Need help with creating a personal cloud!

[SpeedyMcFlash]

Hello the community,

 

I recently purchased a 2U server from my friend. As of right now, that server is my file storage. But it has a dual Xeon and 8GB DDR2 RAM; I want to put it to some use beside a personal storage. I want to turn it into a cloud server.

My server is running Windows server Enterprise 2008 R2. What kind of knowledge do I need to turn it into a fully functional cloud where I can access it anywhere. Please post link for instructions on how to set it up here. I don't really trust a Google search and I don't want to use any third party software (or I want to limit the usage of third party software).

I am eager to learn.

 

Thank you The Community. 

[MrBucket101]

BitTtorrent Sync

 

I've got it running headless on my ubuntu server, super easy to configure,

 

Not sure if theres a windows service version, or if you'll just need to use the GUI and set it to run on startup in the tray

I put my Documents, Downloads, & Pictures in sync, and now they stay synced up between all my machines. Makes always having your data when you want it super easy, plus your only limited by your hard drive space

[SpeedyMcFlash]

BitTtorrent Sync

 

I've got it running headless on my ubuntu server, super easy to configure,

 

Not sure if theres a windows service version, or if you'll just need to use the GUI and set it to run on startup in the tray

I put my Documents, Downloads, & Pictures in sync, and now they stay synced up between all my machines. Makes always having your data when you want it super easy, plus your only limited by your hard drive space

I have all my things synced across all of my devices (server, personal computer and laptop) but they are within the same local network. What I need to the ability to access them from another computer from work or from school (sometimes I have to use the school library).

[SpeedyMcFlash]

BitTtorrent Sync

 

I've got it running headless on my ubuntu server, super easy to configure,

 

Not sure if theres a windows service version, or if you'll just need to use the GUI and set it to run on startup in the tray

I put my Documents, Downloads, & Pictures in sync, and now they stay synced up between all my machines. Makes always having your data when you want it super easy, plus your only limited by your hard drive space

Your server is freaking impressive btw. Nice work!!!

[Aho]

I have all my things synced across all of my devices (server, personal computer and laptop) but they are within the same local network. What I need to the ability to access them from another computer from work or from school (sometimes I have to use the school library).

If you're looking to access, say, an SMB share remotely, setup a VPN server. Any other solution would be very insecure.

 

Otherwise, you could setup something like ownCloud (https://owncloud.org/), a piece of open source software, and (run it with a reverse proxy like nginx and) expose the web server's port on your router.

[MrBucket101]

I have all my things synced across all of my devices (server, personal computer and laptop) but they are within the same local network. What I need to the ability to access them from another computer from work or from school (sometimes I have to use the school library).

BitTorrent Sync will work anywhere, it syncs your files over bittorrent, doesn't matter if you're local or not. If you're worried about personal data going over bittorrent, setup an encrypted container and store your sensitive stuff in it.

 

Or you can just setup a VPN, L2TP w/ IPSec for the most security. The tunnel will be encrypted, so nobody can snoop in, and you'll be back on your network as if you were local.

 

 

Your server is freaking impressive btw. Nice work!!!

thanks lol

 

It's a real labor of love, I would pick it over my gaming rig anyday lol

 

Checkout ubuntu if you want, there's nothing you can't do with it, plus its fast and free.

[iamdarkyoshi]

I am sorry, but I had cloud to butt enabled and that title was fantastic.

Edit: This whole thread is fantastic.

[Method]

I use Owncloud, it's pretty fantastic. Bittorrent sync seems...odd to me. Owncloud is much simpler.