Joplin syncs with Nextcloud - Orgzly does too. Agreed, Jtxboard does - via davx5.

I’m currently using obsidian synced via syncthing. I know it’s not Nextcloud, but it works well and has a nice interface and lots of plug-ins - even on Android. It might be able to sync - not bothered trying to yet - if anyone has, please comment.

Good luck with your search.

Why is it a pain? I’ve used it for some time and it just does the job.

On the 2nd para - IRCHighway, you mentioned a link to set it up. I don’t see one - maybe me but can you either: send the link so I see it or dm if you have time? It sounds like something I’d like to follow up on.