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Which is better for Nextcloud for performance and reliability: Spaces or Block Storage

I need to store ~100GB of data in the cloud using Nextcloud. Would Spaces or Block Storage be best from a performance and reliability perspective?

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alexdo
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November 7, 2023

Heya,

I would recommend using Space for backups and data which is more like kept for backup purposes.

Block Storage can be used as a local storage in case you need the extra space locally on your droplet.

Regards

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