Nextcloud
Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and more from any device, on your terms.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 98% of tracked projects; popularity more than 93%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 37k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v35.0.1 · 24 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 28 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | PHP, deb |
Is Nextcloud actively maintained?
Nextcloud is under active development: 6955 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 795 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, v35.0.1, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Among the 20 file transfer & synchronization projects we track, Nextcloud currently has the highest health score.
What Nextcloud actually does
Nextcloud is a self-hosted platform for synchronising and sharing files across devices. It also provides tools for managing calendars, contacts, and email under your own administrative control.
Best fit: It suits individuals and organisations who want to keep their files and productivity data on their own hardware rather than relying on commercial cloud storage.
Worth knowing: Running a large PHP-based groupware suite requires careful resource tuning and regular updates to maintain security and acceptable performance.
Deployment notes
Deployment typically involves setting up a web server running PHP alongside a separate SQL database, with persistent storage attached for user data.
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