Nextcloud on your own cloud server
A private cloud for files, calendars and contacts that syncs to your computers and phones, with the data on a server you rent.
About Nextcloud
Nextcloud is an open-source content collaboration platform. At its core is file sync and sharing: desktop clients for Windows, macOS and Linux and mobile apps for iOS and Android keep folders in sync, and you can share files with public links, passwords and expiry dates.
Around that core sit calendars and contacts that sync over the CalDAV and CardDAV standards, plus apps from the Nextcloud app store for notes, tasks, office documents, chat and video calls. Families, small businesses, schools and public bodies use it as an alternative to consumer cloud drives.
The main reason to self-host Nextcloud is ownership: documents and photos stay on your server, storage grows with the plan you choose rather than with a subscription tier, and no third party scans or monetises your files.
What people use it for
Private cloud drive
Sync work folders and phone photos to your own server and reach them from any device.
Shared calendars and contacts
Keep a family or team calendar and address book that phones and mail apps sync over CalDAV and CardDAV.
Sending files to clients
Share large files through a link with a password and an expiry date instead of email attachments.
After you order
Nextcloud is installed on your server on its first start and opens at http://<server address>/. Sign in as admin with the password shown on the server page in the Rivervo panel, then create accounts for the people who will use it. Port 80 (TCP) is opened in the server firewall.
How it works
- Choose Nextcloud on the server order page and pick a plan with enough memory.
- The app is installed on the server on its first start, usually within a few minutes.
- Open the server in your panel: the address and the sign-in details are there.