OwnCloud

ownCloud is a personal cloud system, based in PHP, with a convenient and easy-to-use webapp interface. It can be used to host your files, calendars, contacts, photos, music and more, accessible from anywhere. For more information about ownCloud, see its Wikipedia entry.

How to Use
From Genesis, open the Websites pane, then click Add site. Choose ownCloud from the list and click OK. Then, choose your settings in keeping with the standard configuration of a new website. You will need to complete the two mandatory fields in the App Settings tab: choose an administrative username and password to use when you first start ownCloud.

In current versions the initial password must be limited to letters and numbers. For details see: https://bbs.arkos.io/t/instructions-for-setting-up-owncloud-on-a-fresh-install/134/28

There are two optional settings in the App Settings tab: Database Username and Database Password. This allows you to create a custom-named database, database user and password for this instance, helpful if you want to access the database manually later. The database and user must not already exist.

Setting Storage to an External Drive

 * 1) Install your ownCloud site in Genesis, then run it for the first time so that it can complete its initial configurations.
 * 2) Move your data directory to your external hard drive. You can name it something different if you wish. You can do this with
 * 3) Change the ownership of the data folder to  . Do this with  . Now any files you add through the web interface will be accessible; remember to change the ownership again if you are moving files via the command line or another method other than using ownCloud.
 * 4) Edit your ownCloud configuration to specify the proper location. The file is located at  . Change the   value to equal.
 * 5) Add your data directory path to the list of executable folders for PHP. To do this, edit the file located at  . Find the line starting with  . You will see that it is a list of paths, separated by a colon. At the end, add a new ":" then your new path, like this:.
 * 6) Restart the   process in Genesis via the Status button, then reopen your Genesis site.