We know that it is possible today to keep your most important data and files in a "Cloud Drive" so that they can be reached via the Internet, at any time, from any personal PC or even others.
The best Cloud services, listed in another article, such as the famous Dropbox, Google Drive and Onedrive, are really easy to use: after installing the application on the computer, the chosen files and folders are automatically uploaded to the internet; from other computers it is possible to access the files of that computer both using the web browser and from the program if it can be installed.
The files uploaded to the Cloud are accessible even if the computer from which the share was created is turned off, because they have been copied online in a web space made available by the service used.
The files that are synchronized or uploaded from other PCs or mobile phones are uploaded in turn to this web server, so when you switch on the first computer again, they are automatically saved also locally.
In fact, therefore, it is as if you were using a shared hard disk always available online from any PC.
All this is very nice, but if you wanted to create a limitless cloud drive at home without going for commercial ones "> Tonido, free for home use and available for Linux, Mac and Windows PC, which makes it relatively easy to publish all files on a computer on the internet, without being uploaded to an external server.
To start, download and install the Tonido server application on the computer you want to use as a cloud server.
After installing the tool, Tonido asks to create an account on the browser and creates a custom URL that is used to access the cloud from any computer.
The configuration interface is on the web browser so, from the PC that shares the files, you can browse the entire tree of folders on the computer and, each of them, can be shared .
In practice, you can reach the server computer where Tonido is installed using a web browser, navigating to the automatically provided address which will be of the type: //pomhey.tonidoid.com and download the files as if they were on Google Drive.
In addition, you can view the photos of the PC server and listen to streaming music, without having to download the files.
The service also supports file search, to find what we need, it explores the computer resources to navigate the folders of the server PC, copy, add, edit and delete files and allows you to share the screen.
In the applications section on the Tonido web page opened by the server, new Apps can be added by installing and then activating them.
Tonido is very easy to use and intuitive, with no particular configurations to perform.
Obviously, since none of the files are hosted on the Tonido servers, if the computer hosting the files is turned off or offline, you will not be able to have any remote connection.
applications will not be able to connect. Smartphone apps also offer the option to stream music and videos directly to the device without downloading the files.
Tonido allows you to access and use the server computer files also from free applications for iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones .
Tonido's mobile apps allow you to listen to music and watch streaming computer videos, which is very convenient.
On the download page there are also third-party applications to integrate Tonido in Windows and Mac Explorer via the Webdav protocol.
If you don't like Tonido, there are also other solutions to create a private personal cloud server on your computer:
- Weezo to create a complete and unlimited server on your computer, not only for file transfer but also for streaming, the remote desktop, the webserver and much more.
- OneDrive to download PC files via the internet
- FreeNas to use a PC as a NAS server
The best Cloud services, listed in another article, such as the famous Dropbox, Google Drive and Onedrive, are really easy to use: after installing the application on the computer, the chosen files and folders are automatically uploaded to the internet; from other computers it is possible to access the files of that computer both using the web browser and from the program if it can be installed.
The files uploaded to the Cloud are accessible even if the computer from which the share was created is turned off, because they have been copied online in a web space made available by the service used.
The files that are synchronized or uploaded from other PCs or mobile phones are uploaded in turn to this web server, so when you switch on the first computer again, they are automatically saved also locally.
In fact, therefore, it is as if you were using a shared hard disk always available online from any PC.
All this is very nice, but if you wanted to create a limitless cloud drive at home without going for commercial ones "> Tonido, free for home use and available for Linux, Mac and Windows PC, which makes it relatively easy to publish all files on a computer on the internet, without being uploaded to an external server.
To start, download and install the Tonido server application on the computer you want to use as a cloud server.
After installing the tool, Tonido asks to create an account on the browser and creates a custom URL that is used to access the cloud from any computer.
The configuration interface is on the web browser so, from the PC that shares the files, you can browse the entire tree of folders on the computer and, each of them, can be shared .
In practice, you can reach the server computer where Tonido is installed using a web browser, navigating to the automatically provided address which will be of the type: //pomhey.tonidoid.com and download the files as if they were on Google Drive.
In addition, you can view the photos of the PC server and listen to streaming music, without having to download the files.
The service also supports file search, to find what we need, it explores the computer resources to navigate the folders of the server PC, copy, add, edit and delete files and allows you to share the screen.
In the applications section on the Tonido web page opened by the server, new Apps can be added by installing and then activating them.
Tonido is very easy to use and intuitive, with no particular configurations to perform.
Obviously, since none of the files are hosted on the Tonido servers, if the computer hosting the files is turned off or offline, you will not be able to have any remote connection.
applications will not be able to connect. Smartphone apps also offer the option to stream music and videos directly to the device without downloading the files.
Tonido allows you to access and use the server computer files also from free applications for iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones .
Tonido's mobile apps allow you to listen to music and watch streaming computer videos, which is very convenient.
On the download page there are also third-party applications to integrate Tonido in Windows and Mac Explorer via the Webdav protocol.
If you don't like Tonido, there are also other solutions to create a private personal cloud server on your computer:
- Weezo to create a complete and unlimited server on your computer, not only for file transfer but also for streaming, the remote desktop, the webserver and much more.
- OneDrive to download PC files via the internet
- FreeNas to use a PC as a NAS server
