Custom Storage Location #61

fabianschoeppach commented 2025年09月23日 16:08:18 +02:00

Hello. 👋
First of all, thanks for building Stockpile, it looks very useful!

One thing I’m missing is better control over data storage and/or backup. Right now I don’t see where Stockpile stores its database and how to back it up easily.
It would be great to have an option to set a custom storage location (e.g. Nextcloud folder or network share).
This would make Stockpile much safer to use in professional environments.

What do you think?

Hello. 👋 First of all, thanks for building Stockpile, it looks very useful! One thing I’m missing is better control over data storage and/or backup. Right now I don’t see where Stockpile stores its database and how to back it up easily. It would be great to have an option to set a custom storage location (e.g. Nextcloud folder or network share). This would make Stockpile much safer to use in professional environments. What do you think?

turtle commented 2025年09月23日 20:10:55 +02:00

Hi, Stockpile stores its database in GSettings. For a custom file, do you mean ability to export and import, or actually saving to an external file? Import and export are indeed options I should have in the program, but saving to an external may take some extra overhead. I will consider it for the new release of Stockpile, when it comes out; I first must program the function for handling automatic item removal, then I can focus on this: :)

Hi, Stockpile stores its database in GSettings. For a custom file, do you mean ability to export and import, or actually saving to an external file? Import and export are indeed options I should have in the program, but saving to an external may take some extra overhead. I will consider it for the new release of Stockpile, when it comes out; I first must program the function for handling automatic item removal, then I can focus on this: :)

fabianschoeppach commented 2025年09月24日 08:39:29 +02:00

Hi, and thanks for the quick reply!
I think both options, export/import as well as the ability to point to an external storage location, would be really valuable and would make Stockpile a more reliable application.

Personally, I would prefer the latter option, since I use Nextcloud (both privately and for work) to store and access all important data across devices. In that workflow, simple export/import wouldn’t really help, whereas being able to set an external storage location would fit perfectly.

Hi, and thanks for the quick reply! I think both options, export/import as well as the ability to point to an external storage location, would be really valuable and would make Stockpile a more reliable application. Personally, I would prefer the latter option, since I use Nextcloud (both privately and for work) to store and access all important data across devices. In that workflow, simple export/import wouldn’t really help, whereas being able to set an external storage location would fit perfectly.