Replace Google Drive with Your Own Nextcloud

What you will build

A private file-sync service with web, desktop and mobile access, plus tested backups.

Starting point: you only need a Vultr account. This challenge is self-contained, so you can do it without having done any other.

The plan

1. Deploy Nextcloud with Docker Compose on a Vultr instance
2. Add HTTPS with a real certificate
3. Create a user and sync a folder from your laptop or phone
4. Schedule nightly backups of data and database to Object Storage
5. Destroy the app, restore from backup on a fresh instance, and confirm your files are back

0 2 * * * /opt/nextcloud/backup.sh >> /var/log/nc-backup.log 2>&1

How you will be judged

• Restore actually worked
• Backups are scheduled, not manual
• Admin access is secured (strong password, 2FA or similar)

Take the first backup before you add anything important. You will want it.