Nextcloud

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This article is a draft

This is not a complete article: This is a draft, a work in progress that is intended to be published into an article, which may or may not be ready for inclusion in the main wiki. It should not necessarily be considered factual or authoritative.




Introduction

We now provide nextCloud, a Dropbox-like cloud storage service, for all Compute Canada users. You can use your Compute Canada username and password to login to the nextCloud server. A complete nextCloud user manual is available from docs.nextcloud.com. Another manual is available as PDF document under you account once you connect. All data transfers between local devices and Compute Canada's nextCloud are encrypted.

Compute Canada nextCloud service description

  • Server URL: https://nextcloud.computecanada.ca
  • Server Location: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
  • Default Quota: 100GB per user
  • Backup Policy: Daily backup without offsite copy
  • Access Methods: Web interface, nextCloud Desktop Sync Clients, nextCloud Mobile Apps, and any WebDAV clients

Using nextCloud Web interface

Using nextCloud Desktop Sync Clients and Mobile Apps

Using WebDAV Clients

Using UNIX Command Line Tools

Sharing Files using nextCloud