ownCloud User Manual
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1. 4 5 Thunderbird Synchronize Address Book 6 62404 44a ee ewe ok EDR Xx 3 xk 4 6 Synchronizing with KDE SC aana aaa ee Using the Bookmarks App S1 MC UE ses wt 2 5 2 6 o bee kee oe eee ee ee ob a 32 Thebookmarklot gga e be oe See cae eee boos oboe ES ew ee Native Media Player Support User Account Migration 7 1 Export 7 2 Import Indices and tables FR E 125 31 3l 22 33 35 35 35 37 CHAPTER ONE USER DOCUMENTATION Welcome to ownCloud your self hosted file sync and share solution OwnCloud is open source file sync and share software for everyone from individuals operating the free Community Edition to large enterprises and service providers operating ownCloud Enterprise Edition ownCloud provides a safe secure and compliant file sync and share solution on servers you control With ownCloud you can share one or more folders on your PC and sync them with your ownCloud server Place files in your local shared directories and those files are immediately synced to the server and then to other PCs via the desktop client Not near a desktop client No problem simply log in with the web client and manage your files there The Android and 10S mobile apps allow you to browse download and upload photos and videos On Android you may also create download edit and upload any other files with the co2. There is also an easy HOWTO in the forum 4 5 Thunderbird Synchronize Address Book 4 5 1 Address book As someone who is new to OwnCloud New to SoGo Connector and new to Thunderbird Addressbook here is what you need in excruciating pithy detail I needed to make this work for all the other lost souls out there 1 http www mozilla org en US thunderbird Thunderbird for your OS unless it comes with your OS distribution Linux 2 http www sogo nu english downloads frontends html Sogo Connector latest release With an installed Thunderbird mailtool and installed SoGo Connector 1 Thunderbird Addressbook is in the Thunderbird Tools Menu 2 In the Thunderbird Addressbook application e File gt New gt Remote Addressbook SoGo Connector added this 24 Chapter 4 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 e Name is the name you want to give your Addressbook in the Thunderbird addressbook bar area URL is found in your OwnCloud Contacts area that little Gear symbol in the bottom left of the Contacts View same symbol as found in the top right in the Calendar view Then look for a little impeller symbol a which will display the URL you need for your installation to work amp ui Remote Address Book Properties uM Qe ios Name craig mydomain com URL Bead Only e OK Cancel Once installed synchro
3. a 29 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 The ownCloud developers September 13 2013 CONTENTS User Documentation LI Ss ba a a we ee ee ee we ee ee eee a eG ee Pa 1 2 Files amp Synchronization Lo Conce Se Calend op deorum xo o8 om EO ECT EO arkka ec OE Ce amp EES HES 1 DOODS sacarte radka ee 33 535 Oe ee REDE uh SR SP L9 Medapi yel 2265562545458 Rb BY SEXa eq X duse SHS CEE 4 59 5 im Bob 4466065 xxu eee PORE EIU NOE Pe m god Row ERU ER B EX Go d Le nba ea Rede eO 6 SE OER ode EUER Ec beks kia US UR 9 d The ownCloud Web Interface 21 ONSODUBBU xu our hom mu Pm Ne eee Bow NUR Files amp Synchronization 3l Accessing your Piles WebDAV s v uos woe wOX o3 cem how e Xx Lx RE XO OE OX OR ES m2 Che A e he NUR HOS ee US Nou Ped oy Deeds 22h UR X ex ee he Seem ESGOGEE SURG xm Ede oL e Y X ee Eg 3 4 Desktop Synchronisation 22222 lll ll sss ss 39 IUeSEBOD DUOD Contacts amp Calendar Using the Contacts App 4 644 sasse seraa Row hh UA TEMES ESSER wp on 42 Usme the Calendar App 43 105 Synchronize iPhone iPad ook aeeb be X ow O3 4 X EERE SR OSH 4 4 Synchronizing with OS X
4. FILES amp SYNCHRONIZATION 3 1 Accessing your Files WebDav Your ownCloud instance can be accessed on every platform via the web interface There are also options to integrate it with your desktop Note You will have to adjust youradress com to the URL of your ownCloud server installation 3 1 1 Linux Gnome 3 Nautilus The URL that you have to use to connect to the owncloud installation in nautilus is davs youraddress com files webdav php ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 a am am Connect to Server classes core general _ima ges New Window Places Recent fi Home D ENTE Enter Location w Download searchinde 5 ee ee M alan nal UL dd Music Bookmarks Connect to Server Pictures H videos Preferences Server Address dav localhost files webdav php 0 Trash Devices About Files T T Help Recent Servers Bookmarks Quit Im florian on 19 tm ray on 192 1 Metwork ge Browse Net Browse Cancel Connect If your server connection is not HTTPS secured use dav instead of davs KDE Dolphin Click in the adress area and enter webdav youraddress com files webdav php 6 Chapter 3 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Il webdav localhost owncloud remote php webdav Documents folder Uni Work folder folder PDF document Or gt gt invoice 2012 1 pdf invoice 2012 2 pdf invoice 2012 3 pdf inv
