Nextcloud and iXsystems in Partnership

Nextcloud GmbH and iXsystems, Inc., developers of open storage platform, announce a partnership to bring the full suite of Nextcloud Hub features to TrueNAS.

Tens of thousands of TrueNAS systems run Nextcloud and availability of a supported, integrated offering will give larger organizations more confidence to deploy.

“As self-funded companies that share a strong Open-Source philosophy, Nextcloud and TrueNAS are natural partners,” said Frank Karlitschek, CEO and founder, Nextcloud. “Our mutual customers will benefit from an open and flexible platform with strong enterprise support capable of delivering efficient collaboration at any scale.“

iXsystems’ TrueNAS systems deliver flexible open storage, scaling from small home servers to 20PB+ storage platforms. TrueCommand offers simple management with docker and cloud deployment options. Nextcloud Hub is available as a supported app on the TrueNAS platform and can be deployed on new installations. TrueNAS systems will offer the Nextcloud Hub experience with files, groupware, talk, and collaborate online based office document editing. Users will gain immediate access to document storage, sharing and real-time collaboration and communication, expandable with >200 integrated Nextcloud apps.

Unlike traditional cloud productivity platforms from Google and Microsoft, all data is maintained within the user’s private infrastructure and is not accessible to anyone else. In addition, both Nextcloud and TrueNAS provide an extensive layer of security and compliance capabilities. Storage capacity can be scaled without any per-user restrictions or additional license fees.

“Enterprise storage needs continue to explode, only overtaken by the growth of compliance and privacy challenges,” said Brett Davis, EVP, iXsystems. “iXsystems and Nextcloud are uniquely capable of delivering a platform that tackles these two challenges at once.“

Nextcloud Hub for TrueNAS is available, based on the current Nextcloud 22. TrueNAS 12.0 users (CORE and Enterprise) can deploy the Nextcloud plug-in. Nextcloud and iXsystems also offer enterprise support options for business users.

More details in blogs: TrueNAS announcement – Nextcloud announcement.

A video with a walk-through of the installation process and a short look at Nextcloud is available on the TrueNAS YouTube channel.