ownCloud

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ownCloud
OwnCloud logo and wordmark.svg
OwnCloud sharing in the web interface 10.0.7.png
Developer(s)ownCloud GmbH, Community
Stable release10.9.1 [±][1]
Repository
Written inPHP, Javascript, Go
Operating systemServer: Linux
Clients: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
TypeOnline storage, data synchronization
LicenceServer: AGPL-3.0-or-later
Enterprise: Proprietary
Websiteowncloud.com

ownCloud is a suite of client–server software for creating and using file hosting services. ownCloud functionally has similarities to the widely used Dropbox. The primary functional difference between ownCloud and Dropbox is that ownCloud is primarily server software. (The company's ownCloud.online is a hosted service.) The Server Edition of ownCloud is free and open-source, thereby allowing anyone to install and operate it without charge on their own private server.[2][3]

ownCloud supports extensions that allow it to work like Google Drive, with online office suite document editing, calendar and contact synchronization, and more. Its openness avoids enforced quotas on storage space or the number of connected clients, instead of having hard limits (for example on storage space or number of users) limits are determined by the physical capabilities of the server.

History[edit]

The development of ownCloud was announced in January 2010, in order to provide a free software replacement to proprietary storage service providers.[4] The company was founded in 2011 and forked the code away from KDE to GitHub.

ownCloud Inc., the company founded by Markus Rex, Holger Dyroff and Frank Karlitschek, has attracted funding from investors, including an injection of 6.3 million US$ in 2014.[5]

In April 2016, Karlitschek left ownCloud Inc. and founded a new company and project called Nextcloud in June 2016,[6] resulting in the closure of ownCloud's U.S. operations.[7] Some former ownCloud Inc. developers left ownCloud to form the fork with Karlitschek.

In July 2016, ownCloud GmbH, based in Nuremberg Germany, secured additional financing, and expanded its management team.[8]

In 2018, ownCloud launched its own SaaS offer for small businesses and NGOs. The service aimed to provide a secure and GDPR-compatible solution for organizations without their own IT department.[9]

In March 2019, ownCloud launched the BayernBox in cooperation with the Bavarian State Office for Survey and Geoinformation, an ownCloud-based collaboration solution for the Bavarian municipalities. The deployment involves one ownCloud instance for each of the over 2000 municipalities.[10]

Since September 2021 OwnCloud's new version "OwnCloud Infinite Scale" (OCIS) is being used at the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN. OCIS is a complete rewrite in the Programming Language Go and uses CERN's EOS filesystem to handle 12 Petabyte data in 1.4 Billion files. [11]

Server releases[edit]

Version[12] Date New Features
10.9.1 Januar 13, 2022 Prevent encrypted files from being corrupted when overwriting them, Marketplace not working after upgrade from 10.8 to 10.9, Fixes for the newly introduced feature to store the author of versions
10.9 December 23, 2021 Initial sync faster, more detailed file locking, version control and public sharing
10.8 July 21, 2021 New ownCloud Web browser frontend, new login UI, better caching for external storages like Windows Network Drives
10.7 March 26, 2021 Preparations for upcoming workstream integrations, UI improvements, improved encryption efficiency
10.6 December 16, 2020
10.5 August 3, 2020 Official support for PHP 7.4, manual file locking in the web interface, improved background process for metadata of federated shares
10.4 March 5, 2020 Expiration dates for user and group shares, supports MariaDB up to 10.4, PostgreSQL up to 10, share indicator on webUI
10.3 October 15, 2019 New Media Viewer, improved OAuth2 session handling, improved User/group sharing UI
10.2 May 16, 2019 Advanced Sharing Permissions, SecureView, Improved Public Links, Storage Encryption with HSMs
10.1 February 7, 2019 Microsoft Office Online Integration, File Locking, Semantic Versioning, OpenCloudMesh 1.0 compliance
10.0 April 27, 2017 File integrity checks, guest accounts, custom groups, multiple link sharing, new app marketplace

Overview[edit]

Design[edit]

Desktop clients for ownCloud are available for Windows, macOS, FreeBSD and Linux, mobile clients for iOS and Android devices. Files and other data (such as calendars, contacts or bookmarks) can also be accessed, managed, and uploaded using a web browser. Updates are pushed to all computers and mobile devices connected to an account.

