# Nextcloud

☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data

Repository: https://github.com/nextcloud/server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nextcloud
Homepage: https://nextcloud.com
Language: PHP
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: open-source, file-sharing, enterprise, sharing, collaboration, cloud, nextcloud, self-hosting, decentralized, federation, free-software, distributed, owncloud, javascript, ux, design, usability, opensource, php, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-27T00:28:42+00:00
Link (homepage): https://nextcloud.com
Link (site_page): https://nextcloud.com/microsoft-integrations
Link (site_page): https://nextcloud.com/pricing
Link (site_page): https://nextcloud.com/features
Link (site_page): https://nextcloud.com/compliance

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3744, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 77}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 36592, forks 5136 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:01.158018+00:00)

## What it is
Nextcloud is a self-hosted, open-source content collaboration platform for storing, syncing, and sharing files, calendars, contacts, and communication. Its Hub bundles Files, Talk, Groupware, Office, and AI Assistant into an extensible platform with hundreds of apps and enterprise-grade security and compliance features.

## Use cases
- self-host my own dropbox replacement
- sync files across my devices on my own server
- share files securely with my team without third-party cloud
- host my own calendar and contacts
- run a private video chat and team messaging server
- collaboratively edit office documents on-premise
- keep company data in-house for GDPR compliance
- replace Google Drive with an open-source private cloud

## When to choose
- you want full control and ownership of your data on your own hardware
- you need file sync/share plus groupware (calendar, contacts, mail, chat) in one platform
- your organization requires GDPR/HIPAA-style compliance and on-premises hosting
- you want an extensible platform with a large app ecosystem and mobile/desktop clients

## When to avoid
- you only need simple object storage or backup without collaboration features
- you cannot operate a PHP web server and database yourself
- you need a lightweight tool - Nextcloud is a full platform with significant resource requirements
- you want a fully managed zero-maintenance service without a subscription

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: self-hosted, file-system, web-framework, auth, security, workflow-automation, chat-interface, email, search-engine, sdk
- domain: self-hosted, developer-tools, cloud-computing, privacy, real-time, files, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, windows, php
- tags: file-sync, file-sharing, collaboration-platform, nextcloud-hub, webdav, calendars, contacts, video-conferencing, online-office, gdpr, enterprise, federation, app-store, dropbox-alternative, web-server, linux, macos, android, ios, docker, javascript

## Member repositories
- nextcloud/server (main) score 94
- nextcloud/all-in-one (infra) score 95
- nextcloud/docker (infra) score 95
- nextcloud/android (plugin) score 97
- nextcloud/desktop (plugin) score 99
- nextcloud/ios (plugin) score 95
- nextcloud/vm (infra) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:01.158018+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:26:10.350667+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nextcloud/server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:01.158018+00:00, sha 5636423149b7)
  - homepage: https://nextcloud.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:44.340323+00:00, sha 9a438cb566dc)
  - site_page: https://nextcloud.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:44.347731+00:00, sha 65c6a999f00f)
  - site_page: https://nextcloud.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:44.356347+00:00, sha 6846c86c3ef6)
  - site_page: https://nextcloud.com/install (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:44.358514+00:00, sha 94b5cfa8ac16)
  - site_page: https://nextcloud.com/microsoft-integrations (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:44.343312+00:00, sha a7725f40e2e1)
  - site_page: https://nextcloud.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:44.345502+00:00, sha 83fbd135f795)
  - site_page: https://nextcloud.com/compliance (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:44.350369+00:00, sha 8ac5776e9ecb)
  - site_page: https://nextcloud.com/support (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:44.352342+00:00, sha d673bfe206e8)
  - site_page: https://nextcloud.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:44.354019+00:00, sha c2ca399cf03c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.