Ubuntu Question

[pgp_protector]

Quick Question about Ubuntu Servers.

Is their an application like DropBox for ubuntu Servers
Not Dropbox For Ubuntu, but an app so I can use My Server as a storage server that my computers both local and offsite can have an application running that keeps the folder contents in sync all the time?

 

[jacks]

This isn't Ubuntu specific, but with Unison work for you?

 

[pgp_protector]

This isn't Ubuntu specific, but with Unison work for you?

Reading that (I could be reading it wrong) but that only works on a Pair of computers, I'm looking at keeping 5-7 systems shared. (And a few android systems if it supports it)

 

[jacks]

This might work, but sounds cumbersome. From the Unison Man pages.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

I'm pretty sure Dropbox does one-way sync: AppleSwitcher • View topic - One-way folder sync to Dropbox?

Otherwise, you could use something like Crashplan, set up your server as the source, and your synced computer as the backup destinations. If you only need this to sync to other computers and not Crashplan's own servers, it's free.

EDIT: Actually, Crashplan won't work because it encrypts and unifies the files into archives, but you should be able to use Cobian, it does pretty much the same thing.

 

[EphesiaNZ]

Quick Question about Ubuntu Servers.

Is their an application like DropBox for ubuntu Servers
Not Dropbox For Ubuntu, but an app so I can use My Server as a storage server that my computers both local and offsite can have an application running that keeps the folder contents in sync all the time?

What about Ubuntu One?

 

[pgp_protector]

What about Ubuntu One?

not quite, that runs on their servers. I'm looking for one that I can run on My server so their is no limit in storage. Well other than the limit of my Hard Drives.

 

[pgp_protector]

Found this, time to do more reading.
7 Good Dropbox Alternatives for Linux | Tech Drive-in

 

[EphesiaNZ]

not quite, that runs on their servers. I'm looking for one that I can run on My server so their is no limit in storage. Well other than the limit of my Hard Drives.

Ah okay, now I see what you mean.

I guess the way I'd approach it is to use something like rsync for synchronisation and also samba or nfs for file sharing side.

This may give you an insight.

 

[pgp_protector]

Found one, Backup Cow, but just paying for Dropbox is cheaper. So it's out their, just need to find an OS Version now

 

[Sketcher]

Ah okay, now I see what you mean.

I guess the way I'd approach it is to use something like rsync for synchronisation and also samba or nfs for file sharing side.

This may give you an insight.

Cron job + rsync = win. Multiple commands may be needed to do everything you need this operation to do, which would require creating a shell script, and having the shell script run as a cron job.

 

[EphesiaNZ]

Cron job + rsync = win. Multiple commands may be needed to do everything you need this operation to do, which would require creating a shell script, and having the shell script run as a cron job.

If the servers have a GUI then you could use a GUI frontend such as grsync which i think schedules too.