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I've run Nextcloud for years and I like it, but OpenCloud caught my eye. It's the continuation of ownCloud Infinite Scale, written in Go, with no database to babysit and no schema migrations to worry about. In this guide I go over where OpenCloud came from, how it stacks up against Nextcloud, and then a full Docker Compose setup with a real domain and certificate, storage on a local disk, full text search, and browser based document editing with Euro-Office. All links and resources are down below.

OpenCloud: https://opencloud.eu
OpenCloud Compose repo: https://github.com/opencloud-eu/openc...
Euro Office: https://github.com/euro-office/docume...
NGINX Proxy Manager setup video:    • SSL Certificates on EVERYTHING! (DDNS, Loc...  
Docker getting started guide: https://techhut.tv/7-docker-basics-fo...
Storage setup guide: https://github.com/TechHutTV/homelab/...
Frank Karlitschek interview:    • Google Drive KILLER Just Got Even Better -...  
Full written article: https://techhut.tv/self-host-openclou...

0:00 - Why I'm Testing a Nextcloud Alternative
0:47 - Where OpenCloud Came From
1:27 - How It Compares to Nextcloud
3:21 - What You Need Before You Start
4:41 - Cloning the OpenCloud Compose Repo
5:33 - Creating the Storage Directories
6:37 - Building Out the .env File
7:06 - Picking Your Compose Files
8:02 - Domain, Password, and Storage Paths
9:20 - First Launch and Proxy Host
10:49 - Adding Full Text Search
12:40 - Collabora vs Euro-Office
13:25 - Setting Up Document Editing
15:24 - Editing a DOCX in the Browser
15:54 - What I'm Doing Next
September 9, 2026
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