NextCloudPi

Ready-made Nextcloud server images for Raspberry Pi, other single-board computers, virtual machines and LXC, with a web panel for extras.

3k stars, 318 forks Shell On GitHub since February 2017

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What is NextCloudPi?

NextCloudPi is the build code for a community appliance that turns a Raspberry Pi, Odroid HC1, Rock64 or a Debian machine into a Nextcloud server. Images come with Apache, PHP, MariaDB and Redis already tuned, plus a setup wizard. A web panel on port 4443 and the ncp-config text menu switch on extras: Let's Encrypt, Fail2Ban, a firewall, dynamic DNS, USB automount, Samba and NFS shares, BTRFS snapshots, backups and automatic updates. It also ships as LXD and LXC containers, including for Proxmox.

Good fit if

  • You want a private Dropbox-style cloud on a small board at home without assembling the stack yourself.
  • You prefer toggling security and backup features in a panel over editing config files.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want a home server system that runs many apps, not only Nextcloud: YunoHost or Umbrel.
  • You want a minimal OS for single-board computers with optional software: DietPi.

Before you adopt it

No license was identified in the repository data, so treat it as not open source by the OSI definition until you have checked the terms yourself. The Docker version has been discontinued. There were no commits in the last three months, although a release came out in August 2026. Documentation is written by volunteers.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 31 October 2026. Report a correction

NextCloudPi health: is it still maintained?

29 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    No commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 29 June 2026.
    0 / 30
  • Contributors
    Nobody committed in the last 90 days.
    0 / 20
  • Releases
    4 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v1.58.0, on 14 August 2026.
    16 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 27% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 4 days.
    9 / 20
  • Security practices
    OpenSSF Scorecard 3.6 of 10.
    4 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

NextCloudPi license: is it open source?

We could not identify the license of NextCloudPi. Check the repository before you build on it.

  1. February 2017First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayUnidentified license.

How to run NextCloudPi yourself

Docker
No Docker files in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
5 languages

Install instructions: nextcloudpi.com or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about NextCloudPi

Is NextCloudPi open source?

We could not identify its license, so treat it as not open source until you have checked the repository.

Is NextCloudPi still maintained?

Its health score is 29 of 100 (actively developed). It had no commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 29 June 2026, and its latest release came out on 14 August 2026.

How do I run NextCloudPi?

The repository has no Docker files or app builds, so you build it from source. The README on GitHub has the steps.

What are the alternatives to NextCloudPi?

Close alternatives in the Self-hosting & PaaS category include Piku, Umbrel, Dokku.