud external storage - backup strategy? on Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:18:35 GMT]]>You have to back it up somehow. Maybe, rsync the files using a cron job inside nextcloud - https://docs.cloudron.io/apps/#cron

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