| Rich Freeman on 15 Oct 2012 10:43:17 -0700 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Looking for Open Source Cloud File Storage Program |
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Sam Gleske <sam.mxracer@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org> > wrote: >> >> Google docs will certainly work, but I wanted to keep these files on my >> own >> server. I don't trust the "cloud" to respect my privacy or integrity. >> >> Any open source ideas? > > > You simply need to string together a bunch of local services to get the > desired effect. I run RAID and export the file shares using Samba so that > it is compatible with SMB (Windows File Share). This is a LAN only solution > though. You haven't mentioned the access requirements. Will there be a > need to access these shares over the internet? I think he was basically looking for a dropbox / google drive / etc replacement. That is, something that allows you to upload/download files from any browser on any OS. SMB/VPN/etc really are a different kind of solution to the problem. I could tell my mother to log into my website and upload a file with her browser. I couldn't tell her to just set up a VPN and SMB share to do the same. Heaven help her if the file is on a feature phone that doesn't do much more than http. The whole attraction of solutions like dropbox is that they are easy to use with no dependencies beyond a browser. They might be more complicated on the server, but mere mortals don't have to maintain the server. Rich ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug