#32
B+
Rank #38
Nextcloud
The self-hosted cloud — files, calendar, contacts, and a 300+ app ecosystem on top of your own storage. The most mature, widely deployed alternative to Google Workspace/Dropbox.
77.5
/ 100
⚙ Full Stack
PHP/Symfony monolith with MySQL or PostgreSQL, Redis for caching and file locking, and a cron-driven background job system. Supports S3-compatible object storage as a primary storage backend for real scale, plus a large first- and third-party app ecosystem (Talk, Calendar, Office).
📈 Scaling Analysis
Genuinely scales — Nextcloud runs at enterprise scale (government, universities) via Redis-backed sessions, S3 primary storage, and horizontal app-server replicas behind a load balancer. The PHP monolith isn't as lean as a Go single-binary, but the scaling path is well-documented and doesn't require a rewrite.
🚀 Running on Nexlayer
Two pods minimum: nextcloud app + postgres.pod:5432 (or mysql.pod:3306), plus redis.pod:6379 for caching/locking. Set the trusted_domains config to the Nexlayer URL — this is a server-side config file edit, not a client bundle bake. Background jobs need a cron sidecar or Nexlayer scheduled job hitting cron.php.