Anyone who has read my post about OwnCloud will know that I strive to store my data, if possible, not with Dropbox & Co. In the past, OwnCloud was the best and simplest solution, but for some time now, there has been an alternative that is worth seeing: Seafile.

Seafile offers free sync clients for every common platform (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS).

In the background, the application, written in Python, works in two parts. The seafile application controls the saving and syncing of data. It uses a filesystem based on git, which means that by default, all files are versioned. The other part is seahub, which provides the web interface to Seafile.

Dropbox is one of the most practical tools that help me in my daily work. Whether it’s just synchronizing data or even sharing it with others, it’s possible with just a few clicks.

Unfortunately, the whole thing has a serious drawback: My data is no longer with me! Although data in Dropbox is reportedly encrypted, you can NEVER be sure what might happen to your own data.

For this dilemma, there is now a solution: OwnCloud