The Nextcloud Podcast Nextcloud podcast episode pt. 11: Interview with Sebastian and Michael from hosting.de!
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Jul 1, 2021 Sebastian Holländer, Product Owner, and Michael Ernst, Chief Software Officer at hosting.de, discuss their journey with Nextcloud. They highlight why they chose it for its collaboration features and robust ecosystem. Michael explains how they've transformed their services into a managed offering, simplifying user management and deployment. They also delve into the importance of stability in updates, their choice of ZFS for storage, and their engaging support policies. Expect insights on improving user experience and strategic decisions that make Nextcloud accessible for everyone.
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OnlyOffice Community Server Marked Beta
- hosting.de marked the integrated OnlyOffice document server as beta after customers reported data-loss issues.
- They kept it as a preview option while waiting for fixes to avoid risking customer data.
Wait For Stable Point Releases
- Prioritize stability over immediate upgrades to new Nextcloud releases.
- Wait for the .5 release when early versions produce frequent bugfixes.
Per-Tenant Separation With Upgrade Tradeoffs
- hosting.de isolates tenants by giving each Nextcloud its own web space and user.
- They copy source files per instance now but consider OverlayFS to speed upgrades.
