Seafile, a powerful tool to have a personal Cloud

Every day the use of tools that are in the Cloud are more used and more requested, now it is no longer only the simple dropbox but we make use of Google Drive, we listen to music in Spotify or we edit our presentations in slid.us. Aware of this, Canonical is improving every day your Ubuntu server version integrating better access with mobile devices, input devices such as graphics tablets or multifunction devices. He is also working on specific applications so that an Ubuntu server can serve us as one Personal cloud. But even being from Canonical, these tools are much more expensive than older ones such as OwnCloud or Seafile. I want to talk to you about the latter today, since with its recent update it has become one of the best free options to have a Personal Cloud.

What does Seafile offer?

sea ​​file has reached version 2, after which we can say that sea ​​file has a similar operation to GIT. Among the possibilities that it entails sea ​​file, there is the one to create groups and that these are also created by users as well as being able to choose which group to join. Synchronize all files, which we want or all, with the client program. It has audio and video support, so both our users and we can directly view audio and video files without having the player installed. Another quality of sea ​​file is that it gives us the possibility of encrypt files, so we can enjoy more security against attacks or human errors that many administrators tend to suffer.

Collaboration is another of the strengths of sea ​​fileas the option of create wikis and comment on files or have a discussion module for the users of this Cloud, that even being personal you can share with other people.

But in my opinion, the strongest point of sea ​​file is the range of platforms it has. sea ​​file It comes in two formats: server format and client format. The first one we downloaded and installed it on our home server, without problem; while the second format is for several platforms since it works as a remote viewer or manager of sea ​​file. The platforms for Seafile Client consist of Windows, Gnu / Linux, Android, iOS and Mac OS. The most common platforms with the most users.

On the official page of sea ​​file, it is recommended to install Seafile Server on Ubuntu Server 12.04 and Ubuntu Server 11.10, although in later versions it will also work, although not with the same security as with those versions. Regarding the client version, Seafile can be used from Ubuntu 12.04   but also Saucy salamander, the latest version of Ubuntu.

For the moment this is all, for more information, I recommend that you try the tool, it is worth it and it is free, although if you do not want to risk it, stay tuned as we will talk about how to have one Personal cloud and install Seafile and other cloud-like tools.

More information - Ubuntu One: Synchronizing Any Folder and Publish File, Ubuntu One Music Store in Banshee,

Source and Image - Seafile Official Website