Post #3992347
2026-07-20 20:28 UTC
The new "waffle menu" on #nextcloud is reportedly adding more clicks navigating the webui with the expressed repo reasoning "to look more like google and microsoft".
Just another reason why I only use Nextcloud as a sync server and don't interact with the webui. Another reason why I've semi-gapped the server through VPN so I can hold back updates.
If I can't use third party clients, I don't bother anymore. I decided on this after waiting for repeating tasks for years (the backend always supported it for third party clients...), and after someone sent in a working webui pull request it took months and community murmur before it actually was implemented.
I'm actively looking for private groupware and RSS solutions and if I find something I think I'll be leaving Nextcloud for good after using it since Frank left owncloud. :neofox_flop_sleep:
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@womp@mstdn.ca 2026-07-21 18:12
@sarah@sosial.link The #nextcloud user experience is holding the whole ecosystem back, imo. Finding myself down a rabbit hole today trying to figure out why my nextcloud container goes offline periodically, looking at hacks to reboot it daily, tracing logs.... just sanity checked myself.... I'm done with it. The file sync works fine (when the server is up) but the client UI is atrocious on both Linux and windows. Looking at moving off it now. #Syncthing, #mealie or #kitchenowl, and Obsidian will replace 99% of what I use it for