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I'm looking for an easy way to upload files from my Android smartphone to my home server. is there a - ideally dockerized - solution for that? Some simple web GUI where I can click on "Upload" and the files will be saved to a certain directory on my home server?

EDIT: I should've added that I want to do this remotely and not in my local network. I want to be able to send files from my Android smartphone from anywhere via the internet to my home server. That's why I thought about a services hosted on my server, which frontend I could access through my smartphone. But I might've answered my question already with the following: https://github.com/zer0tonin/Mikochi

EDIT #2: Thanks guys, I ended up creating my own Docker container running nextcloudcmd inspired by this: https://github.com/juanitomint/nextcloud-client-docker But I built the container from scratch and it's very minimalistic. I can publish it on my Gitlab when it's somewhat ready. Here's a little preview.

Dockerfile

FROM alpine:latest
RUN apk update && apk add nextcloud-client
COPY nc.sh .
RUN chmod +x ./nc.sh
VOLUME /data
CMD ./nc.sh

nc. sh (How can I prevent automatic hyperlinking?)

#!/bin/sh
while true
do
        nextcloudcmd /data https://${username}:${passwort}@${nextcloud-domain}
        sleep 300
done
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[–] anamethatisnt@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (6 children)
[–] MeaCulpa@feddit.de 4 points 8 months ago

+1 for Material Files, really great App

[–] WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For remote connection, you can use Tailscale along with Material Files and SMB/SFTP.

[–] anamethatisnt@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I honestly prefer selfhosting my home vpn using Wireguard or OpenVPN.

[–] WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes. But that would assume that OP is not behind CGNAT. Also, even with Static IP, if I had to just do file transfer over SSH, I would use Tailscale over selfhosting wireguard. But that's my personal take on this.

[–] anamethatisnt@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah getting stuck behind CGNAT IPv4 and no IPv6 would break setting up your own vpn server. That would cause me too look for another internet provider.
I only got 100mbps at home so I'm still running openvpn as I don't gain anything worthwhile from wireguard.

[–] kevincox@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

Material Files + SFTP is a winning combination. You probably already have SSH configured and it is quite secure.

[–] obercail@jlai.lu 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

And SSH key authentication

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

I highly recommend this one.

If all you're looking for is a way to send files from your phone to your server, this is the simplest way to do it.

Share your server volume as a SMB, mount to phone via Material Files.

[–] taaz@biglemmowski.win 0 points 8 months ago

There is also FX which can do this too, additionally you can browse/download/upload files to/from the phone locally from PC through browser (the app opens up a web server).