Encryption of files may be enforced by the server administrator.[13]

The ownCloud server is written in PHP and JavaScript scripting languages. In September 2020, ownCloud announced to switch to Go.[14] The Go-based "ownCloud Infinite Scale" (OCIS) became first available to the public in early 2021,[15] and in late 2021, the beta was announced for the first quarter of 2022.[16] ownCloud is designed to work with several database management systems, including SQLite, MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle Database, and PostgreSQL.[17]

Features[edit]

owncloud is a software only product and does not offer off-premise storage. This is in contrast to Dropbox, for example, which offers off-premise storage. The storage capacity for owncloud has to be provided on user-owned devices.[2]

ownCloud files are stored in conventional directory structures and can be accessed via WebDAV if necessary. User files are encrypted both at rest and during transit. ownCloud can synchronise with local clients running Windows, macOS and various Linux distributions. ownCloud users can manage calendars (CalDAV), contacts (CardDAV) scheduled tasks and streaming media (Ampache) from within the platform.

ownCloud permits user and group administration (via OpenID or LDAP). Content can be shared by granular read/write permissions between users or groups. Alternatively, ownCloud users can create public URLs for sharing files. Furthermore, users can interact with the browser-based ODF-format word processor,[18] bookmarking service, URL shortening suite, gallery, RSS feed reader and document viewer tools from within ownCloud. ownCloud can be augmented with "one-click" applications and connection to Dropbox, Google Drive and Amazon S3.

Enterprise features[edit]

Enterprise customers have access to apps with additional functionality. They are mainly useful for large organizations with more than 500 users. An Enterprise subscription includes support services.

Commercial features include end-to-end encryption, ransomware and antivirus protection, branding, document classification, and single sign-on via Shibboleth/SAML.[19]

Distribution[edit]

ownCloud server and clients may be downloaded from the website, from mobile app stores, such as Google Play[20] and Apple iTunes,[21] and repositories of Linux distributions. There exist projects to use ownCloud on a Raspberry Pi to create a small-scale cloud storage system.

ownCloud.online is an SaaS that offers a secure and GDPR-compatible solution for small businesses, NGOs and others without their own IT department.[22][23]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maintenance and Release Schedule". Retrieved 2021-12-23 – via GitHub.
  2. ^ a b "Owncloud Features" owncloud.com
  3. ^ Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols (2012-10-11). "OwnCloud: Build your own or manage your public cloud storage services". ZDNet. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  4. ^ Carla Schroder (2012-10-09). "How To Synchronize Dropbox and ownCloud on Linux". Linux.com. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  5. ^ Deborah Gage (2014-03-10). "OwnCloud Raises $6.3M to Combine File Sharing and Privacy". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  6. ^ Bhartiya, Swapnil (2016-06-02). "OwnCloud forked to create Nextcloud". Archived from the original on 2017-09-05.
  7. ^ Sean Michael Kerner (2016-06-05). "ownCloud Folds in U.S. as Its Founder Starts New Firm". EWeek. Retrieved 2016-09-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "ownCloud sichert Finanzierung und baut Geschäftsführung um" (in German). 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  9. ^ "Owncloud.Online: Schlüsselfertiges und sicheres Filesharing". speicherguide.de (in German). 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  10. ^ "Owncloud: Datenaustauschplattform Bayernbox für Kommunen". speicherguide.de (in German). 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  11. ^ "ownCloud Infinite Scale geht am CERN live". OSB-Alliance.de. OSB Alliance Bundesverband für Digitale Souveränität. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Download Server Packages". ownCloud.com. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  13. ^ Scott Gilbertson (2014-09-08). "OwnCloud: Fiddly but secure host-from-home sync 'n' share". The Register. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  14. ^ ownCloud (2010-09-15). "Ready, steady, Go". Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  15. ^ Martin Gerhard Loschwitz (2011-01-19). "ownCloud Infinite Scale: Go statt PHP, Microservices statt LAMP" (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  16. ^ ownCloud (2011-11-17). "The state of ownCloud Infinite Scale". Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  17. ^ Mike Diehl (2014-11-19). "Synchronize Your Life with ownCloud". Linux Journal. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  18. ^ Neil Bothwick (2014-02-27). "OwnCloud: Work together online". APC. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  19. ^ "All Features". ownCloud Website. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  20. ^ "ownCloud". Google Play. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  21. ^ "ownCloud". Apple iTunes. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  22. ^ Frank Ohlhorst (2013-09-17). "Review: ownCloud 5 Enterprise Edition". Enterprise Networking Planet. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  23. ^ "Find the right ownCloud Edition". OwnCloud. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

External links[edit]

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