Create Your Own Online Backup Service With SparkleShare

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 2, 2010

“Do you want to build your own online backup service like
Dropbox and host your own files or data? If yes, then perhaps you
should take a close at SparkleShare. From its project website,
SparkleShare is described as a syncing and collaboration tool that
is designed to make sharing documents and collaboration effortless.
It allows you to easily host your own service so that you are
always in control of your data.

“With SparkleShare, you are given an option to host your remote
folder on Github, Gitorious, The GNOME Project, or on your own
server.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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