De-Google & De-Microsoft Your Life: Nextcloud Apps + Sync Setup (Part 2)
Self-host the apps that replace iCloud, Microsoft 365, Notion, Trello, LastPass, and more - then sync everything to your phone, tablet, and PC automatically.
In Part 1 we built the Nextcloud server. Now we stock it. I'll walk through the Nextcloud apps I actually use to de-Google and de-Microsoft my life... Nextcloud Office, Notes, Passwords, Deck, Tasks, Collectives, Cookbook, and more — and show you exactly what each one replaces and what it costs you today (spoiler: $400 to $600/year).
Then we set up automatic file sync, photo backup, contacts, and calendar on Android, iOS, and Windows, so your stuff just shows up everywhere - the way OneDrive, iCloud, and Google Drive do it now, except it's running on your hardware and nobody's indexing it.
No cloud. Just your computer.
WORKSHEET (client setup + commands): https://www.dad-the-engineer.com/blog...
Part 1 - Install Nextcloud: • Don't pay for cloud storage - Install Next...
⏱ CHAPTERS
00:00 - There is no cloud...
01:24 - The subscriptions you're paying for right now
02:05 - Nextcloud Office (replaces Microsoft 365 / Google Docs)
05:07 - Notes (replaces OneNote / Apple Notes / Keep)
06:15 - Passwords (replaces LastPass / Bitwarden)
08:17 - Deck (replaces Trello / Monday)
09:11 - Tasks (replaces Google Tasks / Todoist)
09:48 - Shopping List
10:26 - Collectives (replaces Notion / Confluence)
11:49 - Cookbook
12:35 - External Sites - build a homelab dashboard
13:22 - OCCweb - admin tools in the browser
14:24 - Diagrams (replaces Lucidchart / Visio)
15:14 - ...and so many more apps
15:42 - Setting up the clients (Tailscale note)
16:24 - Android setup
18:46 - iOS setup
20:45 - Windows setup (or MacOS & Linux)
23:35 - Outro - what self-hosting actually gets you
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Full worksheets: https://dad-the-engineer.com
Tell me in the comments if you want the Part 3 on NAS backups, encrypted offsite backup, or enabling HTTPS + the Passwords app via Tailscale.
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