How to create free ownCloud storage using Dlink DIR-822
How to create free ownCloud storage using Dlink DIR-822
ownCloud is a suite of client-server software for creating and using file hosting services. ownCloud functionally has similarities to the widely used Dropbox. The primary functional difference between ownCloud and Dropbox is that ownCloud is primarily server software. (The company's ownCloud.online is a hosted service.) The Server Edition of ownCloud is free and open-source, thereby allowing anyone to install and operate it without charge on their own private server.
You can easily create your ownCloud space using another open-source project called Docker. Just follow the step-by-step instructions written below.
How to create free ownCloud storage using Dlink DIR-822:
- Open Windows Settings by clicking the right mouse button on Windows Logo and selecting Settings.
- In the settings panel choose Apps.
- In the Apps select Optional Features.
- Then go to More Windows features on the right side.
- You need to check Windows Subsystem for Linux.
- It may take a few moments and your computer may need to be restarted.
- Click with the right mouse button on the Windows Logo and select Windows Power Shell.
- Execute wsl --update command.
- When Windows Shell is updated successfully run wsl --shutdown command.
- Execute command wsl --set-default-version 2.
- It is possible that you will need to Enable VirtualMachinePlatform, do it as it is shown in the picture.
- Now you need to set static IP for your computer in Dlink DIR-822 settings, check how to do that there.
- Install Docker from the official Docker project page.
- Open Windows console by entering cmd in Run field.
- Install ownCloud by running run docker --name owncloud -d -e OWNCLOUD_DOMAIN=localhost:8080 -p8080:8080 --restart=always owncloud/server command.
- Set up port forwarding on port 8080 to IP address you set earlier as your static IP, you can find how to do that there.
- Open Docker and click on the open in browser besides ownCloud name.
- Log in to your ownCloud storage, the default password is admin, and login is also admin.
- Check your External IP address.
- Awesome! Finally, you can just enter "external IP:8080" in the web browser and use your ownCloud private cloud storage!
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