AeroFS (YC S10): It’s Like Dropbox, But It Runs Inside Your Firewall

Post by cmer » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 4:02 AM UTC

weihan wrote: post #14

rb2k_ wrote: post #11

I have an account and try it every once in a while. It has a nice interface and I could really see myself using it. My current problems: - It doesn't support symbolic links but requires you to put all the directories inside the special "AeroFS" directory - There is only an option to add a 1 GB "cloud" storage. While it is not the primary use case, I'd love to be able to buy some more - Last time I checked there was n…

Co-founder of AeroFS here :-) 1. Symbolic link support is currently planned, I'd go to http://ae.ro/qc9Ey5 and upvote it. It'll allow us to notify you when it's done. 2. Bigger plans are in the works, stay tuned! 3. Headless support has been actually available for a while for most linux distributions, check out the "aerofs-cli" and "aerofs-sh" commands.

Post by BrandonDC » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 4:32 AM UTC

nobody314159 wrote: post #32

I'm always suspicious of great new infrastructure that is free. Exactly how are you going to make money? Presumably by waiting until i rely on this and have invested time and effort into moving all my data into the system - and then you will impose some pricing model. I prefer to know upfront how much you are going to charge for what.

Post by aiscott » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 4:49 AM UTC

bitops wrote: post #17

weihan wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Co-founder of AeroFS here :-) 1. Symbolic link support is currently planned, I'd go to http://ae.ro/qc9Ey5 and upvote it. It'll allow us to notify you when it's done. 2. Bigger plans are in the works, stay tuned! 3. Headless support has been actually available for a while for most linux distributions, check out the "aerofs-cli" and "aerofs-sh" commands.

If you implement one feature, I will switch immediately: multiple accounts running at the same time. I want to be able to sync my work stuff completely separate from my personal stuff. No "Shared Folders" solution or jazz like that. Dropbox seems totally unwilling to support this officially, so if you did, that'd be an awesome differentiator.

Post by yurisagalov » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 5:08 AM UTC

esutton wrote: post #36

does this work between 2 computers not behind the same firewall. i.e. can i sync with a computer in la while im in ny?

Post by ttyS0 » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 5:31 AM UTC

wavephorm wrote: post #10

This sounds like a problem only techies have, and already have solutions for, like centralized file servers. I don't sync files, I keep one copy of my files, and access them over the network.