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If you haven't already, you should check out Sandstorm https://sandstorm.io/ which allows you to self-host these services sandboxed.
Now, imagine if they would say something (anything!) about pricing without forcing me to make an account.
(Note of course that self-hosting is free...)
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> I also had to set up EncFS on my local machines for client-side encryption of sensitive files because there was no way I was trusting that to ownCloud server-side. Did you host OwnCloud yourself? But you didn't trust the software with your files? In what way is the SeaFile solution you are running now more trustworthy? > I'm still looking for a good self-hosted CalDAV/CardDAV option that doesn't require PHP or MySQ…
> Did you host OwnCloud yourself? Yes, I prefer to self-host anything I can. I'm lucky to have a gigabit FTTH connection and moving lots of data around is no problem. I still prefer to use a remote VPS because some things are best left to the pros. > But you didn't trust the software with your files? In what way is the SeaFile solution you are running now more trustworthy? Seafile has a much smaller attack surface (n…
I'm not sure how seriously to take this.
It's sad that if you want a fast Internet around here you are put behind ISP wide NAT which means you can't host anything from home, so all these "self-hosted" things aren't really self-hosted for me.
Unfortunately it's not open source but alone the fact that it can run on a peer to peer basis without the need of any external out of control cloud host is very appealing to me. With small devices such as raspberry pi or NUC becoming more powerful the approach has a bright future.
Ampache is cool but is really heavy for a simple hosting. Plex does movies and tv shows sort too. Place a Transmission / Deluge torrent client behind, you have a true media center, on a little server.
Owncloud is cool but very buggy !
It's sad that if you want a fast Internet around here you are put behind ISP wide NAT which means you can't host anything from home, so all these "self-hosted" things aren't really self-hosted for me.
Imho it's also worth to mention that bittorrent sync ( https://www.getsync.com/ ) follows a fantastic concept with huge potential. Unfortunately it's not open source but alone the fact that it can run on a peer to peer basis without the need of any external out of control cloud host is very appealing to me. With small devices such as raspberry pi or NUC becoming more powerful the approach has a bright future.
Although this is a nice write up about a possible setup for self hosted alternatives for popular cloud services, I don't like it. It falls short to compare the different possible services and the possibilities you can have with them. OwnCloud is nice, but why should I pick on OwnCloud and not SeaFile. Ampache is cool, but why not Subsonic? I would like to read the reasoning behind the individual choices OR the reason…
I've installed and abandoned ownCloud several times, mostly because it is far too heavy for what I need and I had concerns about its security. I also had to set up EncFS on my local machines for client-side encryption of sensitive files because there was no way I was trusting that to ownCloud server-side. It took more work to set up but I have Seafile self-hosted on the smallest DigitalOcean VPS and it works beautifu…
Not open source but still very usefull and self hosted : http://plex.tv Ampache is cool but is really heavy for a simple hosting. Plex does movies and tv shows sort too. Place a Transmission / Deluge torrent client behind, you have a true media center, on a little server. Owncloud is cool but very buggy !
There's also BitTorrent Sync which is cool, but sadly proprietary.
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> Did you host OwnCloud yourself? Yes, I prefer to self-host anything I can. I'm lucky to have a gigabit FTTH connection and moving lots of data around is no problem. I still prefer to use a remote VPS because some things are best left to the pros. > But you didn't trust the software with your files? In what way is the SeaFile solution you are running now more trustworthy? Seafile has a much smaller attack surface (n…
When I was reviewing alternatives, syncany's web page claimed that seafile has a poor security record: https://github.com/syncany/syncany/wiki/Comparison:-Syncany-... I'm not sure how seriously to take this.
Development on Seafile is very active and they are transparent about security issues. I don't think it is poorly written but maybe a third-party audit like Truecrypt did is a good idea.
Here's their 'Records of security issues' page: https://seacloud.cc/group/3/wiki/security-records/