# Best way to install Nextcloud Desktop Client? **URL:** \ **Category:** Bluefin\ **Created:** [May 14, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/best-way-to-install-nextcloud-desktop-client/8455 "2025-05-14T13:38:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![istvan-derda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/istvan-derda/32/324_2.png) [@istvan-derda](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/istvan-derda)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/best-way-to-install-nextcloud-desktop-client/8455/1 "2025-05-14T13:38:54Z")
Hi, I have nextcloud installed as an appimage, and I always have to download updates manually. Appimage is the official way nextcloud is distributed on linux, there is an unverified flatpak by “Nextcloud GmbH” on flathub though. So my question is: how do you have nextcloud installed and does it work reliably including automatic updates? ---
**Author:** ![klmcw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eb8c5e/32.png) [@klmcw](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/klmcw)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 3:15am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/best-way-to-install-nextcloud-desktop-client/8455/2 "2025-05-15T03:15:35Z")
How about via a Container? These Universal Blue offerings love containers. [nextcloud/all-in-one](https://hub.docker.com/r/nextcloud/all-in-one) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/univeral_blue/original/2X/f/f56e486f7805b89a4fce53858164ac9fd008075c.png) ---
**Author:** ![istvan-derda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/istvan-derda/32/324_2.png) [@istvan-derda](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/istvan-derda)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/best-way-to-install-nextcloud-desktop-client/8455/3 "2025-05-15T05:29:20Z")
This is not the nextcloud client but the nectcloud server. ---
**Author:** ![SylChamber](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/sylchamber/32/6422_2.png) [@SylChamber](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/SylChamber)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/best-way-to-install-nextcloud-desktop-client/8455/4 "2025-05-16T01:35:07Z")
I too have an AppImage app (SourceGit). I found in the [Bazzite docs about Gear Lever, and app to manage and update AppImage apps](https://docs.bazzite.gg/Installing_and_Managing_Software/AppImage/). For AppImages hosted on Github, Gear Lever can do automatic updates. In the settings for the app, you select Github as source, and set the URL for the latest release on Github. Next time there’s a new release, Gear Lever will notify you about updates, and update the app. See: [Guide: the update manager in Gear Lever](https://mijorus.it/posts/gearlever/update-url-info/). [NextCloud Desktop releases are on Github](https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/desktop/releases/), so it would work. ---
**Author:** ![istvan-derda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/istvan-derda/32/324_2.png) [@istvan-derda](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/istvan-derda)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/best-way-to-install-nextcloud-desktop-client/8455/5 "2025-05-16T05:34:15Z")
Thanks, digging around I stumbled over gearlever on flathub too and it seems like a good enough solution. ---
**Author:** ![rrenomeron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/rrenomeron/32/1290_2.png) [@rrenomeron](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/rrenomeron)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/best-way-to-install-nextcloud-desktop-client/8455/6 "2025-05-16T12:37:36Z")
FWIW, I’ve been using the Flathub version from Day 1 on Bluefin. There was an issue with the tray icon, but that resolved itself a few months ago, and it’s been smooth sailing otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Omid\_K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/omid_k/32/6166_2.png) [@Omid\_K](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/Omid_K)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/best-way-to-install-nextcloud-desktop-client/8455/7 "2025-05-16T14:21:47Z")
I’m using the Flatpak version and followed [this guide](https://gist.github.com/p-fruck/6ec354da8fb348c19cca013c6c64df76) to enable the Nautilus Integration (share status icons and Nextcloud right-click menu), which is not included in Flatpak or AppImage versions. It’s working with no issue: ![Screenshot From 2025-05-17 00-19-29](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/univeral_blue/original/2X/7/744b05ee7ce960d5ae594afa948027a2c1619ae6.png) You can install the Flatpak version and copy the command below in Terminal to install the Nautilus Integration: ```auto git clone https://github.com/omid-1985/nextcloud-nautilus-integration.git \ && chmod +x nextcloud-nautilus-integration/install_nextcloud_integration.sh \ && sh nextcloud-nautilus-integration/install_nextcloud_integration.sh \ && rm -rf nextcloud-nautilus-integration/ ``` ---
**Author:** ![crudeness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@crudeness](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/crudeness)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/best-way-to-install-nextcloud-desktop-client/8455/8 "2025-05-16T14:39:20Z")
I really suggest you to take a look at AM (AppMan) ([github](https://github.com/ivan-hc/AM)) to manage (i.e. install, update, etc) AppImages (and other) when no [official] flatpak is available. You can install Nextcloud Desktop with `appman -i nextcloud`. It is a good idea to quickly inspect the source ([link](https://github.com/ivan-hc/AM/blob/bcf0eb0b700114570a85a18279b1bde0300fc678/programs/x86_64/nextcloud)), as always. It is compatible with Topgrade (see ivan-hc/AM?tab=readme-ov-file#how-to-update-everything-using-topgrade) which is a big plus over GearLever. * * * As an aside, this is my software installing order of preference: **CLI** : Mise (if it applies) \> Brew \> appman \> appman custom \> container \> binary **GUIs** : Flatpak (official packages only) \> appman \> appman custom \> binary ---
**Author:** ![istvan-derda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/istvan-derda/32/324_2.png) [@istvan-derda](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/istvan-derda)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/best-way-to-install-nextcloud-desktop-client/8455/9 "2025-05-16T20:53:33Z")
Thanks, AppMan looks really interesting. I might check it out when I have time. Also good to hear that the unofficial flatpak seems to work fine. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/univeral_blue/original/2X/e/e39f7d1952979cf23b0f8d634e025fb38da50026.png) [@system](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/best-way-to-install-nextcloud-desktop-client/8455/10 "2025-05-17T20:53:37Z")
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