Shaun (he/ him)Feb 11, 2025

No community better than the #fediverse to ask this question

Are there self-hosted alternatives to Google Docs and such?
I’m hoping to collaborate with others with confidence that my data isn’t sold to the highest bidder.

Ease and convenience are nice to have, but privacy and long-term sustainability are my key concerns.

Also, are there paid options worth considering?

Show threadDan Fixes Coin-OpsFeb 11, 2025
@ShmosKnows I use a thing called Nextcloud, it's pretty slick and nice in a lot of ways, but watch out 'cause they've started fiddling with AI crap a lot lately and IDK where they're going with that. They're on here too, @nextcloud
Show threadShaun (he/ him)Feb 11, 2025
@ifixcoinops @nextcloud hmmm - thanks for the tip and the honesty. Will keep all of this in mind.
Show threadJonathan Dickinson

@ShmosKnows @ifixcoinops I have had a pretty bad experience with Nextcloud. If you self-host it, it goes down from time to time (some updates), by design, and you need to Google how to fix it. While that isn't a problem for _me,_ if I were to be hit by a bus it would become inoperable for my family.

I would have suggested OnlyOffice, but it looks like they are on the AI nonsense badwagon.

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Show threadDan Fixes Coin-OpsFeb 11, 2025
@jcdickinson @ShmosKnows I've also had some frustrating downtime due to updates etc, and yyyyeah, it can sometimes be a right pain in the arse. I feel like that's probably par for the course, if you self-host then you're basically your own sysadmin, one day you'll go "Damn, this is bollocksed, I need to call a guy... oh shit, I AM the guy"
Show threadcuan_knaggsFeb 11, 2025
@ifixcoinops @jcdickinson @ShmosKnows you know, one day i will learn to do full backups before i do upgrades