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Real question for self hosters: what kinds of applications are you running where you feel you need this?

MaximillianII 11y ago
I use Seafile to synchronize my personal files with those of my wife on several machines. I need it because i don't want to depend on 3rd parties such as Dropbox. Also, I don't know how many Gbs I'd get for free with Dropbox. Probably less that I have with my current setup (1Tb). Not sure if this answers your question, though.
edent 11y ago
Only speaking for myself... OwnCloud - I just don't trust an American company to host my data. Now, is my small UK based host as likely to be as effective at protecting my data as DropBox? Maybe not - but they don't have a proponent of torture on their board, so it's swings and roundabouts. TT-RSS - I couldn't find a decent RSS manager which I liked. TT does the job - and I'm not worried that someone will decide that Google+ is better and force me off. Ampache - all of my music is stored as FLAC, which can be a PITA to transcode and/or stream. This sits on a box at home and I can listen to my music wherever I am. I'm not reliant on a corporation who might decide that my music isn't licensed correctly, or they don't want to support my hardware, etc. Personally I use WordPress rather than Ghost - it's more flexible for my needs.
- jancborchardt 11y ago
  Since you already use ownCloud, you might want to check out the News app: https://apps.owncloud.com/content/show.php/News?content=168040 https://apps.owncloud.com/content/show.php/News?content=1680... It’s pretty cool, basically like TT-RSS but it looks more modern and is integrated in ownCloud. There are also apps for almost all platforms, like apps for Android & iOS which download all articles (and even podcasts) for offline reading.
  - edent 11y ago
    Oooh! I've been looking for a good PodCatcher. Thanks.
    - jancborchardt 11y ago
      You’re welcome! Let us know of any issues or feedback at https://github.com/owncloud/news/issues https://github.com/owncloud/news/issues :)
- JustSomeNobody 11y ago
  Not sure why you're getting downvoted. Surely it isn't bad to say you don't trust American companies. I live here and I don't trust them all.
JustSomeNobody 11y ago
I don't _need_ to host Owncloud (or any other service) any more than I _need_ Dropbox. It's convenient to have access to files while away, but I could make do with a USB fob if push comes to shove. The reason I selfhost is this. We are on a rapid path towards home computing devices being nothing more than dumb terminals where some server in the distance hosts your OS, files and apps. All, of course, proprietary so as to make switching painful. I DO NOT WANT THIS. So, I use and root for the technologies that I want to see win. I want complete and unfettered access to my files.

I use Seafile to synchronize my personal files with those of my wife on several machines. I need it because i don't want to depend on 3rd parties such as Dropbox. Also, I don't know how many Gbs I'd get for free with Dropbox. Probably less that I have with my current setup (1Tb). Not sure if this answers your question, though.

edent 11y ago

Only speaking for myself... OwnCloud - I just don't trust an American company to host my data. Now, is my small UK based host as likely to be as effective at protecting my data as DropBox? Maybe not - but they don't have a proponent of torture on their board, so it's swings and roundabouts. TT-RSS - I couldn't find a decent RSS manager which I liked. TT does the job - and I'm not worried that someone will decide that Google+ is better and force me off. Ampache - all of my music is stored as FLAC, which can be a PITA to transcode and/or stream. This sits on a box at home and I can listen to my music wherever I am. I'm not reliant on a corporation who might decide that my music isn't licensed correctly, or they don't want to support my hardware, etc. Personally I use WordPress rather than Ghost - it's more flexible for my needs.

jancborchardt 11y ago
Since you already use ownCloud, you might want to check out the News app: https://apps.owncloud.com/content/show.php/News?content=168040 https://apps.owncloud.com/content/show.php/News?content=1680... It’s pretty cool, basically like TT-RSS but it looks more modern and is integrated in ownCloud. There are also apps for almost all platforms, like apps for Android & iOS which download all articles (and even podcasts) for offline reading.
- edent 11y ago
  Oooh! I've been looking for a good PodCatcher. Thanks.
  - jancborchardt 11y ago
    You’re welcome! Let us know of any issues or feedback at https://github.com/owncloud/news/issues https://github.com/owncloud/news/issues :)
JustSomeNobody 11y ago
Not sure why you're getting downvoted. Surely it isn't bad to say you don't trust American companies. I live here and I don't trust them all.

JustSomeNobody 11y ago

I don't _need_ to host Owncloud (or any other service) any more than I _need_ Dropbox. It's convenient to have access to files while away, but I could make do with a USB fob if push comes to shove. The reason I selfhost is this. We are on a rapid path towards home computing devices being nothing more than dumb terminals where some server in the distance hosts your OS, files and apps. All, of course, proprietary so as to make switching painful. I DO NOT WANT THIS. So, I use and root for the technologies that I want to see win. I want complete and unfettered access to my files.