Self-Hosted ownCloud Infinite Scale in Iceland
ownCloud Infinite Scale (oCIS) is a single Go binary with a native S3 storage backend, a much smaller footprint than Nextcloud's PHP plus MariaDB stack. Iceland adds Section 73 constitutional free speech, IMMI press freedom case law, and no key escrow. The combination is a clean, lightweight self-host for users who want file sync without the Nextcloud app sprawl. This guide covers VPS sizing on the Anubiz Host Iceland line, oCIS deployment, S3 backend with MinIO, and backup.
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Why Iceland
Section 73 free speech, IMMI case law, no Fourteen Eyes, no key escrow. Submarine cables give sub 40 ms to London, Amsterdam and New York.
VPS Plan
Anubiz Iceland VPS 1 GB for households, Storage VPS 200 or 1000 if you colocate MinIO. NVMe required for S3 backend IOPS.
Deployment
oCIS binary from get.owncloud.com/ocis, systemd unit, Caddy in front. S3 backend env vars for MinIO or external.
Encryption Truth
Server-side encryption optional; server keeps the key. No mature E2EE app yet. Control-the-server, not zero-knowledge.
S3 Backend
MinIO on the same node for simplicity. External Wasabi/B2 for cost.
Backups
Restic metadata. mc mirror bucket to Anubiz Romania. 14/8/12.
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