Personal Cloud

4 apps · curated stack

What this stack is

Personal Cloud is the "your data, your server" product for individuals and families who want to escape Google Photos + iCloud + LastPass + Audible without losing the convenience. One-click deploys Nextcloud (file sync + sharing), PhotoPrism (Google Photos alternative with AI search), Vaultwarden (Bitwarden-compatible password vault), and Audiobookshelf (Audible alternative for owned audiobook libraries).

For the hosting provider, this is the "escape Big Tech" product. Sells to privacy-conscious individuals, families, and small networks (book clubs, extended family groups, neighborhood communities) who want sovereignty over their personal data.

What it's for

  • File sync across devices — phone, laptop, desktop all reach the same files
  • Personal photo library — AI search by face, location, object, time
  • Password vault — replaces LastPass / 1Password / browser-stored passwords
  • Audiobook library — owned audiobooks (Audible exports, ripped CDs, indie purchases) with bookmark sync
  • Family sharing — sub-accounts for family members, shared photo albums, shared password vaults

Who it's for

  • Privacy-conscious individuals disillusioned with Big Tech data harvesting
  • Families wanting shared photo + file + password infrastructure
  • Self-hosters moving up from a NAS to a "real" server with proper sync apps
  • Audiobook listeners with large owned libraries (not happy locked into Audible)
  • Small communities (book clubs, extended families) sharing libraries

Apps in this stack

App Role
Nextcloud File sync, sharing, calendar, contacts, notes — the central hub
PhotoPrism Photo library — AI face recognition, places, albums, sharing, EXIF browsing
Vaultwarden Bitwarden-compatible password vault, 2FA seeds, secure notes
Audiobookshelf Audiobook library with bookmark sync across devices, multi-user

Sizing & deployment

  • Recommended VPS: 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100 GB NVMe storage (plus expand as photo library grows)
  • No GPU needed
  • Storage scaling: mount additional block storage volumes (Hetzner Volume / Contabo Object Storage) as the photo + audiobook libraries outgrow the VPS disk
  • Deploy time: ~20 min one-click, all SSL automatic via Let's Encrypt
  • Backup profile: nightly Nextcloud data + PhotoPrism index + Vaultwarden vault + Audiobookshelf metadata

Why hosters sell this

This is the "personal sovereignty" consumer-adjacent product. Lower ARPU than vertical stacks but highest volume potential — millions of privacy-conscious individuals are the addressable market. Word-of-mouth + Reddit communities drive most signups.

Common resale shape:

  • Solo user tier — single VPS, single user, basic library
  • Family tier — single VPS, 3-6 users, shared albums, sub-accounts
  • Community tier — single VPS, 10-50 users, group library sharing

Stack retail pricing is set by the hoster. See the suggested retail hint on this page as starting anchor; refer to bluix.net/bluixapps.php for the Bluix module license layer.

Compliance profile

  • All personal data stays on the VPS — no analytics, no telemetry, no third-party processor
  • End-to-end encryption optional in Nextcloud for highest-sensitivity files
  • No facial recognition data shared — PhotoPrism's face index never leaves the VPS
  • GDPR clean — user is data controller AND processor (or hoster is processor under DPA)
  • Right-to-be-forgotten trivial (delete user account = full removal)
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Deploy this stack on any BluixApps plan

Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.

TierTenantsCatalogSupportWhite-labelMonthly
Stacks119 curated stacksStandard$19/moDetailDeploy
Starter10Full catalogStandard+$15–25/mo$49/moDetailDeploy
Pro25Full catalogPriority bugfix+$15–25/mo$149/moDetailDeploy
Growth100Full catalogPriority bugfix+$15–25/mo$349/moDetailDeploy
Scale500Full catalog7-day window+$15–25/mo$799/moDetailDeploy
EnterpriseUnlimitedFull catalogPriority 7-dayBundled$1,499/moDetailDeploy

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