Eric Abrahamsen <e...@ericabrahamsen.net> writes: > "Loris Bennett" <loris.benn...@fu-berlin.de> writes: > >> Eric Abrahamsen <e...@ericabrahamsen.net> writes: >> >>> Thierry Banel <tbanelweb...@free.fr> writes: >>> >>>> Syncthing is your own cloud. >>>> Released under the Mozilla Public License. >>> >>> Almost, but not quite: you still need your own always-on server >>> somewhere to make it work. I use the Syncthing app on my Android phone, >>> so that the phone kind of works as a "ferry" for getting files back and >>> forth between my laptop and desktop. It doesn't work reliably, though >>> (and I don't always have my phone with me). >>> >>> I'm considering flashing a nice router to use as a home server, largely >>> just to make Syncthing work without my having to think about it. >> >> If you are going to run a home server, would ownCloud be an option? > > I tried to put that on an Ubuntu server I've got hosted somewhere, and > gosh did it try to install a lot of stuff. Nor would it start up after > it was installed! It felt like a whole lot of bulk.
I have ownCloud running on a decidedly unsuitable wheezy old netbook (Eee PC 1000HA) under Ubuntu 15.10. The only thing I particularly remember about the installation was having to fiddle around with self-signed SSL certificates. I mainly sync the calendars between phone and my main laptop, plus a small number of small files which I don't have in Git. I just switch on the laptop when I think something needs syncing. I backup the ownCloud directory on the nettop to a USB drive attached to the router using the standard Ubuntu backup program (duplicity, I think). I actually think that only having to backup a single machine is one of the main advantages of ownCloud. > On the other hand, I've set up git repositories on that server (I don't > put Syncthing there because I'm syncing many, many gigabytes of data), > and a caldav thing with Radicale, and some HTML pages... Perhaps at some > point will make sense to just install an omnibus package like > OwnCloud. YMMV depending on what exactly you need to sync, but it works for me, although I should probably move it to something like a Rasperry Pi, which I could leave on. Cheers, Loris -- This signature is currently under construction.
