{{WorkInProgress}}[[Category:Apps]]Each of us has been touched by the term “Cloud Computing” in some way. Either through experience using “public cloud services”, media articles, ravings from I.T. boffins, people naming dropping the latest techie terms etc. ... All most sources claiming it's the “greatest thing since sliced bread”.

Many organizations and people have jumped on the public cloud band wagon for various reasons. It's free or cheap. Data is safely stored with the minimum of hassle. It's flexible to access (anywhere, anytime, most any device). There are all sorts of neat applications that can be used to enhance use of the stored data.

All of the above is good stuff, until, reality bites back. In come the litigators, the legal authorities, the public cloud provider “Terms of Use” statements. Paid any attention to what has been going on? The “take downs”, cloud service providers going out of business, the organization mergers/buyouts? Oh yes scary stuff. Stored information Information owners who "thought" it was their data have found discover it's no longer the case not or access has been cut-off.

Take control of your own data. Bring it home. Use a “private cloud”. Eliminate/minimize the need for a public cloud. If some public cloud access is required then the private cloud becomes can be configured as a “hybrid cloud” (combination of the two).

ownCloud on Amahi is a great combination for home and small business use. ownCloud is a "Cloud Storage" application that provides control of owner data on a private server. Additionally, ownCloud applications can be used to provide enhanced use of owner data (i.e. music streaming, photo gallery).

The Amahi ownCloud installation package is a "one-click install" and takes care of; downloading and installing required software dependencies, setting up the ownCloud database, ownCloud "administration" user. The following steps show the installation of ownCloud on Amahi.

===Configuring *To install ownCloud===an Amahi user ID with administrator rights is required. Login with this Amahi ID.:[[File:Oc_amahi_login.png‎]]Now *On the HDA Dashboard click on "Apps".:[[File:Oc_hda_apps_select.png‎]]*On the Apps tab click on the Available menu item.:[[File:Oc_hda_apps_available.png‎‎]]*On the list of Available Apps find ownCloud and click on it.:[[File:Oc_hda_app_avail_owncloud.png‎]]*The selected ownCloud menu item expands out as a dropdown item.:[[File:oc_hda_app_avail_expand.png‎]]*Click on "Install" and Amahi begins the installation process. The Amahi installation takes care of; downloading and installing required software dependencies, setting up the ownCloud database, ownCloud "administration" user.:[[File:Oc_hda_install_running.png‎‎]]*Once ownCloud has been installed some configuration Amahi creates the ownCloud "administration" user ID. Please take note of the new ownCloud instance needs to be doneuser ID login credentials.:[[File:Oc_hda_owncloud_installed.png‎]]*Reboot the server.* Accessing Now to test ownCloud from a.to see if it is running and logging in to the "admin" user ID is important at this point.Here is some access information that will be needed.

* Initial login credentials for the administration user: 

:'''Note: '''Remember to change the administration When versioning is enabled each ownCloud user password after installationhas a directory where their old file versions are stored. /var/hda/files/owncloud/data/<user ID>/files_versions

<show how to change *'''Sharing:''' The following shows the admin password>default settings that are ownCloud instance wide for enabling/disabling "Sharing" of information.:[[File:Oc_admin_settings_sharing.png‎‎]]

<show creation * There initial configuration for the ownCloud instance is done!====More on Maximum File Upload Size====ownCloud after installation has a maximum default size of normal users 512 MB per file to be uploaded. The setting can be changed to a maximum of 2 GB per file.:[[File:oc_max_upld_size_default.png‎]]In some cases when uploading new files the pop-up message may indicate a maximum value that is less than the maximum setting. The reason? The user account may have a "storage quota" and introduce there may not be enough storage space available. Removing files that are no longer required is one solution available to increasing user account storage. The other solution would be to have the quota concept>increased for the user account.

===Things You Need to Know===To change the maximum upload size: * ownCloud maintains its own account security system and does not utilize Login in to the Amahi host server's “admin” user account system.* The "ownCloud Community" default installation Navigate to Settings => Admin.*Change the current setting to the new value and click on a typical LAMP server places the data directory with “Save” button. In this example the application binariessize entered will be 2GB. The Amahi installation places the data directory at "/var/hda/files/owncloud/data/":[[File:oc_max_upld_size_changed.png‎]]* The ownCloud data directory area and is not Logout of the same as the shared directories (via Samba) created from the Amahi dashboardadmin user account. * There is no "automatic upgrade" facility for new versions of ownCloud. An administration "update" feature is available, but will only work on a LAMP server using ownCloud install defaults. Once the "one click install" Amahi package has been updated Login to a new version of ownCloud normal user account and hover over the package will have to be reinstalledupload button. When reinstalling The pop-up message should indicate the ownCloud package make sure all data is backed upnew maximum value set.<br>:[[File:oc_max_upld_changed_message.png‎ ‎]]