About r/Nextcloud
Nextcloud is an open source, self-hosted file sync & communication app platform. Access & sync your files, contacts, calendars and communicate & collaborate across your devices. You decide what happens with your data, where it is and who can access it! If you have questions for use in a company or government at scale (>1000 users), do yourself a favor and contact Nextcloud itself - this community is mostly home-user focused!
The community at a glance
r/Nextcloud is a Subreddit for Self-Hosters with roughly 71K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It also includes courses or structured learning and curated tools and resources. On the Hive Index it ranks #6 in the Self-Hosting communities list.
Roughly 14K members have joined in the past year.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2017: 1K members
- 2018: 2K members
- 2019: 4K members
- 2020: 10K members
- 2021: 9K members
- 2022: 7K members
- 2024: 17K members
- 2025: 12K members
- 2026: 8K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 1K members
- Sep: 921 members
- Oct: 973 members
- Nov: 1K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 1K members
- Feb: 1K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 1K members
- May: 981 members
- Jun: 1K members
- Jul: 553 members
Flair
- News4 posts in the past month
- Happy birthday Nextcloud 🎂
- Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring is here 🌸
- 10 years of Nextcloud: share your story 💙
#14NewsHappy birthday Nextcloud 🎂 · Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring is here 🌸 · 10 years of Nextcloud: share your story 💙 - Hosting Provider Issue2 posts in the past month
- Nextcloud cannot display HEIC/HEIF photos
- Nextcloud Office install on hosted server problems
#22Hosting Provider IssueNextcloud cannot display HEIC/HEIF photos · Nextcloud Office install on hosted server problems - Official Blog1 post in the past month
- Euro-Office comes to Nextcloud on June 9
#31Official BlogEuro-Office comes to Nextcloud on June 9 - SOLVED1 post in the past month
- Tab.digital provider down
#41SOLVEDTab.digital provider down
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Nextcloud for?
- Best for Self-Hosters enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Nextcloud free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/Nextcloud have?
- Roughly 71K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Nextcloud on?
- r/Nextcloud runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/Nextcloud cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Nextcloud is organized under Self-Hosters.
- How do I join r/Nextcloud?
- You can join r/Nextcloud by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Self-Hosting communities like?
- Communities for people running their own servers, home labs, and self-hosted applications. Reddit dominates with massive communities for home automation, self-hosted media servers, and container orchestration, covering everything from beginner setup to advanced homelab builds.
Monthly Stats
- 5
- Views /mo (+67%)
- 5
- Visitors /mo (+67%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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