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I've been running ownCloud[0] on my server. It has Windows/Linux/Mac/Android/iOS clients and has been working very well for me as a drop in Dropbox replacement.

by phireal 13y ago

I've been running ownCloud[0] on my server. It has Windows/Linux/Mac/Android/iOS clients and has been working very well for me as a drop in Dropbox replacement. In addition to the clients, you can use webDAV to access your files. [0] http://www.owncloud.org http://www.owncloud.org

cheez 13y ago
How do you run owncloud? What about security and updates and all that jazz?
- phireal 13y ago
  I have a cheap hosting account into which I've extracted the ownCloud tarball[0]. For security updates, I've subscribed to the announcements ownCloud mailing list [1] so I get an email each time there's a new version (either bugfix or major). The mailing list is very low traffic (only messages about new versions). I either follow the instructions on the site [2] for major upgrades or otherwise use the built in updater [3][4] for the minor bugfix releases. So far, it's been pretty painless. [0] http://owncloud.org/install/ http://owncloud.org/install/ [1] http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/announcements http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/announcements [2] http://doc.owncloud.org/server/6.0/admin_manual/maintenance/update.html#upgrade http://doc.owncloud.org/server/6.0/admin_manual/maintenance/... [3] http://doc.owncloud.org/server/6.0/admin_manual/maintenance/update.html#update http://doc.owncloud.org/server/6.0/admin_manual/maintenance/... [4] http://imgur.com/Z4U8ac5 http://imgur.com/Z4U8ac5
- atmosx 13y ago
  Maybe an RPi hosted, with a USB external HD would be a good solution for owncloud.
  - phireal 13y ago
    If your pi is just running ownCloud and it's got access to a relatively fast connection, there shouldn't be any problem with doing that. I'm thinking of getting a VPS to run my own server as the limitations of a hosted account are pretty important when it comes to running your own stuff (as opposed to 'just' hosting a blog or whatever).
  - CalRobert 13y ago
    I have done this. It's ok, but you have to tinker a bit to get big (GB+- is that even big anymore?) files to upload with the web interface. It might be worth your while to get something a bit more powerful (sheevaplug, etc.)
jenscow 13y ago
Hmm.. I use owncloud, and the ethics of the sysadmin completely match my own. (although he is a bit of an idiot)
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by phireal 13y ago

cheez 13y ago

How do you run owncloud? What about security and updates and all that jazz?

phireal 13y ago
I have a cheap hosting account into which I've extracted the ownCloud tarball[0]. For security updates, I've subscribed to the announcements ownCloud mailing list [1] so I get an email each time there's a new version (either bugfix or major). The mailing list is very low traffic (only messages about new versions). I either follow the instructions on the site [2] for major upgrades or otherwise use the built in updater [3][4] for the minor bugfix releases. So far, it's been pretty painless. [0] http://owncloud.org/install/ http://owncloud.org/install/ [1] http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/announcements http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/announcements [2] http://doc.owncloud.org/server/6.0/admin_manual/maintenance/update.html#upgrade http://doc.owncloud.org/server/6.0/admin_manual/maintenance/... [3] http://doc.owncloud.org/server/6.0/admin_manual/maintenance/update.html#update http://doc.owncloud.org/server/6.0/admin_manual/maintenance/... [4] http://imgur.com/Z4U8ac5 http://imgur.com/Z4U8ac5
atmosx 13y ago
Maybe an RPi hosted, with a USB external HD would be a good solution for owncloud.
- phireal 13y ago
  If your pi is just running ownCloud and it's got access to a relatively fast connection, there shouldn't be any problem with doing that. I'm thinking of getting a VPS to run my own server as the limitations of a hosted account are pretty important when it comes to running your own stuff (as opposed to 'just' hosting a blog or whatever).
- CalRobert 13y ago
  I have done this. It's ok, but you have to tinker a bit to get big (GB+- is that even big anymore?) files to upload with the web interface. It might be worth your while to get something a bit more powerful (sheevaplug, etc.)

jenscow 13y ago

Hmm.. I use owncloud, and the ethics of the sysadmin completely match my own. (although he is a bit of an idiot)

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