5. Suppose your ownCloud is installed at https www yourserver com owncloud that is entering this URL in your webbrowser will bring up the login screen Running net use Z https www yourserver com owncloud remote php webdav user youruser yourpassword will map the files of your ownCloud account to the drive letter Z An alternative syntax 1s net use Z www yourserver com ssl owncloud remote php webdav user youruser yourpassword Appending persistent makes the connection persistent across reboots 10 Chapter 3 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 You can also mount your ownCloud via HTTP leaving the connection unencrypted Use either of the following syntaxes net use Z http www yourserver com owncloud remote php webdav user youruser yourpassword net use Z www yourserver com owncloud remote php webdav user youruser yourpassword Please note that this allows anyone to sniff your ownCloud data with ease especially on public WiFi hotspots Plain HTTP should therefore only be used in conjunction with a VPN tunnel when used on Laptops Using Windows Explorer Right click on Computer entry and select Map network drive Choose a local network drive to map ownCloud to Finally enter the address to your ownCloud instance followed by remote php webdav e g https www yourserver com owncloud remote php webdav for an SSL protected server Check Reconnect at logon to make this mapping persisten
6. Users YOUR_USERNAME Library Application Support AddressBook Sources If you have all ready some kind of address book setup it is likely you will see some folders named like this BEA92826 FBF3 4E53 B5C6 ED7C2B454430 Note down what folders there are now and leave the window open 3 Open addressbook and try to add a new CardDav addressbook At this point it does not matter what information you enter It will come up with the same error message you mentioned before when you click Create Ignore it and click Create again A non functional address book will be added 4 Close Address Book again using Command Q 5 Go back to the folder window from step 2 You will now see a newly created folder with another long string as its name 6 Navigate to the newly created folder and edit the Configuration plist with your favorite text editor 7 Search for a section looking like this lt key gt servername lt key gt lt string gt http 0 null lt string gt lt key gt username lt key gt string Whatever you 8 Make it look like this Please note that the 80 after YOUR_DOMAIN is important lt key gt servername lt key lt string gt http YOUR_DOMAIN 80 owncloud remote php carddav principals userna 9 Save the file and open Address Book again It will not work yet 10 Open the preferences for your ownCloud CardDAV Account and enter your password 11 You may have to restart Address Book once more After this it should work
7. You can crop the picture however you wish and then press OK As you can see it is really easy to set things right in this app It automatically pics up the First name Middle name if any and the last name You may add or delete any section you want for your own convenience 4 1 2 Creating new address books When you click on the third button of the bottom bar you will have access to the application s settings Then press on the More button to access the options of your Addressbooks 18 Chapter 4 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Settings CardDAV syncing addresses more info Primary address Kontact et al http pgoc core remote php carddav 105 05 X http pgoc core remote php carddav principals admin Addressbooks v Contacts Default Address Book Old Adressbook not used anymore x New Address Book Less You have there the ability to add delete download or share your addressbooks Hover your cursor on every icon to see what they mean 4 1 3 Keeping your address book in sync One of the most important thing in any contact app is to keep it in Sync You can sync this contact app to your phone which has the following OS s Android and IOS Syncing with Android 1 Install cardDav Sync from Google play store by visitng this link https play google com store apps details id org dmfs carddav sync 2 This app supports auto configuration which is a Boon after installin
8. You have the ability to choose an existing addressbook or to create a new one Then click on OK and that s all for the import of contacts Select Address Books Contacts Default Address Book Enter name Enter description Ok Cancel Create contacts manually In the picture of the bottom bar you could see the new contact button first one Click on it You can now see an empty contact in the main part of the interface You have the ability to add all your informations about the contact the name the address the e mail the telephone nr Just click on a field and start typing the information You can use the Add Field button to add another types of information for this contact 16 Chapter 4 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 F Enter name Enter email address E x Add field When you want to remove an information of your contact just click on little delete icon at the right of the field you want to remove Adding picture to the contact There are two methods in which you can give a picture id to the specific contact Select photo from 1 Direct upload 2 Select pics already uploaded in ownCloud files After you have selected the picture for the contact you get an option to crop the picture to suit your requirements 4 1 Using the Contacts ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Edit profile picture ES Ok Cancel
