{"id":4928,"date":"2018-09-10T11:48:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T15:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=4928"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:13:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:13:56","slug":"nextcloud","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/nextcloud\/","title":{"rendered":"NextCloud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        NextCloud\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#nextcloud-login\">Nextcloud Login URLs<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"#setup-account\">Setup Your NextCloud Account<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"#forgot-password\">Forgot Password<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"#storage\">Cloud Storage Information<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"#nextcloud-support\">Nextcloud Documentation and Support<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NextCloud is a suite of client-server software used for hosting and sharing files. This service is offered to Computer Science students enrolled in courses which can make use of large file sharing. NextCloud functions similar to other cloud storage systems like Dropbox, Google Drive, or Microsoft OneDrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nextcloud-login\">Nextcloud Login URLs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These URLs can be used to login to the web interface for NextCloud:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SCS Students:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/share.scs.carleton.ca\/\">https:\/\/share.scs.carleton.ca\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SCS Faculty &amp; Staff:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcloud.scs.carleton.ca\/\">https:\/\/nextcloud.scs.carleton.ca\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also setup Nextcloud clients to connect to the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"setup-account\">Setup Your NextCloud Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your NextCloud account is tied to your SCS Account. To access NextCloud, you will need to be enrolled in a course which is using the NextCloud service. Almost all COMP courses are eligible for NextCloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure if you qualify for a NextCloud account? In many cases your instructor will direct you to the service if required. To check if your account has already been enabled, you can attempt to login to the <a href=\"https:\/\/share.scs.carleton.ca\/\">NextCloud student web interface<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"creating-an-account-changing-passwords-and-logging-in\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating an Account, Changing Passwords, and Logging In<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Your NextCloud account access makes use of your existing <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/technical-support\/accounts\/\">SCS Account<\/a>. If you have not set that up, you will need to do so first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"forgot-password\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"forgot-password\"><\/a>Forgot Password?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To change your Nextcloud password please use the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/technical-support\/accounts\/\">SCS Online Account Management<\/a> tool:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newacct.scs.carleton.ca\/\">newacct.scs.carleton.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-cloud-storage-information\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Cloud Storage Information\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-cloud-storage-information\">\n            \n\n<p>Your NextCloud account provides remote\u00a0<em>(cloud)<\/em>\u00a0storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>50 GB<\/strong>\u00a0of cloud storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web access to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-windows\/#windows-z-drive\">SCS Windows Z:\\ Drive<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web access to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-theta-linux-network\/\">SCS Linux Account<\/a>\u00a0storage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WARNING<\/strong>: All data is backed up on daily bases, but it is important that you maintain your own backups of any critical files.<br><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nextcloud-support\">Nextcloud Documentation and Suppor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/technical-support\/scs-nextcloud-documentation\/\">NextCloud Documentation<\/a> site learn more about he various NextCloud services, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-nextcloud-documentation\/#circles\">Circles (Group Sharing)<\/a> &#8211; A great way to collaborate with other students and faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-nextcloud-documentation\/#link-sharing-options\">Link Sharing Options<\/a> &#8211; Learn how to share files with other users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-nextcloud-documentation\/#pico-cms\">Pico CMS<\/a> &#8211; Get a simple website up and running using NextCloud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nextcloud Login URLs Setup Your NextCloud Account Forgot Password Cloud Storage Information Nextcloud Documentation and Support NextCloud is a suite of client-server software used for hosting and sharing files. 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