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Self-host ownCloud

updated Jul 2026prices checked · Aug 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Jul 2026 · how we test

ownCloud's modern flagship, Infinite Scale (oCIS) — a cloud-native rewrite in Go that replaces the legacy PHP server Nextcloud originally forked from. Single binary, lighter to run, enterprise-focused file sync and sharing.

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Key facts

CategoryFile sync & storage
LicenseApache-2.0
StackGo
Min RAM512 MB
Dockeryes
Difficulty

What you need

  • Any VPS with at least 512 MB of RAM
  • A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
  • About an afternoon — budget time for troubleshooting

Install

Run these commands on your server:

# ownCloud Infinite Scale — single binary, single container
docker run -d --name ocis -p 9200:9200 \
  -e OCIS_INSECURE=true \
  -e OCIS_URL=https://SERVER_IP:9200 \
  -v ocis-data:/var/lib/ocis owncloud/ocis
# open https://SERVER_IP:9200
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