[mdlug] my own cloud

Dan Pritts danno at umich.edu
Tue Jun 28 15:43:49 EDT 2011


i want a dropbox clone, with strong client-side encryption.

Anyone used iFolder?   The Mono requirement really turned me off.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFolder
http://www.kablink.org/ifolder

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 11:56:54AM +0000, gib at juno.com wrote:
> I want a private place to store my files that I can access from anywhere.I want to be able to publish files for others to see.
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: - <otakurider at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [mdlug] my own cloud
> Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:51:31 -0400
> 
> Hmm .. let me see what I can noodle up on a presentation.. Depending on how
> deep and covered people may want, may be a multi parter.
> What would people be interested in?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Pat
> 
> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 5:06 PM, gib at juno.com <gib at juno.com> wrote:
> 
> > I tink personal cloud would be a great topic for a presentation.,
> >
> > ---------- Original Message ----------
> > From: Gmail-otakurider <otakurider at gmail.com>
> > To: MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
> > Subject: [mdlug] my own cloud
> > Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:22:14 -0400
> >
> > Hi all ..
> >
> > With my time off I have been playing around with some apps that allow
> > you to have a cloud type systems that you control. The key requirements
> > are docs, file storage, E-mail and group information exchange. I am
> > doing this because so many people are so enamored with having there
> > information web accessible, they at times seem to forget the down side.
> > That is you no longer have controls over what is done with it and who
> > can see it. What happens if the company you use closes its doors, your
> > data is out of your control or if a three letter government group
> > desired your information? Will you even know about it?
> >
> >
> > So far here is a few programs I have found that are easy to install and
> > seem to be powerful enough to run in a home or business. Most of them I
> > had running in under 30 min's and they are all open source.
> >
> >
> > The two key ones are. Yes there are others but theses were the quickest
> > and easiest to install.
> >
> >
> > FengOffice Community - www.fengoffice.com - used to be called OpenGoo
> >
> >
> > It has Notes, Email, Calendaring, Contact lists, Documents, Tasks, Time
> > management and Reporting tools. You can set up shared work-spaces as
> > needed. I did not test the email section but the rest seems to function
> > quite nicely. The screen layout has the look of exchange, good bad that
> > is up to you.
> >
> >
> > OwnCloud - www.owncloud.org
> >
> >
> > File storage centrally, encrypted, on hardware controlled by you, with
> > automatic backup & versioning. Uses web interface or webdev to access
> > the files. You can backup the OwnCloud files to another drive or server.
> >
> >
> >
> > It needs to be noted you need to have LAMP installed and working before
> > hand but other then that to get the basic system working that was it.
> >
> >
> >
> > Not sure how they run on a cluster so if anyone is willing to set one up
> > or lend me the hardware and bandwidth I will give it a try.
> >
> >
> >
> > More to follow if group is intrested.
> >
> >
> > Pat
> >
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