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<h1>Quick & easy cloud storage with dufs and NixOS</h1>
<p>
dufs<sup><a id="footnote-1-ref" href="#footnote-1" title="link to footnote">1</a></sup> (the distinctive file
utility server) is a cloud storage replacement for those looking to move away from third-party services like
Google Drive or Proton Drive. it supports WebDAV and HTTPS file transfer protocols.
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<p>It's very easy to set up and get going in NixOS using a Docker container.</p>
<h2>Set up dufs</h2>
<p>First, enable docker in your <code>configuration.nix</code>:</p>
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virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
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Then define a Docker container, either in your <code>configuration.nix</code> or in a custom module:
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<code>
virtualisation.oci-containers = {
backend = "docker";
containers.dufs = {
# automatically restart server after reboot
autoStart = true;
image = "sigoden/dufs";
ports = [
"5000:5000"
];
# the files i want to serve are in /srv/dufs
volumes = [
"/srv/dufs:/data"
];
# tells dufs to serve the files in the docker volume /data
cmd = [
"-A"
"/data"
];
};
};
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Rebuild your configuration by running <code>sudo nixos-rebuild switch</code> and head on over to
<code>http://localhost:5000</code> to behold your lovely files. Now we need a method to access our files on other
devices inside (and outside) of our home network. Tailscale<sup><a id="footnote-2-ref" href="#footnote-2"
title="link to footnote">2</a></sup> provides commands to accomplish this easily.
<h2>Set up Tailscale</h2>
<p>
You can use Tailscale to access the files on other devices inside (and outside) of your home network. Tailscale is
like a crazy-fast vpn with a bunch of other comfort features like MagicDNS<sup><a id="footnote-3-ref"
href="#footnote-3" title="link to footnote">3</a></sup>, keyless SSH<sup><a id="footnote-4-ref"
href="#footnote-4" title="link to footnote">4</a></sup> and
easy HTTPS<sup><a id="footnote-5-ref" href="#footnote-5" title="link to footnote">5</a></sup>.
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<p>To enable it in nixos, add the following to your <code>configuration.nix</code>:</p>
<pre>
<code>
services.tailscale.enable = true;
networking.firewall.trustedInterfaces = [ "tailscale0" ];
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Once again, rebuild your configuration by running <code>sudo nixos-rebuild switch</code> and run
<code>tailscale up</code> to start tailscale. The tailscale connection will persist on reboot, so no need to worry
about adding it to your init process.
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<p>
I recommend enabling MagicDNS in the admin console > DNS > MagicDNS, but if you prefer not to, your server's IP
address will be visible by running <code>tailscale ip -4</code>.
</p>
<p>
Head over to <code>http://&lt;hostname or ip&gt;:5000</code> on one of your other machines running tailscale to
upload,
download, and view your self-hosted files.
</p>
<h2>dufs clients</h2>
<p>
As for client recommendations, Round Sync<sup><a id="footnote-6-ref" href="#footnote-6"
title="link to footnote">6</a></sup> on android is quite good. it supports both WebDAV and HTTPS remotes, I
chose to use WebDAV when connecting.
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<p>Thanks for stopping by ^.^</p>
<h2>Footnotes</h2>
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<li id="footnote-1">
<a href="https://github.com/sigoden/dufs">dufs</a>
<a href="#footnote-1-ref" title="return to text">&#8617;</a>
</li>
<li id="footnote-2">
<a href="https://tailscale.com/">Tailscale</a>
<a href="#footnote-2-ref" title="return to text">&#8617;</a>
</li>
<li id="footnote-3">
<a href="https://tailscale.com/kb/1081/magicdns">MagicDNS</a>
<a href="#footnote-3-ref" title="return to text">&#8617;</a>
</li>
<li id="footnote-4">
<a href="https://tailscale.com/kb/1193/tailscale-ssh">Tailscale SSH</a>
<a href="#footnote-4-ref" title="return to text">&#8617;</a>
</li>
<li id="footnote-5">
<a href="https://tailscale.com/kb/1153/enabling-https">Tailscale HTTPS</a>
<a href="#footnote-5-ref" title="return to text">&#8617;</a>
</li>
<li id="footnote-6">
<a href="https://github.com/newhinton/Round-Sync">Round Sync</a>
<a href="#footnote-6-ref" title="return to text">&#8617;</a>
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