FTPbox (Beta) - Dropbox alternative that syncs with your host via FTP
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[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;30520190]That is what I'm doing, but there's no harm in being friendly and informing people about it :)[/QUOTE]
That's what I did, informed you
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;30519225]If you won't mind it, I'd like to look at the code and maybe find ways to get it working on Linux.[/QUOTE]
Well you can run it with Wine, I've been told it works from a guy that tested on Ubuntu.
But if you can help porting to Linux, that'd be very nice...
Anyway, if you decide to help with that, contact me... (add me on steam or something)
Can probably be ported using mono.
It uses the WinAPI, so that would have to be rewritten.
[QUOTE=gparent;30521287]It uses the WinAPI, so that would have to be rewritten.[/QUOTE]
And that's going to take some time. Especially considering that I haven't even set my IDE and whatnot up yet.
I need to get an FTP server. This looks like an awesome program.
Hey guys, would you buy if we offered official ftp servers for sale with x amount of space & bw and such?
[QUOTE=Ninja101;30521077]Can probably be ported using mono.[/QUOTE]
Exactly. A guy told me he'd help porting to mono, but I haven't heard from him since then...
[QUOTE=gparent;30521287]It uses the WinAPI, so that would have to be rewritten.[/QUOTE]
It does use WinAPI, but it's not needed much. It's only used so that changes to local files are instantly made to the remote ones. But, if I'm not mistaken, even without the code that uses the winAPI, it would work, but it would take more time to make the changes.
Well this is how it goes: it lists all remote files, and when listing is done it checks each of them for changes and compares them to the local ones. According to changes found, it performs any action needed for each file, and then starts listing again...
[QUOTE=MTMod;30522106]I need to get an FTP server. This looks like an awesome program.[/QUOTE]
Well you can get one for free... Check the FAQ of ftpbox.org
[QUOTE=johan_sm;30523219]Hey guys, would you buy if we offered official ftp servers for sale with x amount of space & bw and such?[/QUOTE]
I said no to that, I'm not willing to make money from this project like that. If anyone wants to support the project financially, he can make a donation!
[QUOTE=John the Gr8;30523406]
I said no to that, I'm not willing to make money from this project like that. If anyone wants to support the project financially, he can make a donation![/QUOTE]
No one asked YOU John, shut up
This release has fixed all the problems we had before :V: Great job!
Thank you! now i can keep stuff in one place with my laptop and computer.
Edit - Any idea why this is slow? on an i7 i suspect it would be optimization ?
Edit 2 - incase you need my os it's windows 7 x64
Great! I'll try it again to see if it works now when I'm back to my computer.
Well, this is pretty stable but it has 2 big problems still, which will probably be fixed in the next version, as the web interface functionality will be ready soon:
- Needs optimization (menus run kinda slow)
- Doesn't start up on boot, have to close it manually for shutting down or force shutdown. (still not fixed)
I'm using Win7 x64 BTW.
[editline]18th June 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=John the Gr8] said no to that, I'm not willing to make money from this project like that. If anyone wants to support the project financially, he can make a donation![/QUOTE]
why not? It's an additional service, for instance: Canonical develops Ubuntu for free but they charge for technical support, and this money goes directly into helping develop ubuntu. If we can setup a cheap FTP servers service we could get more money for helping develop the app.
Typo on website - sharpmindprojects.com at the bottom points to sharpmindproejcts.com
[QUOTE=barttool;30532096]Well, this is pretty stable but it has 2 big problems still, which will probably be fixed in the next version, as the web interface functionality will be ready soon:
- Needs optimization (menus run kinda slow)
- Doesn't start up on boot, have to close it manually for shutting down or force shutdown. (still not fixed)
I'm using Win7 x64 BTW.
[editline]18th June 2011[/editline]
why not? It's an additional service, for instance: Canonical develops Ubuntu for free but they charge for technical support, and this money goes directly into helping develop ubuntu. If we can setup a cheap FTP servers service we could get more money for helping develop the app.[/QUOTE]
I'll take care of what you said. About the service, I'm not sure if it's a good idea...
We'll talk about it when you come back online. :buddy:
[editline]18th June 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Sartek;30536401]Typo on website - sharpmindprojects.com at the bottom points to sharpmindproejcts.com[/QUOTE]
Thanks for that, fixed.
