# 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:

```bash
# install owncloud client
dnf install owncloud-client
```

## Usage

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

![](switch_drive/open01_client.png)

Connect to your SwitchDrive server:
![](switch_drive/open02_client_login.png)

Login (you will be redirected to the browser for authentication):
![](switch_drive/login01.png)
![](switch_drive/login02_username.png)
![](switch_drive/login03_mfa.png)
![](switch_drive/login04_authorize.png)

Login successful:
![](switch_drive/open01_client.png)

You now find a owncloud folder in your home directory that syncs with your SwitchDrive storage:
![](switch_drive/client.png)

You can close the client window, it will continue to run in the background and can be accessed from the taskbar:
![](switch_drive/client_taskbar.png)

## 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:
![](switch_drive/share01.png)

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):

![](switch_drive/share02.png)

## References
- SwitchDrive FAQ: https://help.switch.ch/drive/faq
- Owncloud Command Line Client: https://doc.owncloud.com/desktop/next/advanced_usage/command_line_client.html