9. different oper ating systems and devices It is also possible to mount your ownCloud storage via WebDAV which is also documented in the next chapters 3 5 Files Encryption ownCloud ships a encryption app which allows to encrypt all files stored in your ownCloud Once the encryption app was enabled by the admin all your files will be encrypted automatically Encryption and decryption always happens server side This enables the user to continue to use all the other apps to view and edit his data But this also means that 3 3 Deleted Files 13 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 the server administrator could intercept your data Server Side encryption is especially interesting if you use external storages This way you can make sure that the storage provider is not able to read your data Please remember Once the encryption app is enabled you need your log in password to decrypt and access your data By default your data will be lost if you loss your log in pasword If you want to protect yourself against password loss store your log in password on a secure place or enable the recovery key as described below 3 5 1 What gets encrypted The current version encrypts all your files stored in ownCloud At the moment we don t encrypt old versions versions created before the encryption app was enabled old files in the trash bin files which were deleted before the encryption app was enabled e image thumbnails from the gallery app sea
10. 6 Chapter 4 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Select ownCloud in the drop down list and click Next Enter the host name and installation path If you do not use SSL remember to de select Use secure connection 46 SynchronizingwithKDESC 2 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Click Finish and you will be able to change the display name and refresh interval Syncing Folder Default calendar 100 28 Chapter 4 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Now you should see the Akonadi resource doing the first synchronization You can find the Contacts and Calendars in Kontact or KOrganizer K Addressbook if you run the programs separately H8 ownCloud v Default calendar Address Books Name wv owncCloud Arthur Schiwon v g default Bart Visscher Cornelius Schumacher ma Craig Roberts Florian Jacob Hb Frank Karlitschek Georg Ehrke mU Jakob Sack Ex Jan Christoph Borchardt klaas Freitag Ex Michael Gapczynski Es Michael Grosser 4 Robin Appelman Tom Needham 46 Synchronizing with DESC 29 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 30 Chapter 4 Contacts amp Calendar CHAPTER FIVE USING THE BOOKMARKS APP If you want to add a bookmark to the Bookmarks application you can either use the main interface or the bookmarklet 5 1 The main interface 5 1 1 Add a bookmar
11. Creating a calendar Week Month List Settings New Calendar If you use the calendar the first time there will be already a calendar called Default calendar You can manage your calendars with a click on the Calendar button in the top right corner In the dialog which will appear you can add edit export enable disable and delete your calendars There will be also a link for CalDav access 4 2 2 Synchronising Calendars with CalDav Assuming you access your web interface via an address like this hetp ADDRESS Then you can access your calendars with CalDAV compatible programs like Kontact Evolution Thunderbird using the following URL 20 Chapter 4 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 http ADDRESS remote php caldav To use the ownCloud calendar with Apple iCal you will need to use the following URL including the trailing slash http ADDRESS remote php caldav principals username Mozilla Lightning users need to this URL scheme https ADDRESS remote php caldav calendars USERNAME CALENDARNAME Example for a simple calendar The Default calendar is referred to as defaultcalendar and the users name here is test The full URL which on the picture can t be seen because of the short edit field is then https localhost owncloud remote php caldav calendars test defaultcalendar 4 2 3 Creating events To create an event just click on the date in the month view or choos
12. d ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 eoo ownCloud test demo owncloud org app files SS Music 70 3 5 minutes ago L Photos P Re lt 5 Do d 5 minutes ago x Demo Code C 5 minutes ago Demo Code PHP 5 minutes ago Demo Code Python 5 minutes ago Demo Image ccc 5 minutes ago Demo Image Laser Towards Milky Ways Centre 5 minutes ago Demo Image Northern Lights 5 minutes ago Demo Movie MOV Big Bug Bunny Trailer 5 minutes ago Demo Movie OGG Big Bug Bunny Trailer 5 minutes ago utum Demo MP3 EJ Blick Zuriick 5 minutes ago F Demo PDF Alice in Wonderland 5 minutes ago Demo Presentation Bored 5 minutes ago Demo Textfile License 5 minutes ago 0 Figure 2 2 The ownCloud main interface with the essential elements numbered 4 Search Logout Search allows you to look for files and directories Currently ownCloud does not provide a full text search but this may change in future releases 5 Settings This button provides access to the settings menu where you can change your personal settings such as the interface language or your password You can also retrieve the WebDAV URL see next chapter and show your quota Administrators will also get access to user management Users the apps settings Apps and administrative settings Admin including access to ownCloud s log 4 Chapter 2 The ownCloud Web Interface CHAPTER THREE
