
You could then decide if backups while on the road are needed and set up/test the VPN access to iTunes for networked backups. This allows DropBox like file sharing over WebDav - your own personal cloud that is optionally backed up outside your house periodically (but not a true cloud where your iPhone could hit multiple storage tiers at once). Look at CrashPlan or Amazon's various storage options (glacier or S3 are written up in several places on the internet with "How To" and their new cloud drive offering might also work well)

Create a local cloud server full#
This isn't meant to be a full iCloud dopplegänger but instead to serve equivalent high level functions of iOS backup and iOS file sharing endpoint. In your local project directory, you can also set up Cloud Functions or Cloud Run.

In 2015 and the following couple years, it was much harder to avoid iCloud and then, the simplest way to accomplish equivalent functionality was to set up several things. Firebase Hosting provides fast and secure hosting for your web app.
Create a local cloud server free#
Automated device backup is still challenging, but ensuring your main file storage hit other accounts should let you ride the free iCloud tier for backups - especially if you can turn off categories you don’t need backed up to iCloud due to cost considerations. Building your own cloud server can allow you to shift your public cloud based operations that currently leverage public cloud platforms like Google Drive to. Now with a fully vetted files app and new file sync provider API on macOS and iOS it’s much easier to bring whichever file storage solution you want.
