Nextcloud
Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and more from any device, on your terms.
At a glance
- GitHub stars
- 37.4k
- Forks
- 5.3k
- Open issues & PRs
- 3.9k
- Last activity
- 2026-11-04
- Latest release
- v35.0.2
2026-10-15 - Commits (12 mo)
- 7.5k
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Language / platform
- PHP, deb
Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months. GitHub data fetched 2026-11-04.
Run Nextcloud yourself
- RAM: ~2 GB server (1 vCPU)
- Docker: not detected — install from source or packages
- Storage: plan disk for your data (media/files grow fast); attach a volume or use object storage.
Estimated monthly server cost
| Provider | Plan size | ~ USD / month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | 2 GB | $10 | Deploy → |
| DigitalOcean | 2 GB | $12 | Deploy → |
| Akamai (Linode) | 2 GB | $12 | Deploy → |
Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.
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