Project

General

Profile

Instructions for ownCloud web and desktop clients » History » Version 15

Janine Ko, 04/10/2020 12:40 PM

1 7 Jamila Khan
{{lastupdated_at}} by {{lastupdated_by}}
2
3 13 Janine Ko
{{>toc}}
4 1 Jon Goldberg
5 13 Janine Ko
h1. Welcome to Owncloud
6 1 Jon Goldberg
7 13 Janine Ko
Your organization is now using ownCloud for file sharing.  ownCloud is software similar to Dropbox, Google Drive, or SkyDrive, but instead of running on a third party's server, it runs on a server in your office.  This allows us to combine features of Dropbox with your in-house shared drive seamlessly. OwnCloud has two interfaces for users to interact with the files stored there--the web portal and the desktop applications. 
8
9
10
h1. ownCloud's web portal
11
12
13 1 Jon Goldberg
h2. Accessing ownCloud
14
15
To access ownCloud, open a web browser and go to the site listed below for your organization.  Enter the same username and password you use to log into your office computer in the morning.
16
17 10 Jamila Khan
A.J. Muste: https://cloud.ajmuste.org/owncloud
18 12 Jamila Khan
ALP: https://cloud.alp.org/
19 9 Jamila Khan
CPR: https://cloud.changethenypd.org
20 1 Jon Goldberg
GPP: https://share.mayfirst.org
21 9 Jamila Khan
Legal Momentum: https://emma.legalmomentum.org/gdrive
22 1 Jon Goldberg
NLG: https://nlgserve.nlg.org/
23 6 Jessie Lee
RFF: https://cloud.rainforestfoundation.org/owncloud/
24 9 Jamila Khan
SRLP: https://office.srlp.org/owncloud
25 1 Jon Goldberg
26 3 Jon Goldberg
h2. Navigating ownCloud
27 1 Jon Goldberg
28 3 Jon Goldberg
Once you're logged in, you should see the contents of your shared drive.  To navigate between folders, click on the name of a folder (not the icon of the folder) to enter the folder.  Along the top of the screen, you'll see the "path" of your subfolders - you can go back up by pressing the "Home" icon, or any other folder in the path.
29
30
h2. Downloading, renaming, deleting files
31
32
To download a file, click the ellipses icon ("...") next to the folder.  The menu that appears will allow you to download, rename or delete a file.  It's also possible to download folders this way; they will be zipped up before download, so you should be comfortable with unzipping if you choose to do this.  Note that downloading a large file will take a long time, and a folder that's too large can not be downloaded at once.
33
34
h2. Uploading files
35
36
To upload a file, press the plus button ("+") at the top of the window and select "Upload".  You can send files from your computer to the server.  You can also drag a file or folder from your computer onto the web browser window to upload it.
37
38
h2. Sharing files
39
40
If you click the sharing icon !https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6ce0447ba76b118c1d9ebea6f7a0a5f8c21f5124/687474703a2f2f7777772e676f6f676c652e636f6d2f68656c702f68632f696d616765732f616e64726f69642f616e64726f69645f75675f34302f69635f6d656e755f73686172655f686f6c6f5f6c696768742e706e67! next to a file, you'll bring up a "sharing" panel on the right.  From here, you can click "Share Link" and receive a link you can e-mail to colleagues outside the organization allowing them to download the file.  This is preferable to e-mail because the files can be of unlimited size, and if you update the file on the shared drive, they'll get a copy of the latest version.  You can also password-protect the link and/or set it to expire after a set number of days. 
41
42
h2. Cheatsheet
43
44 1 Jon Goldberg
Below please find an annotated screenshot of all the options you may want to use in ownCloud.
45
!https://hq.palantetech.coop/attachments/download/4973/Selection_089.jpg!
46 13 Janine Ko
47
h1. ownCloud's desktop client
48
49
h2. Installation 
50
51 14 Janine Ko
* "Download":https://nextcloud.com/install/#install-clients the sync client for your operating system.
52 15 Janine Ko
* Click on package and follow installation instructions.
53 13 Janine Ko
* When reaching the server selection screen enter:
54
** A.J. Muste: https://cloud.ajmuste.org/owncloud
55
** ALP: https://cloud.alp.org/
56
** CPR: https://cloud.changethenypd.org
57
** GPP: https://share.mayfirst.org
58
** Legal Momentum: https://emma.legalmomentum.org/gdrive
59
** NLG: https://nlgserve.nlg.org/
60
** RFF: https://cloud.rainforestfoundation.org/owncloud/
61
** SRLP: https://office.srlp.org/owncloud
62
* Enter your login, click next
63 15 Janine Ko
* Then choose which folders you want to sync from the server. Note: It's recommended that you do not sync the entire server, as that will overload your computer's storage space .
64
* Click finish and you are done!
Go to top