Getting phone content to FreeNAS (iPhone, Android)

[SecCon]

I searched and found a thread from 2016 with some references to OwnCloud, some Mobile 3d party App but not really anything current.

Would it be possible to get some examples on how you guys backup mostly pictures and movies to you FreeNAS from your phone or tablet - ios or android -, preferently with no interaction once set up and using pull from the FreeNAS...?

 

[Jailer]

I use nextcloud for this.

 

[John Doe]

I use nextcloud for this.

+1
I do the same.

 

[SecCon]

I can see NextCloud available in AppStore so from there you just connect it to the NextCloud FreeNAS instance. Hokay, will do some testing, could be a solution, I just hope file management won't be a mess, getting it from NextCloud Jail to where I really wan't those files stored, which is on a different fileshare.

I want this to replace icloud storage, or at least get a copy of pictures and mov's from the iphone (and eventually android) to my storage.

 

[NasKar]

I use nextcloud for this.

Do you have to run the app on your phone and have it be the focus and stay on to backup you pics/videos?

 

[SecCon]

@NasKar
Trying on an iPhone XR but only getting 401 so far, despite being on the same network , getting 401 unauthorized, despite having verified account and pwd on the nextcloud site...

Testing with Android:
Same...

I do however get some php errors in the log...

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  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/comments
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/contactsinteraction
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/dav
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/encryption
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/federatedfilesharing
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/federation
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/files
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/files_external
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/files_pdfviewer
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/files_rightclick
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/files_sharing
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/files_trashbin
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/files_versions
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/files_videoplayer
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/firstrunwizard
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/logreader
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/lookup_server_connector
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/nextcloud_announcements
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/notifications
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/oauth2
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/password_policy
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/photos
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/privacy
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  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/serverinfo
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/settings
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/sharebymail
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/support
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/survey_client
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/systemtags
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/text
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/theming
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/twofactor_backupcodes
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/updatenotification
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/user_ldap
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/viewer
  • /usr/local/www/nextcloud/apps-pkg/workflowengine
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Will this work in the Jail Shell for Nextcloud to install imagick?
sudo apt install php-imagick - ehm, no.

 

[NasKar]

In freenas it’s pkg install php74-pecl-imagick if u have php 7.4

 

[SecCon]

It worked... yay... now for the damn file chmodding... gonna take a bit I guess, need to check if all can be 755 or what... plus recursive...

 

[Jailer]

Do you have to run the app on your phone and have it be the focus and stay on to backup you pics/videos?

Android works fine in the background but iphone the app has to be open and connected. Apple doesn't allow anything to run unattended in the background.

 

[SecCon]

Android works fine in the background but iphone the app has to be open and connected. Apple doesn't allow anything to run unattended in the background.

well, won't connect. Neither. Any tips aside from what I posted above, or should I perhaps take this to Nextcloud...I fear they might refer me back here once I mention it's a plugin to FreeNAS setup...

 

[garm]

but iphone the app has to be open and connected

No that’s not correct, you can set Nextcloud to automatically upload new photos on iOS

 

[garm]

I just hope file management won't be a mess, getting it from NextCloud Jail to where I really wan't those files stored,

That’s not how it works... you either use nextcloud or network shares. Mixing both is really not recommended.. it will take some work to get setup correct. No reason not to use Nextcloud exclusively

 

[garm]

Trying on an iPhone XR but only getting 401 so far,

What is your setup?

 

[SecCon]

I have other fileshares I have used before Nextcloud and FreeNAS and while some consolidation might be warranted I need to ensure some functionality first, my setup is as mentioned above and following Flemmings guide for setting up Nextcloud. I still have to address those directory rights in my quoted.

 

[garm]

Okey... I’m not gonna play 20 question. Do this, it’s going to be the least pain for you

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[NasKar]

No that’s not correct, you can set Nextcloud to automatically upload new photos on iOS

With my nextcloud iphone app, it only works with the the app on and the phone not asleep.
Auto upload photos/videos is on. Do you have to have Auto upload in backround on? It says it uses GPS so I'm concerned it will drain the battery quickly. Can you share how you have it setup?

 

[Jailer]

No that’s not correct, you can set Nextcloud to automatically upload new photos on iOS

Yes you can as long as the app is running. It won't upload in the background on ios. The wardens android will upload as soon as she's connected to the wireless whether she's using the phone or not. My iphone has to be unlocked and the app running for photo's to automatically upload.

 

[SecCon]

Okey... I’m not gonna play 20 question. Do this, it’s going to be the least pain for you

Scripted installation of Nextcloud 28 in iocage jail

It seems like there are lot of guides here on installing Nextcloud, and a number of people reporting problems with many of them. So, I figured, why not write another one? The difference between this method and the others is that this method employs a script to create the jail, install all the...

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What about the prereqs specified there... I will play 20 questions since it would be great if this could work... Let's Encrypt? I might considering opening 80 and 443, since I know 2FA works,but I am rather reluctant to leave it out there on those ports... I am NOT using Cloudflare. No way. Ah wait, thats for DDNS, well I use something else.

Jeez, this is complex...

 

[garm]

There is no need to open any ports unless you want it publicly accessible, let’s encrypt can be run directly against a DNS.

what’s wrong with cloudflare?

 

[SecCon]

There is no need to open any ports unless you want it publicly accessible, let’s encrypt can be run directly against a DNS.

what’s wrong with cloudflare?

It's global. I keep my data in my country, but for DDNS it doesn't matter.