Nextcloud

Nextcloud Development Services

Are you looking for custom development or consultative services related to Nextcloud? You’ve come to the right place. At DEV.co, our team of Nextcloud professionals can help you design, develop, and deploy the Nextcloud solutions you need.

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What Is Nextcloud?

 

Nextcloud is an open source file hosting service, designed to help you store and access the files your company needs to remain productive. With Nextcloud, you’ll have access to dozens of built-in features to help you keep your files secure and improve your team’s productivity.

For example, you’ll be able to tag files with custom tags, search for files, and even name favorites so you can find them easily. You can also share files between team members and with people from other organizations. Default security features also give you administrative control over your users—all while your data is protected with antivirus scanning and encryption.

However, for some businesses, Nextcloud simply isn’t enough. It doesn’t offer all the features you need, doesn’t have the interface you want, and/or doesn’t have the level of security you need in your organization. That’s where custom Nextcloud developers come into play.

 

Nextcloud Development Services

With Nextcloud development services, you’ll have the ability to custom design and develop your own Nextcloud features. These could be replacement features, overwriting what Nextcloud already offers, supplementary features to enhance Nextcloud’s core product, or ways to integrate with other products.

For example, Nextcloud development can help you get access to:

 

More robust search features

so you can find what you’re looking for faster

Smart folders

which allow you to link different documents together, and manage different versions conveniently.

Better mobile access

so your team can access files on the go

Stricter permissions

so you can establish better security and access protocols within your organization.

Custom workflows

streamlining your team’s productivity and allowing you to create custom forms.

Custom metadata

enabling you to create and manage new types of tags and descriptions.

Tighter version control,

so it’s clearer who’s edited which files and when.

Specific folder rules,

so you can create how the content of each individual folder is managed.

Compliance features,

including transparent records management.

 

How We Develop for Nextcloud

When we start a new Nextcloud development project, we follow these phases:

 

01.Discovery.

First, we’ll get to know more about your business, including how you plan to use Nextcloud and which features you need most.

02.Brainstorming and prototyping.

Together, we’ll brainstorm the possible solutions and begin designing functional prototypes to test our ideas.

03.Agile development.

Through agile development methodologies, we’ll iteratively bring your features to life.

04.Testing and deployment.

After a few thorough rounds of testing, we’ll be ready to deploy your products to a live environment.

04.Ongoing support.

From there, we’ll make sure your custom Nextcloud project continues to work as intended.

 

With the right Nextcloud development partner, you can improve productivity, assure compliance, and get access to all the features you need to succeed. If you’re ready for a free quote or consultation, contact DEV.co today!

 

Our Development Process

  • 2015Understanding

    Background details
    Vision & values
    Target personas
    Stakeholder insights

  • 2016Research & Discovery

    Customer research
    Competitive analysis
    Expert audits & insights
    Current market positioning

  • 2017Strategy

    Story & personality
    Market opportunities
    Positioning & messaging
    Creative brief development

  • 2018Creative

    Naming
    Logo development
    Graphics standards
    Verify function
    Messaging framework

  • 2019Deliver & integrate

    Brand book & styleguide
    Print integration
    Online & mobile
    Further brand extension
Interesting Facts About Nextcloud
  • Nextcloud is entirely open source as a hosting service, designed to help you remain efficient and productive.
  • Nextcloud started with employee funding only.
  • Today, Nextcloud has more than 250,000 servers online.
  • Nextcloud is modular, granting users the ability to add new and augmented functions. The app store currently has more than 200 extensions.
  • Some of the most popular add-ons include:
    • contacts (CardDAV)
    • RSS feed readers
    • streaming media apps (Ampache)
    • browser-based text editors
    • a URL shortening suite
    • calendars (CalDAV)
    • integration of content management systems (like Pico)
    • galleries
    • document viewer tools from within Nextcloud
    • connection to Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, and other services
    • bookmarking services
    • web analytics (Matomo)
    • weather forecasting
    • viewer for DICOM
    • map viewers
  • Nextcloud’s architecture is written in PHP and JavaScript. It also employs the use of sabre/dav, which is an open source WebDAV server.
  • Nextcloud is compatible with SQLite, MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle Database, and PostgreSQL, as well as several other database management systems.
  • Nextcloud’s goal is to scale to reach hundreds of millions of users in the next several years.
  • Recently, Nextcloud announced the deployment of version 18, known as Nextcloud Hub. This version offers an office package (OnlyOffice), and is designed to compete with products like Microsoft Office and Google Docs.