ownCloud
 | |
| Original author(s) | Frank Karlitschek |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | ownCloud development team |
| Initial release | June 24, 2010 (1.0)[1] |
| Stable release |
10.14.0 (February 26, 2024) [±] |
| Preview release | 10.11.0 Alpha 2 (July 20, 2022) [±] |
| Written in | PHP, JavaScript, Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type |
File syncing software Productivity software |
| License(s) | GNU Affero General Public License |
| Website | ownCloud.org |
ownCloud is open-source file syncing and sharing software. The primary version is a free Community edition, though related company ownCloud, Inc. offers a fee-based commercial Business and Enterprise edition.
Product history
ownCloud was started by German developer Frank Karlitschek, born from a keynote speech he gave in San Diego, California in January 2010 (as well as previous discussions with other developers and tech-minded people) about "the need of a self-controlled free and open-source cloud."[2][3] An open-source Gitorious project was started by Karlitschek on January 10, 2010[4], and a beta of version 1.0 arrived there a few months later.[5]. Version 1.0 of ownCloud was released on June 24, 2010.[1] Steady work continued on the project, and by late 2011, plans were underway to raise investment capital for an extended business enterprise model of the ownCloud software under a new entity ownCloud, Inc. $820,000 were raised in a first effort in December 2011.[6]
Features
The main features of the ownCloud Community edition include[7]:
- access, sync, and share data
- versioning
- file encryption
- customizable interface
- document viewer
- migration and backup support
- task lists
- calenders
- notifications
- photo galleries
- logging
- LDAP support
- extensible
Hardware/software requirements
Installation requirements for ownCloud include:
- PHP 5.3 or greater
- specific PHP modules
Consult the installation guide for more information on necessary PHP modules.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- Screenshots of ownCloud can be found at Softpedia.
- A demo of ownCloud is available via the ownCloud site.
- Documentation for ownCloud can be found on the site.
Entities using ownCloud
Further reading
External links
- ownCloud on Open Hub
- ownCloud on GitHub
- ownCloud on Gitorious (deprecated)
- ownCloud blog
- ownCloud on BitNami
- ownCloud commercial site
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Karlitschek, Frank (24 June 2010). "ownCloud 1.0 is here". ownCloud.org. http://blog.karlitschek.de/2010/06/owncloud-10-is-here.html. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
- ↑ "About ownCloud". ownCloud.org. http://owncloud.org/about/. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
- ↑ Karlitschek, Frank (20 January 2010). "What's going on at Camp KDE?". ownCloud.org. http://blog.karlitschek.de/2010/01/whats-going-on-at-camp-kde.html. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
- ↑ "ownCloud". Gitorious. http://gitorious.org/owncloud. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
- ↑ Karlitschek, Frank (13 March 2010). "ownCloud - development started". ownCloud.org. http://blog.karlitschek.de/2010/03/owncloud-development-started.html. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
- ↑ Brown, Rodney H. (23 December 2011). "OwnCloud showered with $820K in first funding round". Boston Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2011/12/owncloud-showered-with-820k-in-first-funding.html. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
- ↑ "ownCloud - Features". ownCloud.org. http://owncloud.org/features/. Retrieved 04 January 2013.
