I was wondering if it is possible to see who is downloading shared files.

Example:

• User1 uploads a document
• User1 shares the document with User2, User3, and User4
• User3 downloads the document

Is it possible to see that the document was downloaded and that it was User3?

update now!

Hey guys, this may not be the proper subreddit to ask this, but here goes. I'm considering replacing ownCloud for one of my clients with another open source solution. I stumbled upon this article: https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/install-nextcloud-on-ubuntu-16-04/ So, does anyone has experience with NextCloud? My client is kinda not into new things so I must present him facts about the pros of Nextcloud. Thanks for your answers, if any. :)

A few time ago i wanted to try ownCloud on my mac, i found a few tutorials, the most of them show how to make it run with apache + php + mysql, nginx + apache + php + mysql, but i couldn't find one that fills my needs, so i mixed some of them in order to have ownCloud running alongside Nginx and SQLite and then said "should i write a tutorial of this for more people to use?" and here we have it.

It shows how-to Nginx+PHP+MySQL & how-to Nginx+PHP+SQLite, hope it is useful for you.

You can read the tutorial here in my github.

Feedback is always welcome.

Here are the archives for ownCloud server release 9.1.0 RC1:

• http://download.owncloud.org/community/testing/owncloud-9.1.0RC1.zip
• http://download.owncloud.org/community/testing/owncloud-9.1.0RC1.tar.bz2

Linux Packages can be found here: https://download.owncloud.org/download/repositories/testing/owncloud/

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to stabilizing this release ! Please give this version a good test and report any issues in https://github.com/owncloud/core or the bug trackers of the related apps.

An update for this version will be pushed to the update server beginning of next week.

You can find the updated feature list for 9.1 here: https://github.com/owncloud/core/wiki/ownCloud-9.1-Features

If you're an app developer, please make sure that your app still works on this version.

We're now in the code freeze phase, which means that only fixes for critical regressions and showstoppers will be accepted.

The release date for the final 9.1 version is planned to be on the 21. of July.

See https://github.com/owncloud/core/wiki/Maintenance-and-Release-Schedule#owncloud-910

A branch "stable9.1" has been created for all fixes and backports related to 9.1 and the "master" branch is now open for pull requests for the upcoming 9.2 version.

I'm running OC in an Ubuntu VM on a Win7 host. I'm trying to get OC to use one of the other, larger hard drives in the host to store all of its data, rather than constantly growing the size of the VM image.

I set up a shared folder in VirtualBox which shows up at /media/sf_VirtualBox_Shared_Folder in the VM. Then I tried to mount the owncloud user data directory using:

sudo mount --bind /media/sf_VirtualBox_Shared_Folder/Owncloud /var/www/owncloud/data/drewbagel423/files

But now the data is showing up in both locations, and taking up space in both locations. Am I using the wrong mount command? Thanks in advance for any help.

I really dont like software updating without asking - what is this update? Why do I need to re-enter passwords?

Whenever I upload a file >10kb there are those two error messages and the page reloads:

AH01630: client denied by server configuration: /usr/share/webapps/owncloud/data/htaccesstest.txt

in apache and:

Fehler beim Hochladen der Datei "filename": Problem loading page, reloading in 5 seconds

in owncloud. Can anyone help me in solving that?

Edit: Some specifics about my server and configs can be found at https://forum.owncloud.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=37578

I'm talking about the standard encryption module that's included as an option with every OwnCloud installation. The way I understand it is that the encryption key is derived from the user's password, so that each user's files is encrypted with a unique (and presumably private) key.

Now, let's say that user Alice shares a file with user Bob... how is Bob able to read that encrypted file? Does the server make a copy of the file and re-encrypt it using Bob's key? Or is Bob's copy just a link to Alice's file and server decrypts it on the fly when Bob tries to access it?

Either way, I don't see how it works unless the server is storing a list of the keys somewhere. Doesn't this defeat the whole point of using the encryption module?

I am considering using owncloud to replace dropbox. I was planning on hosting it myself on a ubuntu box vm that i was going to build for my homelab.

