Storage setup guide

A beginner guide to Docker by TechHut. It covers Docker installation, non-root user management, running and managing containers, images, volumes, bind mounts, networking, Docker Compose, and container cleanup. The guide is maintained as a TechHut article, published in February 2024 and updated in July 2026.

OpenCloud Compose is a repository of Docker Compose configurations for deploying OpenCloud in different environments. Its modular files combine the core OpenCloud service with Traefik or an external reverse proxy, Let's Encrypt or local certificates, Collabora Online or Euro Office document editing, Keycloak and LDAP identity management, Apache Tika full-text search, Radicale calendar and contacts, monitoring metrics, and ClamAV antivirus scanning. Deployments are selected with Docker Compose `-f` options or the `COMPOSE_FILE` environment variable, with settings such as domains, passwords, storage paths, and service-specific secrets supplied through `.env`. The repository requires Docker and Docker Compose v2, is licensed under GPLv3, and advises using the official OpenCloud documentation for production deployments.

This is a technical setup article by TechHut covering self-hosted OpenCloud, its relationship to Nextcloud, and a Docker Compose deployment. It explains OpenCloud's Go-based services, filesystem storage without a separate database, and the differences in scope between OpenCloud and Nextcloud. The deployment uses the OpenCloud Compose repository with local configuration and data directories, an external NGINX Proxy Manager, a domain with HTTPS certificates, optional Apache Tika full-text search, and browser-based document editing through Collabora or Euro Office. The article was published in August 2026 and updated in September 2026.

OpenCloud is an open-source, self-hosted file-storage and collaboration platform developed by the Heinlein Group. It is descended from ownCloud Infinite Scale and rewritten in Go, providing file management and sharing for teams and organizations without requiring a separate database instance or schema migrations. The platform supports optional full-text search, browser-based document editing through an integrated office suite, access controls, two-factor authentication, encryption, and file versioning. It is available for on-premises operation or as a SaaS offering through selected partners, with a cloud-native architecture intended for large data volumes and growing teams.

Safebucket is an open-source, self-hosted file-sharing platform developed as an on-premises service. Files bypass the application server: browsers upload and download directly to object storage through presigned URLs. Its pluggable infrastructure allows storage, database, event, cache, and notification components to be replaced. It supports OIDC-based SSO, local authentication for external users, role-based access control, public share links with passwords, download or view limits and expiration, activity tracking and audit logs, TOTP multifactor authentication, file expiration, configurable trash retention, and an administrative statistics dashboard. The project is implemented with Go and React, distributed under the Apache 2.0 license, and can be deployed with Docker Compose.