Comment on Password manager woes. How have you solved syncing on Android?
versionc@lemmy.world 8 hours agoI’m currently using KeePassDX and I’ve set up the Nextcloud server and downloaded the Android app. I’ll give it another shot. Can you explain more how you’ve set this up for yourself? What does CF mean, and what file manager do you recommend?
Thanks!
ilmagico@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
CF = content framework, android somehow decided that users shall not see and interact with “real” files and instead, have apps like nextcloud actnlike content providers and expose a file-like API …whatever, it is what it is, but in the end it works.
I’m currently using Material Files, but even android’s default file manager, bundled with the OS, shows Nextcloud in the left sidebar (your mileage may vary on this one, as each phone vendor tens to customize it a bit).
As for my setup, there’s really not much to it: I selfhost nextcloud, have KeePassDX and the Nextcloud app, and when you setup KeePassDX, select “Open existing vault” and in the sidebar you should be able to select Nextcloud and pick files from there.
ilmagico@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Note: For Material files, and most file managers really, nextcloud might not show up by default (“security” or something), but you can “add external storage” and give it permissions.
versionc@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I managed to get it up and running now, thank you! It wasn’t intuitive at all, compared to using nextcloud-client on the desktop. I’ll try this for a while and see if it works for me.
ilmagico@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Glad to help!
Yeah, self-hosting often means trading more control for less convenience, some times more than others. Either way, I hope this setup works for you!