13. e the timeframe in the weekview In the dialog which will appear you can enter your information like title category etc Create a new event Title Title of the Event H Category Separate categories w All Day Event From 26 01 2013 To 26 01 2013 Advanced options Submit With the advanced options you can set the description the location and the repetition rate of an event If the repeating should end you can choose between setting the end by date or by occurrences If you choose in the weekview all days from Monday to Friday it will automatically set the repeat rule to every weekday If the interval of the weekview can be devided by two it automatically set the repeat rule to Bi Weekly 4 2 4 Exporting Importing events Export You can export either a single event or a whole calendar If you want to export a single event click on it and press the export button in the bottom right corner If you want to export a whole calendar use the Calendar button as described in the chapter Creating a calendar 4 2 Using the Calendar App 2 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Edit an event Title Test Event Category Separate categories w All Day Event From 08 01 2013 To 08 01 2013 Advanced options Submit Delete Export Import a calendar file c3 Please choose a calendar Default calendar x Import Import Import your calendar as ical file using the files app J
14. es exceed this limit ownCloud deletes the oldest versions until it meets the memory usage limit again Beside that ownCloud checks the age of the files every time a new files gets moved to the deleted files By default deleted files stay in the trash bin for 180 days The Administrator can adjust this value in the config php by setting the trashbin retention obligation value Files older than the trashbin retention obligation will be deleted permanently Additionally ownCloud calculates the maximum available space every time a new file was added If the deleted files exceed the new maximum available space ownCloud will expire old deleted files until we meet the limit again 3 4 Desktop Synchronisation For synchronizing files with your desktop computer we recommend using the ownCloud Client for Windows Mac OS X and Linux The ownCloud Desktop Client enables you to connect to your private ownCloud Server You can create folders in your home directory and keep the contents of those folders synced with your ownCloud server Simply copy a file into the directory and the ownCloud desktop client does the rest Make a change to the files on one computer it will flow across the others using these desktop sync clients Always have your latest files with you wherever you are Its usage is documented separately in the ownCloud Desktop Client Manual Furthermore It is possible to synchronize your ownCloud calendar and address book with a variety of
15. g visit this link card davs owncloud example net remote php carddav to auto configure the app 3 Enter your login details 4 After the app has checked your login details you may just select Sync server to phone option 5 That s it there is nothing else to do for Android PortKnox Contacts Sync from server to phone only Syncing your IOS device Synchronizing the Address book 1 Open the settings application 4 1 Using the Contacts App 49 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Select Mail Contacts Calendars select Add Account Select other as account type select Add CardDAV account For server type http owncloud example net remote php carddav principals username Enter your user name and password Select Next N QN tA A WO N If your server does not support SSL a warning will be displayed Select Continue m If the iPhone is unable to verify the account information perform the following Select OK Select advanced settings Make sure Use SSL is set to OFF Change port to 80 Go back to account information and hit Save Now should now find your contacts in the address book of your iPhone Other Syncing options provided by ownCloud For android you may use their official android app https owncloud com overview mobileapps 2 And for IOS Iphone and Ipad use their app https owncloud com overview mobileapps 4 2 Using the Calendar App 4 2 1
16. ipedia article The current maintainer of the Media Player is Robin Appelman 33 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 34 Chapter 6 Native Media Player Support CHAPTER SEVEN USER ACCOUNT MIGRATION User account migration support is provided by the user_migrate app It is important to note that only data from apps that support migration will be migrated While we encoruage all apps to support migration it is not a requirement and it the responsibility of the app developer 7 1 Export To export your user account simply visit Settings gt Personal and click on the Export button A compressed zip file will be generated on the fly and downloaded to your computer This file includes all of your files and application data that was stored on your ownCloud account You may use this as a method of backing up your personal account 7 2 Import To import your user account you must first have an existing account on your new ownCloud install Then follow this procedure 1 Login to your new account on the new ownCloud instance 2 Navigate to the Settings Personal page 3 Select the Import button and locate the zip file that you downloaded from your old ownCloud instance 4 Wait for the file to be uploaded and imported Note Your user account credentials will not be migrated 35 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 36 Chapter 7 User Account Migration CHAPTER EIGHT INDICES AND TABLES
