OwnCloud is Awesome
Iβve been on the hunt for a valid replacement to Dropbox for quite some time now. Dropbox is expensive, Ubuntu One is unreliable and Google Drive doesnβt have a linux client.
I researched pretty much every possible candidate; Wuala, SugarSync, Spider Oak, Bitcasa etc etc etc but they either lacked features, were just as expensive as Dropbox or were missing fundamental feature. After a while I came across OwnCloud and itβs brilliant!
OwnCloud allows you to host your own βDropboxβ server so that you can sync to all your devices. Like Dropbox is clients for all the major operating systems including the mobile ones and itβs free & open source. So, I converted a spare machine to an Ubuntu server LAMP box and set it all.
Iβve now pretty much finished migrating from Dropbox to OwnCloud and everything is great. I have 400+GB of space on my cloud (Iβm only limited by the space of the hard drive) and it hasnβt cost me a pennyβ¦.and never will!
Iβm going to be writing a setup guide on main tech blog over the next few days. If you want to check it out then keep an eye on RefuGeeks. OwnCloud really is awesome and I urge anyone thinking of moving from Dropbox or similar to DO IT NOW!