Alright, now I get this when I launch it:
[quote="Error"]Error creating directory. Make sure your FTP account has permissions to create directories! If your account has the permissions needed but this error keeps on showing, feel free to contact me![/quote]
Well, I use it all the time to add/remove/edit files and folders from my site, so I'm guessing it does have permission to create directories. At least now it shows something, eh?
I honestly wouldn't use paid storage because I prefer to have it locked down under my webserver. And if you don't have a webserver then you probably shouldn't be using this
[QUOTE=Banana Lord.;30538124]I honestly wouldn't use paid storage because I prefer to have it locked down under my webserver. And if you don't have a webserver then you probably shouldn't be using this[/QUOTE]
Why do you even need a webserver? You need an ftp server.
Well look at that. If I don't hit OK to the error, I can use it just fine.
[editline]18th June 2011[/editline]
automerge :saddowns:
[QUOTE=Samuka97;30538163]Well look at that. If I don't hit OK to the error, I can use it just fine.
[editline]18th June 2011[/editline]
automerge :saddowns:[/QUOTE]
Well, getting this error only makes sense if your account doesn't have the permissions required.
It tries to create a directory to check for server's time, then removes it, and if that fails it returns this error...
[QUOTE=John the Gr8;30538212]Well, getting this error only makes sense if your account doesn't have the permissions required.
It tries to create a directory to check for server's time, then removes it, and if that fails it returns this error...[/QUOTE]
That FTP account has full permission. However, I got it to work. I opened up the app while the error was on the screen to see that the FTP account was just filled with "none", so I added a new one, hit okay, closed the error message and then it flashed I think 2 times and now it works fine. Maybe the first window (the one that opens at first startup and asks for FTP details) had something wrong with it?
But anyways, it's working great now so I guess that's that. I do suggest you look into that though. I'm using the program right now, it's terrific. Much better than dropbox in my opinion, and since I've got my account during a christmas sale I have unlimited space and traffic!
:love:
[QUOTE=Samuka97;30538226]That FTP account has full permission. However, I got it to work. I opened up the app while the error was on the screen to see that the FTP account was just filled with "none", so I added a new one, hit okay, closed the error message and then it flashed I think 2 times and now it works fine. Maybe the first window (the one that opens at first startup and asks for FTP details) had something wrong with it?
But anyways, it's working great now so I guess that's that. I do suggest you look into that though. I'm using the program right now, it's terrific. Much better than dropbox in my opinion, and since I've got my account during a christmas sale I have unlimited space and traffic!
:love:[/QUOTE]
What you described happened because I've set it to get server time first, then update the labels in the app. I'll take a look though and see if there's something wrong that could be causing that.
Also thanks a lot, I'm really glad people find this project useful. Make sure you spread the word, more people need to find out they can use something free instead of dropbox!
[QUOTE=johan_sm;30538153]Why do you even need a webserver? You need an ftp server.[/QUOTE]
I honestly have yet to come by a host that offers only FTP hosting, nor would I want it. Why pay $15/mo for FTP hosting when I could get webhosting AND FTP hosting for the same cost?
[QUOTE=Banana Lord.;30538410]I honestly have yet to come by a host that offers only FTP hosting, nor would I want it. Why pay $15/mo for FTP hosting when I could get webhosting AND FTP hosting for the same cost?[/QUOTE]Because for 15$/mo I can get much more space because that's all I need. I don't need a webserver for storage.
Well forget that kind of service for now. As long as this project doesn't have enough users, it would be stupid to set this kind of service up, I think...
No one was even going to implement it. Also watch as someone does it before you and gets monies :v:
[QUOTE=johan_sm;30538734]No one was even going to implement it. Also watch as someone does it before you and gets monies :v:[/QUOTE]
Life isn't about money
[QUOTE=Banana Lord.;30538757]Life isn't about money[/QUOTE]
But money makes life so much better
[QUOTE=johan_sm;30538867]But money makes life so much better[/QUOTE]
And too much makes it a even bigger hassle.
[QUOTE=Van-man;30539270]And too much makes it a even bigger hassle.[/QUOTE]
Bill Gates disagrees
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