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* There is no automatic update facility for ownCloud, it must be done manually. In future releases of ownCloud there are plans to provide an update function.
 
* There is no automatic update facility for ownCloud, it must be done manually. In future releases of ownCloud there are plans to provide an update function.
 
* The ownCloud Community default installation on a typical LAMP server places the data directory with the application binaries. The Amahi package places the data directory at "/var/hda/files/owncloud/data/".
 
* The ownCloud Community default installation on a typical LAMP server places the data directory with the application binaries. The Amahi package places the data directory at "/var/hda/files/owncloud/data/".
* The Community default installation limits file upload sizes to "512 MB per file". This can be somewhat annoying uploads of large media files. The Amahi package limits upload sizes to "4.7 GB per file". Please notes that this size is subject to change by Amahi staff if server performance issues occur.
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* The Community default installation limits file upload sizes to "512 MB per file". This can be somewhat annoying for uploads of large media files. The Amahi package limits upload sizes to "4.7 GB per file". Please note that this is subject to change by Amahi staff should server performance issues occur.

Revision as of 18:27, 5 September 2012

*** This section is currently under construction ***

ownCloud is a flexible, open source file sync, and share solution that can be accessed from a mobile device, a workstation, or a web client. Also provides the benefits of cloud computing and control of data on a private server.

Other features include:

  1. file storage
  2. photo galleries
  3. contacts management
  4. calendar management
  5. task management
  6. access external file systems (i.e. Dropbox)
  7. file versioning
  8. file encryption
  9. Open Document Format (ODF) viewer
  10. Portable Document Format (PDF) file viewer
  11. ownCloud 3rd party applications (more ownCloud Features)
  12. LDAP/Active Directory support

For additional information regarding ownCloud features see, ownCloud Apps

Things You Need to Know

  • ownCloud maintains its own account security system and does not utilize the Amahi host server's user account system.
  • ownCloud maintains its own data storage directory area and is not the same as the shared directories (via Samba) created from the Amahi dashboard.
  • There is no automatic update facility for ownCloud, it must be done manually. In future releases of ownCloud there are plans to provide an update function.
  • The ownCloud Community default installation on a typical LAMP server places the data directory with the application binaries. The Amahi package places the data directory at "/var/hda/files/owncloud/data/".
  • The Community default installation limits file upload sizes to "512 MB per file". This can be somewhat annoying for uploads of large media files. The Amahi package limits upload sizes to "4.7 GB per file". Please note that this is subject to change by Amahi staff should server performance issues occur.