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80 lines
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quick and easy cloud storage with dufs and nixos
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dufs[1] -- the distinctive file utility server -- is a decent 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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it's very easy to set up and get going in nixos using a docker container.
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## set up dufs
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first, enable docker in your `configuration.nix`:
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```
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virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
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```
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then define a docker container, either in your `configuration.nix` or in a custom module:
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```
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virtualisation.oci-containers = {
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backend = "docker";
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containers.dufs = {
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# automatically restart server after reboot
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autoStart = true;
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image = "sigoden/dufs";
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ports = [
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"5000:5000"
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];
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# the files i want to serve are in /srv/dufs
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volumes = [
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"/srv/dufs:/data"
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];
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# tells dufs to serve the files in the docker volume /data
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cmd = [
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"-A"
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"/data"
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];
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};
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};
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```
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rebuild your configuration using `nixos-rebuild switch` and head on over to `http://localhost:5000` to behold your lovely files.
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## set up tailscale
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you can use tailscale[2] 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 magic dns[3], keyless ssh[4] and easy https[5].
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to enable it in nixos, add the following to your `configuration.nix`:
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```
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services.tailscale.enable = true;
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networking.firewall.trustedInterfaces = [ "tailscale0" ];
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```
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once again, rebuild your configuration using `nixos-rebuild switch` and run `tailscale up` to start tailscale.
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i recommend enabling magic dns in admin console > dns > magic dns, but if you prefer not to, your server's ip address will be visible by running `tailscale ip -4`.
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head over to `http://<hostname or ip>:5000` on one of your other machines running tailscale to upload, download, and view your self-hosted files.
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## dufs clients
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as for client recommendations, round sync[6] on android is quite good. it supports both webdav and https remotes, i chose to use webdav when connecting.
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thanks for stopping by ^.^
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[1] [dufs](https://github.com/sigoden/dufs)
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[2] [tailscale](https://tailscale.com/)
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[3] [magic dns](https://tailscale.com/kb/1081/magicdns)
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[4] [tailscale ssh](https://tailscale.com/kb/1193/tailscale-ssh)
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[5] [tailscale https](https://tailscale.com/kb/1153/enabling-https)
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[6] [round sync](https://github.com/newhinton/Round-Sync)
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;tags: self-hosting cloud-storage nixos tailscale
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