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build your own cloud server at home with Nextcloud

category: Nextcloud php frp NAT_Passthrough Apache

archiemeng | Dec. 7, 2020, 1:29 p.m. | viewed: 1024

Introduction

From Wikipedia:Nextcloud:

    Nextcloud is a suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services. It is functionally similar to Dropbox, although Nextcloud is free and open-source, allowing anyone to install and operate it on a private server. In contrast to proprietary services like Dropbox, the open architecture allows adding additional functionality to the server in form of applications.

Also, Nextcloud is a fork of ownCloud.

Install Nextcloud on the server

Based on different distro, there are many different installation guides. For Ubuntu: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-nextcloud-on-ubuntu-20-04

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Life is short, use Python (and Django)

category: django python blog

archiemeng | Feb. 3, 2020, 1:56 p.m. | viewed: 310

In my last semester, I took a unit called Web Application which uses ASP.NET MVC framework. It was devastated since I messed up all the things about it. I had terrible data logic design, buggy database processing and ugly surface for my unit project. I was frustrated with doubts about my ability til now when I decided and successfully made this blog application. Yes, I was wrong. My web development skill is not that bad. My poor score in that unit is just the result of the bullshit ASP.NET framework (Yes, I just got 59 for that unit). In this article, I will explain how I built this application from scratch and the most apparent differences between ASP.NET and Django in my own opinions.

 

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