[Discuss] Cloud Apps for Linux

[Murray Strome]

Now that I have built my own FreeNAS Server, I have installed OwnCloud 
on it. It is really great for sharing files with all our computers at 
home.  The only thing I have to watch out for is that there is an 
OwnCloud folder on each computer which is synchronized automatically to 
the NAS system, so while I could have a LOT of space on it, I must 
ensure that there is enough room on each of my computers.  Right now, I 
my OwnCloud is using 135GB.  I also use DropBox and Google Drive, but 
the way I have it set up is so that their folders are WITHIN my OwnCloud:

OwnCloud folder
    |
    |-DropBox folder
    |
    |-Google Drive folder
    |
    |  ----other files and folders

Things that I might want to access and change while away from home where 
I won't have access to my OwnCloud, or things that I want to share with 
others I put in the DropBox or Google Drive folders. They are duplicated 
on my OwnCloud, since those folders are within my OwnCloud.

This is working well for me.

I also have LINUX and Windows shares on my NAS Server, so if I just want 
to move a file from one computer to another, I will use those. For 
example, I like to use ffmpeg in LINUX to convert home video DVDs to 
.mpg but I use a Windows program to edit them. I used to do the 
conversion in LINUX on a dual boot computer, then boot into Windows on 
it to do the editing. Now I convert the video on my main LINUX system, 
move it to the Windows share on the NAS system, then move it from there 
to the Windows computer that has my editing software.  Also, since my 
laptop includes a slot for SSD card, when I take photos or videos with 
my cameras (not my camcorder), I can transfer them most easily to the 
Windows share, then transfer them to the LINUX machine where GIMP works 
much better than in Windows.

Murray


On 2016-05-02 04:47 PM, pw wrote:
> OwnCloud works well with linux.
> The server has a web interface that can be used to log in and retrieve
> files  if you don't have the desktop client installed.
>
> The desktop client works much like DropBox and can accommodate multiple
> shares from different servers.
>
> If you run your own server you can use DynDNS to keep the client
> from losing the IP.
>
> The only thing to watch is that it requires the MySQL port to be
> available, which is not really that big a deal.
>
> http://owncloud.org
>
>
> P
>
>
> On 16-05-02 02:02 PM, John Blomfield wrote:
>> In an earlier email I asked if anyone had any experience with Mega or
>> any other Cloud service, as an alternative to Dropbox, which I have been
>> using now for a number of years. Nobody answered so I didn't follow up
>> but recently I have become more dissatisfied with Dropbox support for my
>> distro opensuse 13.2 and Leap 42.1. Linux support by Cloud services is
>> in general pretty poor with support limited to Ubuntu / Debian / Fedora.
>> However I investigated some recommend on the net
>>
>> https://www.maketecheasier.com/dropbox-alternatives-for-linux/
>>
>> I liked SpiderOak but then realised the "Free" was a 60 day trial.
>> I found PCloud a confusing interface on the Web and its desktop client
>> has only a deb no rpm or source.
>> Copy.com is shutting down.
>>
>> I have therefore ended up with Mega that has lots of Linux support a
>> very easy to use client and Web interface and 50GB storage free. Not
>> that I need more than 1GB since I don't share photos and videos etc. My
>> only hesitation is with the involvement by the originator Kim Dotcom but
>> he may not still be involved with Mega?
>>
>> Anyone have any further advise? (I individually encrypt any sensitive
>> files before I upload them.)
>>
>> John
>>
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