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SwitchDrive / Owncloud

This guide will help you set up SwitchDrive (based on Owncloud) on your personal workstation.

Installation

Install the owncloud-client via Puppet or manually via command line:

# install owncloud client
dnf install owncloud-client

Usage

Open the Owncloud client from your application menu or via command line:

Connect to your SwitchDrive server:

Login (you will be redirected to the browser for authentication):

Login successful:

You now find a owncloud folder in your home directory that syncs with your SwitchDrive storage:

You can close the client window, it will continue to run in the background and can be accessed from the taskbar:

Sharing Files with Others

You can share files and folders with other SwitchDrive users by clicking on the three dots and then selecting the details submenu:

You can share with registered users but you can also create "public links" that can be shared with anyone (all people with the link can access the file/folder):

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