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 70K 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 #8 in the Self-Hosting communities list.
Roughly 13K 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: 7K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 835 members
- 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: 876 members
Flair
- News5 posts in the past month
- Happy birthday Nextcloud 🎂
- Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring is here 🌸
- 10 years of Nextcloud: share your story 💙
#15NewsHappy birthday Nextcloud 🎂 · Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring is here 🌸 · 10 years of Nextcloud: share your story 💙 - Official Blog2 posts in the past month
- Euro-Office comes to Nextcloud on June 9
- Nextcloud improves performance with new data access architecture
#22Official BlogEuro-Office comes to Nextcloud on June 9 · Nextcloud improves performance with new data access architecture - Hosting Provider Issue2 posts in the past month
- Nextcloud cannot display HEIC/HEIF photos
- Hetzner Hosted Nextcloud Updates
#32Hosting Provider IssueNextcloud cannot display HEIC/HEIF photos · Hetzner Hosted Nextcloud Updates
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 70K 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.
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