I realized a critical detail about my setup: the standard vfs-cache strategy is a good starting point only if the cache’s performance is superior to the S3 backend. With this theory in mind, it was time to put it to the test.
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Nextcloud S3 Workaround: Multi-User Rclone Mounts with Systemd Templates
I experienced trouble with Nextcloud’s built-in S3 connector, as it would corrupt photos during auto-upload from the Android client. Since dedicated S3FS or Goofys were also not ideal, I decided on a reliable alternative: using rclone to manage the mounts. This strategy allows me to decouple the unreliable Nextcloud S3 implementation from the underlying object storage.
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