Getting started with your ownCloud

If you’ve been paying any attention at all, you’re probably aware by now that cloud sync services like Dropbox or Google Drive have issues. You can’t easily share and store data without having to place your trust in a third party, and many of those third parties haven’t exactly been the best stewards of privacy.

So why not create your own cloud service? You can store your files on a server at home or in your own office and access them from anywhere on any device. You can share and link files to friends, family and co-workers without ever making them accessible to a third party.

There are a number of tools available for creating your own cloud service.), Seafile () and ownCloud () – are only available for Linux (they have clients for Windows and mobiles, but the server must be Linux).