[Klug-general] copy.com closure

[Jo Sharrad]

+1 for ownCloud as well, we have it implemented in Karoshi and have never
had a complaint.

Jo

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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 at 17:46 Azelphur <azelphur at azelphur.com> wrote:

> +1 for ownCloud, (Disclaimer: I am one of the devs)
>
> If you've ever used Dropbox ownCloud is very similar, except that it's all
> open source, and you can choose to either host yourself, or use one of the
> many free/paid providers, some of which are listed at
> https://owncloud.org/providers/
>
>
> On 02/02/16 12:42, Alan wrote:
>
> We use ownCloud to sync device data, it was surprisingly easy to set up
> and the owncloud-client is multi-platform.
> As with copy.com there is a cli in case you don't have a gui on the
> client.
>
> If you don't have your own server then they are not so expensive - depends
> on what space you need.
> I have tried VM's from kimsufi (OVH fr) and cloudatcost (Canada) and they
> work well, probably there are others.
>
> PS - owncloud-client: Debian - don't use the standard repo version use the
> opensuse repo instructions on the website
>
> On 02/02/16 11:56, Paul Lawrence wrote:
>
>
> I use free-element of copy.com as backup and to keep a linux and a
> windows laptop in sync, however I was greeted with this yesterday,
>
> https://techlib.barracuda.com/display/COPY/Copy+End-of-Life
>
> In case any of your clients/friends use the service ...
>
> This is a big pity as it had a very reasonable linux app as well as
> Windows and OSX and seemed to just bimble away without too much attention
> although sometimes it seemed to demand all the CPU.
>
> Currently I'm using 7G of 20G allowance but I'm reluctant to move over to
> Google Drive as one password opens all Google services, so would welcome
> any thoughts/recommendations?
>
> Paul
>
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