What is Homecloud?
What is Homecloud?
Homecloud is a physical device for storing your personal data at home while offering the convenience of cloud but with complete privacy and no subscription or monthly costs. Connect it to your home router and access it securely from anywhere via VPN. It’s more than just storage—it runs open-source apps like a password manager, media server, and document organizer. With multi-user support, it’s perfect for families. Plus, four USB slots let you bring existing storage online effortlessly.
What you own is what you control
Why do I need it?
Why do I need it?
Assuming your photos, documents stored on public cloud are private might be a big mistake. Organizations and authorities are increasingly defining what you should do or not and your personal moments are no exception. Your life captured through your devices might be continuously monitored and there can be serious implications.
Don’t take our word for it. Read yourself:
- A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal. Source
- Apple disables E2E (end to end encryption) on icloud for UK users to enable government access to user data. Source
- Income tax bill 2025 (India) could grant government access to your cloud data. Source
Your family’s digital data will keep growing exponentially and so will your storage costs on public cloud.
With Homecloud you pay once for device and use forever. No monthly costs, no unauthorised access to your data.
Device model starts at 1 or 2 TB and can be expanded till 3 or 4 TB internal storage. Beyond that, plug-in up-to 4 USB drives and further expand storage.
Homecloud costs one third of popular cloud provider storage plan over a period of 10 years while providng you complete control and privacy.
Don’t upgrade your phone just for more storage. Homecloud can free up your phone’s storage while still keeping data accessible. Upgrade when you really want – don’t let anyone arm-twist you.
Data in Homecloud is stored in open formats. So access it from any device of your choice. Export data whenever you want. No boundaries or strings attached to an ecosystem. Moving from one vendor ecosystem to another becomes so much easy when your data is in Homecloud.
Homecloud is much more than a cloud storage. It is a platform to easily deploy selected open source apps. Homecloud currently supports deployment and auto updates of open source Document , Photo, Password, Media manager and Notes app backends. These app backends deployed on Homecloud enables you to manage your digital data conveniently.
What can it do for me?
What can it do for me?
Effortlessly upload and organize your photos with Homecloud, keeping them private and under your control. Each user gets a personal account, powered by the sleek Immich app. Enjoy AI search, face recognition, and easy sharing. Plug in USB drives to relive old memories. Available on iOS, Android, and Web!
Securely store and share passwords, passkeys, and account info with full encryption—right at home. Vaultwarden app auto-fills and updates passwords across devices, eliminating unsafe spreadsheets. Even if stolen, your data stays protected. Safe, seamless, and always accessible to your trusted people in emergencies!
Store and find important documents effortlessly with Homecloud and Paperless-NGX app. Scan with your phone, auto-tag, and search instantly. Link your email to auto-download and index attachments—no more digging through your inbox!
Your high fidelity music and personal video library gets a new life with Jellyfin media server. Stream from your library of movies, songs, audio books from your media library to TV, phone or computer. Create watch parties to see a movie in-sync together across screens, locations. Store and play your audio books library on any device.
With Drive you can take regular automatic backups of your computers, phones and keep your data secure. Plug in your existing USB disks and access them online.
Public WiFi is a hacker’s playground, risking identity theft and cyberattacks. With Homecloud and Tailscale VPN (free Personal plan sign up needed) , your internet traffic stays encrypted and secure. Use Homecloud as your private VPN server to access geo-restricted content while traveling—no extra VPN fees needed.
Can't a USB disk do the same?
Can't a USB disk do the same?
Homecloud is much more than Storage
- Access Anywhere – Unlike a USB disk, Homecloud lets you access your files from any phone or laptop over the internet.
- Beyond Storage – It’s not just a network drive; it’s a personal cloud platform. Run open-source apps like a photo manager, document organizer, password manager, and media server—all in one place.
- Upgrade Your USB Disks – Don’t discard old USB drives! Plug them into Homecloud and instantly access your data, photos, and files online from any device.
How is it different from cloud services?
How is it different from cloud services?
- Physical Device – Cloud like service delivered from a physical device at your home.
- One-Time Purchase – No subscription costs or monthly fees. Pay once and own it forever.
- Privacy & Control – Enjoy cloud-like convenience without being locked into any company ecosystem.
- Complete Data Ownership – Your data stays on your Homecloud device at home—no third-party access without your authorization.
- Open-Source & Transparent – Built entirely on open-source apps, reviewed by the community, ensuring no hidden backdoors.
- Built for Longevity – Uses high-performance, long-lasting SSDs for secure and reliable data storage.
How much does it cost?
How much does it cost?
Homecloud will be available in different storage capacities. Following are the estimated prices:
- 1 TB: ₹20,000 (use forever)
- 2 TB : ₹30,000 (use forever)
- 4 TB : ₹50,000 (use forever)
How secure is it?
How secure is it?
Homecloud is designed for security. It has multiple protection layers built in to protect your privacy and freedom:
To prevent unauthorised network access to your device, Homecloud uses Tailscale VPN (direct free signup required by user). Homecloud, by default, will only be accessible either over your local Wi-Fi or if enabled over a VPN. This limits attack surface significantly.
- Firewall: Homecloud has built in and hardened network and app firewall to protect against known threats.
- SSL: All network traffic is encrypted both by VPN as well as TLS (app level).
Sensitive data like Passwords and Notes are E2E encrypted. So, even if your device is in wrong hands, your data is not. No backdoors.
Homecloud is built on high performance and durable Solid State Disks(SSDs). SSDs are built to last for decades as there are no moving parts (unlike hard disks). Manufacturers of SSDs claim 253 years of MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) when operated 24*7. You can further safeguard data with one click backup of data to external USB disks. Just plug-in USB disk to Homecloud and a single click would take backup of your data and keep it offline for better protection.
How can I order?
How can I order?
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