H&d files sync alternative to dropbox and googledrive

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Some values to keep in mind when looking for an alternative to dropbox, google drive, web-collaboration tools etc:

• data needs to be self-hosted or shared in a p2p network (using h&d server as yet one more peer for backup and relay purposes)
• access to it needs to be through web interface and better if there are ad-hoc applications for different platform (but web interface access has to be one of the options — good for external, one-off collaborators who don’t have to install extra software, and good for accessing it through any computer connected to the internet)
• no data lock-in: data input / output should be possible, easy, and painless

nextcloud

• using h&d server to host it
• apps for different platform to access to data
• offers a variety of apps to use with nextcloud, eg:
• talk — video & audio conferencing (using WebRTC)
• ownpad — a way to access and make etherpad (useful since there’s no integrated function in etherpad to list all existing etherpad, though fairly easy to add)
• install and setup guide

dat

I like the idea of using dat or ipfs to share files, and using h&d server as one peer in the network (as a backup / relay solution).

Currently the devs working on dat are implementing the option for multiple users to collaborate on the same dat archive (eg. a folder that a user shared through dat). So for now the only way to collaborate seems to be the git way: download a dat folder, make changes, and share it back to the rest of the group (with a new address — try this).

Worth keeping it in mind as these feature could be released soon (hopefully end of 2018?).