WebDAV is an open standard protocol to access files through an http(s) connection. For the remaining files I would recommend to access them online through a WebDAV share. Luckily you can choose to sync only parts of your ownCloud data. On the other hand having multiple copies of your files on different devices somewhat defeats the idea of centralized storage, and if you store Gigabytes and Terabytes of data in ownCloud it is just not practical to sync all of it to any device. This way you can make your files available on a fast local drive and independently from a network connection. There are basically two ways to achieve this: You can either use one of the ownCloud sync clients that are available for different platforms and allow you to synchronize a local directory with your ownCloud files (just like the Dropbox client for your Dropbox storage). But if you want to actually work (edit, copy etc.) with your files on a Windows system then you will prefer to have them available on a Windows drive that you can access directly with any application. This interface works well on all sorts of end user devices. I will continue with explaining how to secure access to your data with SSL certificates and using WebDAV in Windows to access your ownCloud files.Īfter the installation you have immediate access to ownCloud through the built-in web interface that allows you to upload and download files, manage a calendar and contacts, viewing pictures and playing music: The first part covered the installation and initial configuration of the BitNami ownCloud stack virtual appliance. This is the second part of my postings about ownCloud, an Open source solution for managing your data in the cloud.
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