Cloud storage and online services have become essential parts of our daily lives, but relying on Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, or Microsoft OneDrive means trusting someone else with your files. Your data lives on their servers, gets scanned by their algorithms, and can disappear if they decide to discontinue a service or terminate your account. […]

If you are shopping for a self-hosted cloud platform, two names come up immediately: Nextcloud and ownCloud. Both are open-source, both let you take back control of your files from Google Drive and Dropbox, and both started from the same codebase. But despite their shared origins, they have diverged significantly in philosophy, features, and target […]