Tested – Free cloud storage software Pydio

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Article from Issue 180/2015
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Pydio is a free software solution trying to establish itself among cloud storage solutions such as ownCloud or proprietary services like Dropbox for synchronizing data across several computers and sharing folders with colleagues or friends.

Pydio [1] originated with an older project called AjaXplorer; however, the erstwhile predecessor and the current Pydio have little in common. What used to be a web-based file manager for content on web servers now targets users looking for a free alternative to proprietary online storage like Dropbox, Box, or Google Drive.

Pydio offers the usual functions for this task, such as the option to synchronize across multiple computers, the provision of apps for access on mobile devices, and the ability to share files with other users. The software comes with a server component written in PHP; desktop clients for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows; and mobile apps for Android and iOS.

Installation

You need a web server with a database for Pydio (see the "Web Server" box for more info). In addition to MySQL, the software also supports PostgreSQL and SQLite. For trial purposes, you can also run Pydio without a database, but the developers advise against doing so in production use. For the install, Pydio comes with distribution-dependent tarballs and packages in DEB and RPM format along with the matching package sources.

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