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I'm looking for some software that would provide features like Dropbox.

Will a simple webdav be enough for this use case?

Šimon Tóth
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  • Which features in particular are you interested in? – cjm Jun 04 '12 at 07:56
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    @cjm Access (optimally as a directory/virtual disk) from all desktop platforms (mobile platforms would be nice). I don't really need any features around user management, just password protection is fine. – Šimon Tóth Jun 04 '12 at 08:46

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OwnCloud is supposed to be a self-hostable cloud solution, see its feature list. It indeed offers WebDAV access, but also a lot more.

While building your own solution using WebDAV is probably possible (and its sufficiency heavily depends on your requested features, as @cjm noted), I'd advise to also have a look at git-annex and especially keep an eye on git-annex assistant.

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    I have installed and test run Own, it does what it advertises, and will provide you with a "Home Cloud Server". (Still prefer my SFTP though!) – Tim Jun 04 '12 at 20:22
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NextCloud is self-hosted and opensource based on PHP and a MySQL/MariaDB or SQL-Lite backend - It's a fork of ownCloud however NC does get a more frequent update and larger community supported apps.

Both have a variety of desktop apps and support for mobile apps that are free in the App/Play store

WebDAV is supported and a drive can be mounted with minimal effort, Speaking of Dropbox you also get some neat features such as shares with features like (password protect/time limit / internal-external links/ edit/download/view only, etc..)

Another neat feature is the integration with OpenOffice / Collabera which allows document editing within the browser and multi-user collaboration.

Both options do support pluggable apps - the App store does have plenty of business use cases such as Active Directory integration, Roundcube client, photo editor, music player, or even a kanban board.

A list of features can go on and on for unbeatable price "Free"...

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