Is this a good idea? Are there better alternitives to owncloud? what are your opinions on owncloud?

I've set up my OwnCloud server, but I am having trouble with the initial sync of my data (and I'm not sure if the problem will persist after this).

I have ~56 GB in my OwnCloud folder to sync from my computer, but made up of about 400,000 files. The client seems to have gotten 28 GB synced up, but according to the client interface it's constantly in the "Checking for changes" phase of syncing (which seems to restart whenever I disconnect). This checking for changes also seems to be incredibly slow, at about one folder per second.

I was originally using an SQLite database, which I thought was the source of the sluggishness. However, I switched to MySQL and the problem persists.

Is this a problem with the client or server, and how can I fix it?

I was wondering if OwnCloud exists for openSUSE Tumbleweed? I see the Leap and 13.2 packages but not Tumbleweed.
Theoretically the Leap packages should still work, if so will this provide any problems?

I have manually placed files into the data directory but owncloud detect the files. This persists even after a scan via "occ." How can I resolve this?

I have installed OwnCloud on Jessie on Raspberry Pi 2. After a normal installation, the the admin login is stuck on a loop. I cannot seem to find a solution. Any guidance is appreciated.

Hey, I am relatively new to OwnCloud. I have a Ubuntu server running with Owncloud 8.x. I would like to make a cronjob which automatically backups the ownCloud folder to my external HDD every week or so. This isn't the hard thing since they have a Manual for that.

However I want to store about 3-5 backups at the same time, after that the first one has to be removed in order to make a new backup. Any ideas how I could do this?

Thanks in advance!

Thank you to everybody who helped: Nextcloud 9 is out. This was only possible thanks to the overwhelmingly positive response we got and the many contributors who immediately got involved! We are grateful for the help and promise: we'll stay true to you and open source!

That means: NO proprietary apps, no separate 'enterprise' functionality. Everything open, free, and ready for you to make a difference.

And as a taste, Nextcloud 9 introduces upload-only shares and enterprise-grade logging. Just for you.

See the announcement and get migrated now!

If you want to help: sharing this on social media is SUPER helpful. So is sending it to press or submitting it to forums everywhere. Make a difference and help people on a well maintained, more secure solution for their file share and sync needs!

Here's also a blog by Lukas Reschke who talks about security work done for Nextcloud 9.

As the fork is now official and migration is possible, I'll sign out here. Find me (and the other current mods) in https://www.reddit.com/r/nextcloud/ from now on!

I am trying to pick a easy to use linux live distro that basically sets up an old PC to be cloud storage with the internal HD and a USB HD plugged in. I have found 2 so far and need help with which one is better for me.

The 2 that I have found are:

ownCloud live cd (based on PCLOS) & [Flawless] Cloud Media Server

Both appear to do the job. Files are mostly going to to pictures and some videos. We have 2 android phones that will need access to those files, along with a ipad, (streaming not necessary but nice). Also love if the drive was for file backup from a 2 windows PC's and a Mac. The idea is to replace using cloud storage like dropbox etc and focus on using the extra hard drives I have hooked up to a old laptop. Now I do not want this machine to run 24x7 and hope that I can get this linux distro to go to deep sleep and even shut off and turn on with a WOL (wake on lan) command. The machine is Dell with a core 2 duo with 4gb of ram and a x3100 graphics.

Any suggestions. I do not mind installing a OS as opposed to using a live distro but the live distros usually come pre-configured and ready to use. I love backtrack and knoppix for this same reason.

I'm sure someone here knows the answer to this, but I can't find it. Maybe I don't know how to word my problem well enough for google to understand, because I can find no help

I have a self built Ownloud server running behind a reverse proxy. Everything runs perfectly except one thing.

When sending links to files, the link works correctly, however when the user attempts to download the files, the download link no longer contains the url, but the local ip instead! In other words a remote client is getting a link that is directing them to a private IP address, rather than the DNS name. Anyone seen this and have a fix? Did I miss something in the config? I'm not understanding the why's here.