Heard about [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/)? Let's say that we want to deploy a Nextcloud instance for a nice association fighting marketing.
Before deploying the Nextlcoud, we'll need to list the backing services that would be necessary:
Before deploying the Nextcloud, we'll need to list the backing services that would be necessary:
- postgres database
- redis cache
- smtp relay to send email notification
- smtp relay to send email notifications
- S3 compatible API for object store
- OpenIdConnect provider for Single Sign On
- libre office online
- nextant
This is to deploy a reliable and scalable Nextcloud instance. For the sake of simplicity, let's say that we just need Postgres. But keep in mind, that we have the other backing services in mind too, and that we can use the same paradigms.