This is going to be a simple process, as these apps are popular and very easy
to install. Most require only a single click to add to NextCloud and mobile
access granted by installing the application from your preferred App Store and
then logging into your NextCloud instance.
Now that you have an installed and working NextCloud install, you may notice a
few default plugins or "apps" installed already.
- Dashboard
- Files
- Photos
- Activity
Click on your profile icon in the top right of the page and in the drop-down
menu choose "Apps". Search through the app lists and choose the following apps
for the time being.
- Contacts
- Calendar
- Notes
- Tasks
- News
- Bookmarks
- Passwords
- Deck
Install them one at a time, depending on the speed of your host, it may take
up to a minute for each install. As you install them you should notice icons
appearing in the top light-blue bar.
:: Contacts, Calendar, Tasks
Contacts, calendars, and tasks can be synchronized to your mobile devices
using the following applications:
- Android
DAVx5; This application may look to be very advanced but there is not much
to it. For the Tasks portion, just install OpenTasks from your app store and
tell DAVx5 to use that application. Also you should grab DAVx5 from F-Droid
and install the APK or install the F-Droid store to keep things automatic.
- iOS
Built into OS
:: Notes
- Android
NextCloud Notes
Google Play
F-Droid
- iOS
NextCloud Notes
App Store
:: News
The NextCloud news app is a browser based RSS feed reader, allowing you to
replace other hosted platforms for reading all your feeds in a single pane. Be
sure to enable the "Compact view" and "Show all articles" from the "Settings"
menu on the bottom left when viewing the news app page.
:: Bookmarks
The bookmarks app allows you to save, share, and synchronize bookmarks across
multiple devices. I prefer to use the Floccus application for browser plugins
and on mobile devices.
:: Passwords
Forget syncing your passwords to some random online service. Enable the
passwords app inside of NextCloud and grab some clients and plugins.
I am using the Android client by daper to access my passwords on mobile
devices and the Firefox plugin for all my browsers based on Firefox code. You
can get the full list of applications from the NextCloud store page for the
Passwords app.
:: Deck
Deck is a kanban style organization tool aimed at personal planning and
project organization for teams integrated with Nextcloud. This allows you to
create "cards" and move them around a board, placing them in order of
relevance and keeping track of your "to-do" list.
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