I discussed this elsewhere on this site, but cloud services like Dropbox and any cloud storage "on the map" like Carbonite and iCloud is going to be a candidate for NSA scrutiny. They went after the obvious sources like Facebook and MySpace and Twitter and all the services that "everybody" is supposedly using. But I consider myself an IT survivalist on a personal level. I DO NOT WANT the government snooping in my personal files or reading my email. I dont have anything to hide, but I think I would feel uncomfortable having a Federal Agent living in my home 24/7 with his own private phone and Administrator access to my private files.
So what to do? I looked at a few solutions and have settled on OwnCloud.
http://lifehacker.com/5993596/how-t...storage-service-in-five-minutes-with-owncloud
You need access to a webspace. This can even be a website purchased on Hostgator or you can run the server from home. I chose to use a webspace that I already own to do this.
What You'll Need
You don't really need much to get started with ownCloud. Just gather up:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.owncloud.android&hl=en
The overall cost is the cost for a webhost (none if you have a home web server), and .99c for the Android app, The OwnCloud iPhone app costs the same .99c and you can get it here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/owncloud/id543672169?mt=8
Once set up, I can move everything to OwnCloud and stop using the measly 50GB I have in Dropbox. I will let you know when I have set it up.
So what to do? I looked at a few solutions and have settled on OwnCloud.
http://lifehacker.com/5993596/how-t...storage-service-in-five-minutes-with-owncloud
You need access to a webspace. This can even be a website purchased on Hostgator or you can run the server from home. I chose to use a webspace that I already own to do this.
What You'll Need
You don't really need much to get started with ownCloud. Just gather up:
- A web host that supports PHP5 and MySQL (or SQLite): This might sound a little jargony, but all it means is that you need to sign up for a service like Dreamhost (if you haven't already). If you already have a domain name likehttp://www.yourname.comthrough a web host (and you should), you can probably install ownCloud in a couple minutes. It sounds complicated, but you don't actually need to deal with things like PHP and MySQL for the simple installation of ownCloud. It does it all for you automatically. Just make sure your hosting service supports them.
- A copy of ownCloud Server 5: You can install ownCloud in a variety of ways, but for our purposes we'll stick the simplest method: the web installer. If you know how to put a file onto your web site, you can install this. You'll just need to upload one file to your web host.
- A URL for remote access: Since you'll likely want to tap into ownCloud from anywhere, you'll need a URL for doing so. If you don't already have a domain name, you can buy one, but if you do it's incredibly easy to set up ownCloud in a subdirectory of your site.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.owncloud.android&hl=en
The overall cost is the cost for a webhost (none if you have a home web server), and .99c for the Android app, The OwnCloud iPhone app costs the same .99c and you can get it here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/owncloud/id543672169?mt=8
Once set up, I can move everything to OwnCloud and stop using the measly 50GB I have in Dropbox. I will let you know when I have set it up.