From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric Abrahamsen Subject: Re: Require feedback on an idea: move to a central server all my org file and edit from there? Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:14:43 +0800 Message-ID: <877fixrbjg.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> References: <87twm4786t.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <1453578405.4043222.500591658.212F5A7B@webmail.messagingengine.com> <56A3FD3D.60707@free.fr> <878u3fn0kk.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87vb6ixer4.fsf@hornfels.zedat.fu-berlin.de> <87si1mrrgz.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87r3h6xbnh.fsf@hornfels.zedat.fu-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38749) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aNhv5-0007Xg-4x for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:15:04 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aNhuy-0008VB-Ih for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:15:03 -0500 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:50886) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aNhuy-0008V6-A0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:14:56 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aNhuu-00040C-JN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:14:52 +0100 Received: from 111.199.145.242 ([111.199.145.242]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:14:52 +0100 Received: from eric by 111.199.145.242 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:14:52 +0100 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org "Loris Bennett" writes: > Eric Abrahamsen writes: > >> "Loris Bennett" writes: >> >>> Eric Abrahamsen writes: >>> >>>> Thierry Banel writes: >>>> >>>>> Syncthing is your own cloud. >>>>> Released under the Mozilla Public License. >>>> >>>> Almost, but not quite: you still need your own always-on server >>>> somewhere to make it work. I use the Syncthing app on my Android phone, >>>> so that the phone kind of works as a "ferry" for getting files back and >>>> forth between my laptop and desktop. It doesn't work reliably, though >>>> (and I don't always have my phone with me). >>>> >>>> I'm considering flashing a nice router to use as a home server, largely >>>> just to make Syncthing work without my having to think about it. >>> >>> If you are going to run a home server, would ownCloud be an option? >> >> I tried to put that on an Ubuntu server I've got hosted somewhere, and >> gosh did it try to install a lot of stuff. Nor would it start up after >> it was installed! It felt like a whole lot of bulk. > > I have ownCloud running on a decidedly unsuitable wheezy old netbook > (Eee PC 1000HA) under Ubuntu 15.10. The only thing I particularly > remember about the installation was having to fiddle around with > self-signed SSL certificates. > > I mainly sync the calendars between phone and my main laptop, plus a > small number of small files which I don't have in Git. I just switch on > the laptop when I think something needs syncing. I backup the ownCloud > directory on the nettop to a USB drive attached to the router using the > standard Ubuntu backup program (duplicity, I think). I actually think > that only having to backup a single machine is one of the main > advantages of ownCloud. > >> On the other hand, I've set up git repositories on that server (I don't >> put Syncthing there because I'm syncing many, many gigabytes of data), >> and a caldav thing with Radicale, and some HTML pages... Perhaps at some >> point will make sense to just install an omnibus package like >> OwnCloud. > > YMMV depending on what exactly you need to sync, but it works for me, > although I should probably move it to something like a Rasperry Pi, > which I could leave on. It seems like if you're still having to boot a machine on purpose when you need the service, then that's the main obstacle! There are many, many services that are only practically useful when they're always on. Is your router+USB drive not always on?