If you’re looking into Nextcloud, you’ll quickly run into the same question: should you host it yourself, or use a hosted setup? Both options run the same software. But in practice, they feel very different. One gives you full control, but also full responsibility. The other removes the technical work, while still giving you a […]
Looking for a ready-to-use Nextcloud setup? Get started within minutes. If you’re looking for Nextcloud hosting, you’re probably trying to figure out one thing: how to run Nextcloud without setting up and maintaining your own server? That’s a fair question. Nextcloud is powerful software, but it doesn’t run by itself. You need a server to […]
Compare cloud storage alternatives focused on privacy, European hosting and data control. A practical guide for individuals and teams exploring alternatives to Big Tech cloud platforms.
There’s a new buzzword in tech: sovereignty. Microsoft is opening European sovereignty centres in Amsterdam, Brussels, and Munich. Amazon is launching a ‘European Sovereign Cloud’ out of Germany. Google is announcing new sovereignty features for its European cloud customers. Sounds good. But one expert already named it for what it is: sovereignty washing. Why servers in […]
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Email Risks Every Business Needs to Know More and more businesses are adopting digital technology at a breakneck pace, and while this creates new opportunities, it exposes them to new risks. Many organizations have invested in digital transformation to modernize processes and meet the demands of an internet-centered economy. Technologies such as cloud computing, blockchain, […]
Free account vs paid subscription. What are the differences? Update: March 2026 Over time we realised that offering free accounts indefinitely would make it harder to maintain the level of privacy, support and service quality we stand for. In the digital world, “free forever” often means you pay in other ways. With your data for […]
Migrating files & folders using the Nextcloud desktop client Data migration Nextcloud This article describes all actions to move files from one instance to another. In this example, we want to move data from the server with the URL https://free01.thegood.cloud to the new server with the URL https://use02.thegood.cloud Install the Nextcloud desktop client; you can […]
Wikipedia and The wayback machine I’m a long time fan of wikipedia. If I would go to Mars and could bring one thing, it would be a copy of wikipedia.org. Another site which I’m fond of is The Internet Archive, and especially it’s subservice The Wayback Machine. If you have never heard of them, I’ll show you how Facebook […]
Public Spaces Conference Public Spaces has the same concerns about privacy as we do. They are a Dutch initiative supported by a lot of influencial Dutch companies who share the same values and goals as we do. Read their full manifesto for more information. They invited me to talk during their upcoming conferencewhich I gratefully accepted. There is an international […]
