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File Transfer & Synchronization
Self-hosted alternatives to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and Box.
What people say
- sync files between my computers
- a private Dropbox
- share folders with family or a team
- keep documents off the cloud
Why people self-host it
People leave Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, iCloud Drive for it. Why, strongest first: privacy, cost, control.
Does it suit a machine of your own?
Fits, with conditions works, but sync clients need the app's own login, and the files need a backup
Questions that decide it
- sync to desktop and phone, or a web folder is enough?
- who shares it?
How to publish it
- Usually
- none with the app's own login, because desktop and phone sync clients cannot pass an Edgible sign-in
- When the data is private or sensitive
- org for the web only, or not published and synced on the home network
- When the data is regulated
- client or patient files need the firm's or practice's rules on where data may be held; a machine you control can suit, with access rules, backups, and advice; a cloud server in the firm's own account and an allowed region often suits better than an office PC
Who sees what inside it
shared folders and groups decide who sees which files; set them per team or client
The machine
disk for every synced file, and a backup
Cards for it
- owncloudownCloud Infinite Scale, your files and shares, for its desktop and phone apps and the webnot tested yet
Category from awesome-selfhosted.