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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 with ownCloud ===== | ===== Synchronizing folders with ownCloud ===== | ||
| - | The ''ownCloud'' application can be used to automatically mirror one (or more) folder(s) on your computer to the LSCE //sharebox// server, or another ownCloud server (e.g. CNRS //mycore// server). | + | * The ''ownCloud'' application can be used to automatically mirror one (or more) folder(s) on your computer to the LSCE //sharebox// server, or another ownCloud server (e.g. CNRS //mycore// server). |
| - | This is a useful but limited //kind of backup//. If you remove a file on your computer by mistake when ownCloud is running, the file will also be removed from the sharebox server! | + | * This is a useful but limited //kind of backup//. If you remove a file on your computer by mistake when ownCloud is running, the file will also be removed from the sharebox server! |
| + | * You can actually (try to) retrieve your data from the [[other:lsce_cloud#space_management|Deleted files]] section of sharebox | ||
| ==== Installation and basic configuration ==== | ==== Installation and basic configuration ==== | ||
| * Download and install the [[https://owncloud.com/desktop-app/|owncloud Desktop App]] | * Download and install the [[https://owncloud.com/desktop-app/|owncloud Desktop App]] | ||
| - | * You will also have to restart your computer (directly after installation or later) to complete the installation (and get some special synchronization status icons on top of the regular files' icons) | + | * You will also have to restart your computer (directly after installation or later) to complete the installation (and get some special **synchronization status icons** on top of the regular files' icons) |
| * Launch //ownCloud//, but do not configure a server yet | * Launch //ownCloud//, but do not configure a server yet | ||
| * Open the ''Settings'' panel and check the recommended settings and usage on the image below{{ :other:owncloud_settings_notes.png?direct&600 |}} | * Open the ''Settings'' panel and check the recommended settings and usage on the image below{{ :other:owncloud_settings_notes.png?direct&600 |}} | ||
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| ==== Configuration ==== | ==== Configuration ==== | ||
| + | - [[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