17. k The main ownCloud interface contains 3 fields at the top where you can enter the website address or URL the title of your bookmark and a set of tags separated from each other by a space Files http fwikipedia Wikipedia learn dictionary Save bookmark Music In this example we have added the page http wikipedia org with the title Wikipedia and some tags describing what wikipedia is for an easier search later on 5 1 2 Edit delete a bookmark You also have the possibility to edit or delete your bookmark For that just hover on the bookmark and click on the little pencil if you wish to edit the bookmark or on the cross if you want to the delete it The bookmark will then be filled into the 3 fields at the top of the screen Modify your bookmark to your need then hit the save button to persist the change 5 1 3 Search If you click on a tag ownCloud will only display the bookmarks that are described with this tag You can also use the search bar of owncloud in the top right of your screen Simply click on the Bookmarks menu in the sidebar to come back to the default view 31 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 5 2 The bookmarklet Bookmarklet Drag this to your browser bookmarks and click it when you want to bookmark a webpage quickly Read later The creator of this app understand that people won t come open the ownCloud page to add the bookmark when the see a cool site This is why they have
18. les which are accessible via the history tab This tab also links to the history page where you can roll back a file to any previous version Changes made at intervals greater than two minutes are saved in data user versions and made accessible using the above pages 12 Chapter 3 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 The versioning app expires old versions automatically to make sure that the user doesn t run out of space Following pattern is used to delete old versions For the first 10 seconds ownCloud keeps one version every 2 seconds For the first hour ownCloud keeps one version every minute For the first 24 hours ownCloud keeps one version every hour For the first 30 days ownCloud keeps one version every day e After the first 30 days ownCloud keeps one version every week The versions are adjusted along this pattern every time a new version gets created Beside that the version app takes care to never use more that 50 of the users currently available free space If the stored versions exceed this limit ownCloud delete the oldest versions until it meets the memory usage limit again 3 3 Deleted Files ownCloud keeps a copy of your deleted files in case you need them again To make sure that the user doesn t run out of memory the deleted files app manages the size of the deleted files for the user The app takes care to never use more that 5096 of your currently available free space If your deleted fil
19. made this cool bookmarklet A bookmarklet is small button that you can drag and drop in your bookmarks The next time you see a cool new site press on this special bookmark it will add the site to your ownCloud bookmarks To find this bookmark go to your personnal preference and search for the Bookmarklet item 32 Chapter 5 Using the Bookmarks App CHAPTER SIX NATIVE MEDIA PLAYER SUPPORT Li EMO EE GEM gH r E E in i Bes Bar iL Tm ts rk mm y ar ss d Fa RO Nea uA aa ax m 7 wet x 3 iS ND ifa Tm a rpne iih fes icut d F Eii nhat Une mm up na am PE ERO Bs 2 ii tom Himik Pan Lis T ere ELE ua NW REdEz LL m Hum am TE ee MEALL HEA 2 a al INTULIT ACTA tae a Veces T You can access your music stored in ownCloud with every Ampache compatible media player You can find the URL for your specific ownCloud installation in your personal settings or replace ADDRESS with the URL of your ownCloud installation yourself Ampache URL http ADDRESS remote php ampache Ampache compatible players that work with ownCloud include amaroK standard KDE music player tomahawk cross platform player e justplayer music player for android You can find more information about Ampache and other players at the Ampache wik
20. nize right click on your newly made remote addressbook and select Synchronize You ll see your addressbook populate from OwnCloud Don t click read only above unless you don t want to modify your OwnCloud server addressbook like it contains a listing of corporate contacts and is shared with lots of people and you don t want a new user dragging it somewhere unintended The rest of the details of dealing with Thunderbird addressbook are left to the reader First thing I learned is dragging a contact to a different addressbook is a move operation If you are worried about losing the contact save it to a VCF file using OwnCloud Or LDIF using Thunderbird Addressbook first Like dragging from OwnCloud Addressbook to Personal Address Book removes the contact from OwnCloud Server deleting it from all the other synchronized installations and puts it in your Local Machine only Addressbook So be careful or you ll have unintended consequences where you might have intended a operation Contact Pictures are also sync ed 4 5 Thunderbird Synchronize Address Book 25 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 4 6 Synchronizing with KDE SC From KDE SC 4 8 and forward setting up ownCloud is very easy From System Settings Personal Information Akonadi Resources Configuration select DAV Groupware resource Enter your ownCloud username and password and click Next 2
