Self-hosted file storage too complex for non-sysadmin developers
Developers who want a simple self-hosted alternative to Google Drive are blocked by NextCloud's certificate, routing, and container complexity — requiring sysadmin skills they don't have. The gap between "basic file sync" and "full NextCloud deployment" is wide enough that many give up. No mainstream option exists that a developer can spin up in minutes without infrastructure expertise.
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