I rely on S3 for central storage. Since some tools do not support native S3 yet, I use rclone. This article details how I implement a persistent S3 mount directly into a Docker container (paperless-ngx) using the rclone Docker Volume Plugin, which is a superior method to traditional host-level mounts.
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Nextcloud and MinIO Integration: Why Direct S3 Fails and the Filesystem Abstraction Workaround
MinIO is a fantastic Object Storage solution, and I intended to use my distributed MinIO system as the primary external storage for Nextcloud. This distributed setup, which uses Sidekick as a load balancer for seamless node access, proved functional but revealed a critical stability flaw, particularly with mobile uploads.
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