other:lsce_cloud
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| - how to use //sharebox// manually for **sharing** some files, | - how to use //sharebox// manually for **sharing** some files, | ||
| - then how to use //ownCloud// for **synchronizing** some folders | - then how to use //ownCloud// for **synchronizing** some folders | ||
| - | * ownCloud can **mirror** a folder on your local computer to the //sharebox// server. | + | * ownCloud can **mirror** a **local** folder on your local computer to the **remote** //sharebox// server. |
| - | - and (only) then how to **synchronize** folders on different computers (very useful, and **possibly risky**) | + | - and (only) then how to **synchronize** folders on different computers (very useful, when used correctly) |
| ===== Using the LSCE sharebox server ===== | ===== Using the LSCE sharebox server ===== | ||
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| ==== Experimenting with sharebox ==== | ==== Experimenting with sharebox ==== | ||
| - | Have a quick look at the intranet [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/owncloud/|sharebox]] page, then open the //sharebox// URL in a browser and use your LSCE login and password to access the server. | + | Have a quick look at the intranet [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/owncloud/|sharebox]] page (at least to find out what the //sharebox// URL is), then open the //sharebox// URL in a browser and use your LSCE login and password to access the server. |
| If you have never used the LSCE //sharebox// server, try using it a bit: | If you have never used the LSCE //sharebox// server, try using it a bit: | ||
| * Create a new ''Test'' folder (on ''sharebox''!) and use drag and drop to upload a file from your computer to the new ''Test'' folder | * Create a new ''Test'' folder (on ''sharebox''!) and use drag and drop to upload a file from your computer to the new ''Test'' folder | ||
| * Learn how to share the ''Test'' folder using a //public link// | * Learn how to share the ''Test'' folder using a //public link// | ||
| + | * never forget that **anyone** with the public link (and the //optional password//) can access the data you share! | ||
| + | * do not share sensitive information! | ||
| + | * the security of the data on sharebox, and transferred to/from sharebox is not as good as the one on the LSCE servers... | ||
| * Use the public link in another browser (or in a new //incognito window// of the same browser) to find out how people with the link will see the content of the folder you have shared | * Use the public link in another browser (or in a new //incognito window// of the same browser) to find out how people with the link will see the content of the folder you have shared | ||
| * Try to share only the uploaded file (instead of the full content of the ''Test'' folder) | * Try to share only the uploaded file (instead of the full content of the ''Test'' folder) | ||
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| ===== Synchronizing folders on different computers ===== | ===== Synchronizing folders on different computers ===== | ||
| + | It should be very easy to synchronize folders, **if you have read all the previous sections of this page**! | ||
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| + | ==== How does it work ? ==== | ||
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| + | Basically, we are just going to use ownCloud, and mirror folders from two (or more) computers to the LSCE | ||
| + | //sharebox// server ! | ||
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| + | <WRAP center round box 60%> | ||
| + | Local folder on **computer A** <wrap em><=></wrap> <wrap hi>**sharebox server**</wrap> <wrap em><=></wrap> Local folder on **computer B** | ||
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| + | Example use case: | ||
| + | * **computer A**: computer at work | ||
| + | * **computer B**: computer at home | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||
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| + | A file (or folder) //changed// (created, updated or removed) on **computer A** will: | ||
| + | - be mirrored to the sharebox server | ||
| + | - and then mirrored to **computer B** | ||
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| + | This will work seamlessly provided you <wrap em>don't change the same file (or folder) at the same time on different computers !!</wrap> This will be easy to do if you: | ||
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| + | * save and close files in mirrored folders before moving from one computer to the other (e.g. before going back home, or going to work) | ||
| + | * make sure the computers are online //long enough// to mirror their files to the sharebox server before switching the computers off | ||
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| + | ==== Configuration ==== | ||
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| + | - [[other:lsce_cloud#synchronizing_folders_with_owncloud|Install ownCloud and create a folder configuration]] on **computer A** (your main computer) | ||
| + | * e.g. LOCAL folder <wrap em>@ A</wrap>: ''<some_disk_different_from_c_on_A>:\Users\<your_login>_owncloud'' | ||
| + | * e.g. REMOTE: ''Backup/<your_login>_owncloud'' | ||
| + | - Add some content to the LOCAL mirrored folder on **computer A** and **make sure that all the mirrored files are closed** | ||
| + | - [[other:lsce_cloud#synchronizing_folders_with_owncloud|Install ownCloud and create a folder configuration]] on **computer B** | ||
| + | * e.g. LOCAL folder <wrap em>@ B</wrap>: ''<some_disk_different_from_c_on_B>:\Users\<your_login>_owncloud'' | ||
| + | * e.g. REMOTE: ''Backup/<your_login>_owncloud'' | ||
| + | - watch content from **computer A** appear in the LOCAL folder on **computer B** ! | ||
| + | - change some content on **computer B** and **make sure that all the mirrored files are closed** | ||
| + | - go back to **computer A** and check the updated content (from **computer B**) | ||
| + | - you can also [[#checking_owncloud_activity|check the ownCloud activity log]] on both computers to make sure that things took place as expected | ||
other/lsce_cloud.txt · Last modified: 2023/01/18 09:14 by jypeter
