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LINUX Unplugged

549: Will it Nixcloud?

Feb 12, 2024
Special guest Alex Kretzschmar joins the hosts to discuss deploying Nextcloud with Nix, automating data storage tiering, improving Nextcloud setup with backup and configuration tools, and setting up a Nextcloud server with Nix and Nix-related tooling. They also delve into Redis, Nix cloud config, Collide.com, and Nick's Got North America event. Additionally, they explore the challenges and benefits of using flakes in the Linux ecosystem and discuss Nextcloud backup options.
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Quick takeaways

  • Deploying Nextcloud using Nix promises reproducibility and simplicity.
  • Ari is a tool that simplifies running Docker Compose configurations with Nix, providing an easier way to manage Docker setups.

Deep dives

Thought Criminal got their Dell micro PC and intended to install NixOS on it.

They were pleasantly surprised when they discovered that we had done a whole show on that very topic. They were able to get their hardware set up and organize their workspace to install NixOS on their new PC.

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