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Some values to keep in mind when looking for an alternative to dropbox, google drive, web-collaboration tools etc: | 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) | * 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 | * access to it needs to be through a web interface and better if there are ad-hoc applications for different platforms (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 | * no data lock-in: data input / output should be possible, easy, and painless | ||
== nextcloud == | == nextcloud == | ||
* | * use h&d server to host it | ||
* apps for different platform to access to data | * apps for different platform to access to data | ||
* offers a variety of apps to use with nextcloud, eg: | * offers a variety of apps to use with nextcloud, eg: | ||
* [https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/spreed talk] — video & audio conferencing (using WebRTC) | * [https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/spreed talk] — video & audio conferencing (using WebRTC) | ||
* [https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/ownpad ownpad] — a way to access and make | * [https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/ownpad ownpad] — a way to access and make etherpads (useful since there’s no integrated function in etherpad to list all existing etherpads created, though fairly easy to add) | ||
* [https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-nextcloud-on-ubuntu-16-04 install and setup guide] | * [https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-nextcloud-on-ubuntu-16-04 install and setup guide] | ||
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I like the idea of using [https://datproject.org dat] or [https://ipfs.io ipfs] to share files, and using h&d server as one peer in the network (as a backup / relay solution). | I like the idea of using [https://datproject.org dat] or [https://ipfs.io 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 | Currently the devs working on <code>dat</code> are implementing the option for multiple users to collaborate on the same <code>dat</code> archive (eg. a folder that a user shared through <code>dat</code>). So for now the only way to collaborate seems to be the <code>git</code> way: download a <code>dat</code> folder, make changes, and share it back to the rest of the group (with a new link — note: try this). | ||
Worth keeping it in mind as | Worth keeping it in mind as this feature could be released soon (hopefully by the end of 2018?). | ||
Latest revision as of 17:49, 24 March 2018
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 a web interface and better if there are ad-hoc applications for different platforms (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
- use 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 etherpads (useful since there’s no integrated function in etherpad to list all existing etherpads created, 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 link — note: try this).
Worth keeping it in mind as this feature could be released soon (hopefully by the end of 2018?).