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Ditch DropBox: Create A Personal Home Backup Server With Raspberry Pi 3
On the latest episode of Choose Linux, I talked about some of my first experiences with a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. About an hour after we wrapped recording, I decided to keep playing by setting up NextCloudPi. I really dig it, so here’s a quick and easy guide to setting up your own personal DropBox replacement at home.
The way we’ll be using it, NextCloudPi is a standalone, self-contained OS that runs on your Raspberry Pi. It lets you sync and manually back up files from practically any device (including your phone and its camera instantly), and serve files to those devices. You can even set up multiple users.
You can configure your personal NextCloud to be accessible outside your home network, but for this guide we’re keeping things confined to your LAN.
DISCLAIMER: This guide is for informational and educational purposes only. It’s meant as a starting point and not as comprehensive documentation. As such it includes instructions for backing up to a single USB drive. Always back up your critical data to multiple drives and multiple locations!
You may find this guide on setting up a 2nd external USB drive useful. If you need help beyond the scope of this article, hit up the NextCloud community support page.