21. oice 2012 4 pdf PDF document PDF document PDF document PDF document Open Dolphin and click on where it says Network in the left hand Places column IB W N Click on the icon labeled Add a Network Folder It should come up with WebDAV already selected Make sure it is and then click Next Enter the following settings Name The name you ll see in the Places bookmark for example ownCloud User Your ownCloud username you use to log in for example admin Server Your ownCloud domain name for example youraddress com without http before or directories afterwards Folder Enter owncloud files webdav php Create icon checkbox Tick to get a bookmark in the Places column Port amp Encrypted checkbox Leave as it 1s unless you have special settings or an SSL certificate Mounting from command line 1 Install the WebDAV support using the davfs package On Debian Ubuntu you can use sudo apt get install davfs2 2 Reconfigure davfs2 to allow access to normal users select Yes when prompted 3 1 Accessing your Files WebDav 7 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 sudo dpkg reconfigure davfs2 3 Add the users you want to be able to mount the share to the davfs2 group sudo usermod aG davfs2 user 4 Edit etc fstab and add the following line for each user who wants to mount the folder with your details where appropriate youradress com files webdav php home lt username gt owncloud davfs user rw noa
22. ou can connect to ownCloud with your web browser by pointing it to the address that you have received from your service provider In case you are administering the server yourself have a look at ownCloud Administrators Manual When you enter the URL you will receive a page that 1s similar to the one depicted below m ownCloud amp demo owncloud org V o 3 user remem ber Log in Figure 2 1 The ownCloud login screen Login with the user name and password with you have received from your service provider If you have set up the server yourself log in with the user name which you have created during the setup process You can add further users through the settings or by hooking up a user backend such as LDAP 2 1 Overview After clicking the Log in button you will be redirected to ownCloud s main web interface The web interface comprises of the following items 1 Navigation bar Allows navigation between different parts of ownCloud provided by apps Not all apps depicted in this screen shot are installed and enabled by default 2 Application view This is where apps show their content By default this will show the files and directory file view of your user on the ownCloud installation 3 Upload Create button This allows you to create new files or upload existing ones from your device Note that you can also drop files from Explorer or Finder onto the ownCloud file view and they will get uploaded to ownClou
23. plication 4 3 2 Address book Open the settings application Select Mail Contacts Calendars select Add Account Select Other as account type select Add CardDAV account For server type ADDRESS remote php carddav principals username Enter your user name and password Select Next N tA A WO N If your server does not support SSL a warning will be displayed Select Continue If the iPhone is unable to verify the account information perform the following e Select OK e Select advanced settings Make sure Use SSL is set to OFF Change port to 80 Go back to account information and hit Save Now should now find your contacts in the address book of your iPhone Problems have been reported for 10S 4 X A possible solution is at the forum 4 3 iOS Synchronize iPhone iPad 23 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 4 4 Synchronizing with OS X To use ownCloud with iCal you will need to use the following URL http ADDRESS remote php caldav principals username The setup is basically the same as with iOS using the path ADDRESS remote php caldav principals username to syne with ownCloud For OS X 10 7 Lion and 10 8 Mountain Lion everything works fine but OS X 10 6 Snow Leopard and older needs some fiddling to work A user contributed the following 1 Make sure Addressbook is not running If it is select the windows and press Command Q to terminate it 2 Navigate to
