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Nextcloud
Restore the InternetFree, Decentralized, Open
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About Me
Björn SchießleFederation Architect at Nextcloud
Free Software & License Expert at Nextcloud
Graduated Computer Scientist
Conducted research in Cloud Robotics
Joined ownCloud 2012 and later Nextcloud
Long time Free Software activist
mail: [email protected]
www: schiessle.org
twitter: @schiessle
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NextcloudWhy & How?
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How everything started
Stuttgart, 2011
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Why are we doing this?
"If privacy is outlawed,
only outlaws will have privacy."- from the PGP manual
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Free Software
Use
Study
Share
Improve
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by Nicholas Canup (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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That’s what happened
● Spin-off of Struktur AG– Spreedbox
Deutsche Bahn/ Vodaphone/ BNP-Paribas
● Goal: liberate your data!
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Our Focus
● Sustainable German company without external investment
● Internal expertise rather than reliance on consulting firms and outsourcing
● Direct access to engineering expertise● Listen to customers, partners and users ● Explore solutions beyond simple file sync &
share
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Software Freedom for Everyone
by Moyan Brenn (CC BY 2.0)
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We want to be...
A healthy Free Software project.
With a strong company behind it.
But still independent from a single entity.
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We want to be...
A healthy Free Software project.
With a strong company behind it.
But still independent from a single entity.
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We want to be...
A healthy Free Software project.
With a strong company behind it.
But still independent from a single entity.
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That’s why we are here
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Restore the InternetFree, Decentralized, Open
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The Internet was Born
by ESO/G. Bono & CTIO (CC BY 3.0)
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The Internet Today
by Jonathan Oldenbuck (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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How to solve the Problem?
● Social Networks– Diaspora, GNU Social, Friendica, Hubzilla
● Communication– Tox, XMPP, Briar, Spreed.me
● What about code hosting platforms?– Gitbucket, Gogs, (Gitlab),...
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Solving the Cloud Problem
● Nextcloud● Free Software → you control the software● You know where your data are stored● You control who has access to it● Open Standards → easy to connect to
your cloud and with other clouds
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What is Cloud Federation?
● Know where your data is stored
● Know who has access to it
● Control the software
● But: it creates Islands
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What is Cloud Federation?
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Open Cloud Mesh
● Member since July 2016
● A initiative of GÉANT Association
● Provide federated cloud sharing for research and education across Europe, America and Asia
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Share public Links
● Share public link● Recipient adds the
public link to his Nextcloud
● Receive federated share from owner
● Owner see who added a public link and can control access to his data
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Federated Cloud ID
● A unique ID to address a specific user on a specific server.
● Looks like a email-address: <user>@<server>
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Share like a normal User
● Use the share drop-down to create federated shares
● Recipient has to accept it
● Same behavior as local shares
● Same permissions
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Trust other Servers
● Trusted servers exchange user directory
● Trusted servers can be added automatically or manually
● Auto complete from trusted servers
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What we already achieved
A Open Standard implemented by Nextcloud, ownCloud and Pydio
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What’s still Missing?
● Federated sharing beyond files● Make it easier to find and connect people
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Federated sharing beyond files
● Nextcloud is a platform which enabled much more than just file sync & share
● Share calendars and event across servers● Share address books and contacts across
servers● Call and chat with people across servers
(upcoming Spreed.me integration)
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Make it easier to find people
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Publish Public Information
Global Address Book
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Global Address Book
Global Address Book
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Publish
Publish
Publ
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Publis
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Publish Public Information
Global Address Book
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Global Address Book
Global Address Book
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Nextcloud 2 Nextcloud 4
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Ask for
“John Doe”
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Publish Public Information
Global Address Book
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Global Address Book
Global Address Book
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Nextcloud 2 Nextcloud 4
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Return:
john@nextcloud5
doe@exam
ple.com
...
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Publish Public Information
Global Address Book
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Global Address Book
Global Address Book
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Nextcloud 2 Nextcloud 4
Nextcloud 3Share with or call:john@nextcloud5
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Summary
● We need to regain control over our digital life
● Free, decentralized & open are key values● Connect people and make it easy to find
them● Nextcloud tried to do this together with
strong partners to avoid vendor lock-in
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