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Building a better file server with the Pi

YOU’LL NEED THIS

RASPBERRY PI 3 OR 4

NextCloudPi USB 3.0 HDD Internet connection

RUNNING YOUR OWN CLOUD STORAGE SERVER saves money, allows you to expand storage as necessary, and can be done with a device as small as a Raspberry Pi. In our previous guides on the Raspberry Pi, we have covered everything you need to know about installing and setting up NextCloudPi and the Nextcloud Ubuntu Appliance, as well as the manual installation of Nextcloud on Raspberry Pi OS.

But even when the software is installed and connected to your network, the job is still only half-finished. You will need to configure it for your specific use-case, enable external storage to reduce

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