24. rch index from the full text search app All this data is stored directly on your ownCloud server so you don t have to worry to expose your data to a third party storage provider 3 5 2 Decrypt your data again Corrently there is no way to decrypt your files directly on the server if you decide to stop using the encryption app The only way to get a comlete copy of your unencrypted data is to download sync all files as long as the encryption app is enabled After the encryption app was disabled you can upload your unencrypted data again It is already planned to add a option to switch from encrypted to unencrypted files directly on the server 3 5 3 Settings Once the encryption app is enabled you will find some additional settings on your personal settings page Recovery Key If the admin enabled the recovery key you can decide by your own if you want to use this feature for your account If you enable Password recovery the admin will be able to read your data with a special password This allows him to recover your files in case of password loss If the recovery key is not enabled than there is no way to restore your files if you loss your log in password Change Private Key Password This option will be only available if your log in password but not your encryption password was changed by your admin This can happen if your ownCloud provider uses a external user back end e g LDAP and changed your log in password there In this case yo
25. rrect software installed Whether using a mobile device a workstation or a web client ownCloud provides the ability to put the right files in the right hands at the right time on any device in one simple to use secure private and controlled solution After all with ownCloud it s Your Cloud Your Data Your Way 1 1 Webinterface This chapter contains a general overview how you access ownCloud from a Browser like Firefox Chrome or Internet Explorer The ownCloud Web Interface 1 2 Files amp Synchronization This chapter contains information about accessing your files via WebDav and Synchronization Accessing your Files WebDav Desktop Synchronisation e Version Control Deleted Files Files Encryption files configuring big file upload ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 1 3 Contacts amp Calendar Contacts amp Calendar web interface export import and synchronization e Using the Calendar App e Using the Contacts App iOS Synchronize iPhone iPad Synchronizing with KDE SC Synchronizing with OS X 1 4 Bookmarks Web interface for managing your bookmarks e Using the Bookmarks App 1 5 Mediaplayer Web interface for playing music in your browser Native Media Player Support 1 6 Backup Import and export your user account settings User Account Migration 1 7 Indices and tables e genindex 2 Chapter 1 User Documentation CHAPTER TWO THE OWNCLOUD WEB INTERFACE Y
26. s Desktop Downloads Home Computer 4 AirDrop 6 Network Applications v Utilities Recent Folders Go to Folder The URL that you have to use to connect to the owncloud installation in finder is http youraddress com files webdav php 3 1 Accessing your Files WebDav ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Connect to Server Server Address http your ownCloud com Favorite Servers Remove Browse Connect For details check the respective vendor documentation at the Apple website 3 1 3 Windows For Windows a seperate webdav client is recommended to access the files from your server Choose one from the WebDav Project page Should you have to use the native implementation then you can assign ownCloud a drive letter This allows you to browse files stored on an ownCloudserver the way you would files stored in a mapped network drive Using this feature requires network connectivity If you want to store your files offline use the ownCloud Client to sync all files on your ownCloud to one or more directories of your local hard drive Note Prior to mapping your drive you will need to permit the use of Basic Authentication in the Windows Registry The procedure is documented in KB841215 and differs between Windows XP Server 2003 and Windows Vista 7 Please follow the Knowledge Base article before proceeding and follow the Vista instructions if you run Windows 7 Mapping via the command line
27. t across reboots If you want to connect as another user check Connect using different credentials 27 Map Network Drive What network folder would you like to map Specify the drive letter for the connection and the folder that you want te connect to Drive Folder w yourserver com owncloud remote php webdav Example server share v Reconnect at logon E Connect using different credentials Cancel Figure 3 1 Mapping WebDAV on Windows Explorer After pressing Finish Windows Explorer will map the network drive and your ownCloud instance should be available Using Cyberduck 4 2 1 Specify a server without any leading protocol information e g Server owncloudhost com The port depends on whether your ownCloud server supports SSL or not Cyberduck requires that you select a different connection type depending on whethr SSL is to be used WebDAV or WebDAV HTTPS SSL ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Port 80 for WebDAV 443 for WebDAV HTTPS SSL Use the More Options drop down menu to add the rest of your webdav URL into the Path field e g Path remote php webdav Known Problems Problem Windows refuses to connect via HTTPS Solution The Windows WebDAV Client does not support Server Name Indication SNI on encrypted connections If you encounter an error mounting an SSL encrypted ownCloud instance please contact your provider about assigning a dedicated IP address for
