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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [~~http~~://www.~~ohloh~~.net/p/ownCloud ownCloud on ~~Ohloh~~]		* [https://www.openhub.net/p/ownCloud ownCloud on Open Hub]
	* [https://github.com/owncloud ownCloud on GitHub]		* [https://github.com/owncloud ownCloud on GitHub]
	* [http://gitorious.org/owncloud ownCloud on Gitorious] (deprecated)		* [http://gitorious.org/owncloud ownCloud on Gitorious] (deprecated)

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{{Infobox software
| name = ownCloud
| title = '''ownCloud'''
| logo = [[Image:Owncloud-logo.png‎|180px]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author = Frank Karlitschek
| developer = [http://owncloud.org/about/contact/ ownCloud development team]
| released = {{Start date|2010|06|24}} (1.0)<ref name="oC10">{{cite web |url=http://blog.karlitschek.de/2010/06/owncloud-10-is-here.html |title=ownCloud 1.0 is here |author=Karlitschek, Frank |publisher=ownCloud.org |date=24 June 2010 |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = PHP, JavaScript, Java
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
| language =
| status =
| genre = File syncing software<br />Productivity software
| license = GNU Affero General Public License
| website = [http://owncloud.org 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."<ref name="oCAbout">{{cite web |url=http://owncloud.org/about/ |title=About ownCloud |publisher=ownCloud.org |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="oCKeynote">{{cite web |url=http://blog.karlitschek.de/2010/01/whats-going-on-at-camp-kde.html |title=What's going on at Camp KDE? |author=Karlitschek, Frank |publisher=ownCloud.org |date=20 January 2010 |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref> An open-source Gitorious project was started by Karlitschek on January 10, 2010<ref name="oCGitorious">{{cite web |url=http://gitorious.org/owncloud |title=ownCloud |publisher=Gitorious |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>, and a beta of version 1.0 arrived there a few months later.<ref name="oCBeta">{{cite web |url=http://blog.karlitschek.de/2010/03/owncloud-development-started.html |title=ownCloud - development started |author=Karlitschek, Frank |publisher=ownCloud.org |date=13 March 2010 |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>. Version 1.0 of ownCloud was released on June 24, 2010.<ref name="oC10" /> 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.<ref name="oCFundingOne">{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2011/12/owncloud-showered-with-820k-in-first-funding.html |title=OwnCloud showered with $820K in first funding round |author=Brown, Rodney H. |publisher=Boston Business Journal |date=23 December 2011 |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>

==Features==

The main features of the ownCloud Community edition include<ref name="ocFeats">{{cite web |url=http://owncloud.org/features/ |title=ownCloud - Features |publisher=ownCloud.org |accessdate=04 January 2013}}</ref>:

* 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 [http://doc.owncloud.org/server/4.5/admin_manual/installation.html installation guide] for more information on necessary PHP modules.

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

* Screenshots of ownCloud can be found at [http://linux.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/ownCloud-Screenshot-58067.html Softpedia].
* A demo of ownCloud is available via [http://demo.owncloud.org/ the ownCloud site].
* Documentation for ownCloud can be found on [http://doc.owncloud.org/ the site].

==Entities using ownCloud==

==Further reading==

==External links==

* [http://www.ohloh.net/p/ownCloud ownCloud on Ohloh]
* [https://github.com/owncloud ownCloud on GitHub]
* [http://gitorious.org/owncloud ownCloud on Gitorious] (deprecated)
* [http://owncloud.org/news/ ownCloud blog]
* [http://bitnami.org/stack/owncloud ownCloud on BitNami]
* [http://owncloud.com/ ownCloud commercial site]

==References==
<references />


[[Category:Enterprise management software (open source)]]
[[Category:Productivity software (open source)]]

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