Anyone built Dropbox like app for own server?

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Anyone built Dropbox like app for own server?

Post by Simon » Wed Feb 12, 2014 7:05 am

Hello all,
I've got about a gazillion GB of storage across 3 servers and still I'm looking at dropbox/google drive/sky drive... Why?
No really. I mean, I shouldn't be right?
What does dropbox offer that I can't make? Aside from the fact I can't make it yet?

Anyone have a start on this? Desktop only.

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Re: Anyone built Dropbox like app for own server?

Post by dave.kilroy » Wed Feb 12, 2014 9:48 am

Hi Simon, interesting idea - you would have to have ssl and fixed ip on your server and these would cost about £90 per year whilst my Dropbox pro costs about the same amount. But if you already had ssl and ip then I quite agree, it would be a great project :)
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Re: Anyone built Dropbox like app for own server?

Post by robertem » Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:40 pm

Hi Simon,

I have looked at the idea but ended up setting up a server with the open source product Owncloud. It has the standard dropbox features, as well as desktop and mobile clients and works pretty well.

It does sort of take some of the fun out of it (using a pre-made package rather than programing yourself I mean) but if you are only looking for something for yourself, you may want to take a look.

Rob

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Re: Anyone built Dropbox like app for own server?

Post by Simon » Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:06 pm

Hi Rob,
Thanks for the link. Wanted to do it myself but heck. :)
Will test it soon.

Simon
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