28. u can set your encryption password to your new log in password by providing your old and new log in password The encryption app only works if log in password and encryption password is identical Wo Chapter 3 Files amp Synchronization CHAPTER FOUR CONTACTS amp CALENDAR 4 1 Using the Contacts App The contacts app of ownCloud is like any other mobile contact app but with more functionality Just as you open your account you will get the a default addressbook available We will see later that Of course you can always add and remove addressbooks in here 4 1 1 Adding contacts There are two ways in which you can add contacts 1 Add them manually 2 Import a VCF file Importing So first we ll check out how to import all the VCF files as they are a lot more faster way of creating contacts Just below the contact list 3 buttons The middle one let you upload files m t Once you ve clicked it the upload window let you choose your files We can upload the files one by one or upload all of them at one go Let me demonstrate Open the directory in which you store all the files and then do the following Keep pressing CTRL and select the files to upload After you are done just click on the open button After the upload it should look something like this in which all the names and contacts will be sorted alphabetically 15 ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Then the interface ask you where to put your imported contacts
29. ust click on the calendar file to open the import dialog You can import the calendar into a new calendar or into an already existing calendar Note If the progressbar does not work properly the folder apps calendar import tmp has probably no write permission 4 2 5 Why is the calendar app asking for my current location lt January 2012 gt Thu Fri The calendar needs your current position in order to detect your timezone Without the correct timezone there will be a time offset between the events in ownCloud and your desktop calendar you synchronise with ownCloud You can also set the timezone manually in the personal settings 4 3 iOS Synchronize iPhone iPad 4 3 1 Calendar 1 Open the settings application 2 Select Mail Contacts Calendars 22 Chapter 4 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 select Add Account Select Other as account type Select Add CalDAV account For server type ADDRESS remote php caldav principals username Enter your user name and password Select Next WO tA A If your server does not support SSL a warning will be displayed Select Continue 10 If the iPhone is unable to verify the account information perform the following e Select OK e Select advanced settings Make sure Use SSL is set to OFF Change port to 80 Go back to account information and hit Save Your calendar should now be visible in the Calendar ap
30. uto 0 0 Then as each user who wants to mount the folder 1 Create the folders owncloud and davfs2 in your home directory 2 Create the file secrets inside davfs2 fill it with the following with your credentials where appropriate youradress com files webdav php username password 3 Ensure the file is only writable by you either through the file manager or via chmod 600 davfs2 secrets 4 Run the command mount owncloud 5 To automatically mount the folder on login add the command you used in step 4 to bashrc Known Issues Problem Resource temporarily unavailable Solution If you experience trouble when you create a file in the directory edit etc davfs2 davfs2 conf and add use locks 0 Problem Certificate warnings Solution If you use a self signed certificate you will get a warning If you are willing to take the risk of a man in the middle attack run this command instead echo y mount owncloud gt dev null 2 amp 1 3 1 2 MacOS Note Finder suffers from a series of implementation problems and should only be used if the ownCloud server runs on Apache and mod php In the Finder choose Go Connect to Server type the address of the server in the Server Address field and click Connect 8 Chapter 3 Files amp Synchronization Finder File Edit View ownCloud User Manual Release 5 0 Window Help Back Forward Enclosing Folder El All My Files 1 Document
31. your SSL based server Problem I receive the error Error 0x800700DF The file size exceeds the limit allowed and cannot be saved Solution Windows limits the maximum size a transferred from or to Web DAV share may have You increase the value FileSizeLimitInBytes in HKEY LOCAL MACHINESYSTEMcCurrentControlSetServicesWebClientParameters clicking on Modify In order to increase the limit to the maximum value of 4GB pick Decimal and enter 4294967295 as value Afterwards reboot Windows or restart the WebClient service Todo document registry keys on file size limit and not complaining in no network cases 3 1 4 Sync Client However some applications only allow you to save to a local folder To get around this issue you can use the ownCloud sync clients 3 1 5 Mobile To connect to your ownCloud server with the ownCloud mobile apps use the base URL and folder only example com owncloud No need to add remote php webdav as you do for any other WebDAV client There are apps in development for both Android and webOS Feel free to contribute if you can Right now you can use other apps to connect to ownCloud from your phone via WebDAV WebDAV Navigator is a good proprietary app for Android App iPhone amp BlackBerry The URL for these is example com owncloud remote php webdav 3 2 Version Control ownCloud supports simple version control for files Versioning is enabled by default and creates backups of fi
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