Seafile - cloud storage platform

[Berliner]

Is there any chance of being able to use it on Cloudron at some point? Would prefer it over Nextcloud. @staff I am surprised that 39 upvotes are not enough to offer it on Cloudron. Are there any technical problems?

[robi]

It's a surprisingly simple Dockerfile: https://github.com/codeoutin/seafile7/blob/master/Dockerfile

[girish]

It's actually a Dockerfile running a shell script that is running the seafile installer at run time.

[necrevistonnezr]

@girish wuat?! So it's "installed" every time I start the container?

[Berliner]

@girish what does this mean concretely?

[girish]

(From my quick look) What I meant is that it's installing things at run time instead of in the Docker image itself. The Docker image is meant to be a set of instructions that has the code and dependencies of the app. But in the case of the linked script, it's just launching a plain ubuntu container and running the setup script.

Something like:
docker run -ti ubuntu /bin/bash , then in the container

# curl seafile_install.sh && chmod +x seafile_install.sh && ./seafile_install.sh
# /usr/bin/seafile

The above will work but downloading stuff and installing deps at runtime is not a "stable" recipe.

[Berliner]

@girish Thank you for your explanation. Even for me as a layman, it sounds pointless to build such a container.

[marcusquinn]

I wonder if this is the better repo to be looking at for Cloudron compatibility:

• https://github.com/ggogel/seafile-containerized

[marcusquinn]

IF not for Cloudron, then perhaps better to use with a Proxmox host:

• https://forum.seafile.com/t/best-os-for-new-install-march-2023/17813

[robi]

@marcusquinn said in Seafile - cloud storage platform:

I wonder if this is the better repo to be looking at for Cloudron compatibility:

• https://github.com/ggogel/seafile-containerized

Yes, that is a much better way to look at packaging it, although one still needs to combine a few dockerfiles into one Cloudron app.

[threetrees3]

Bumping for traction. Would be great if this is considered again - my last app that hasn't moved to the Cloudron platform.

[AartJansen]

I'd like to see this too, I'm getting over nextcloud.

[Bushido]

Are there any updates or further alternatives to Nextcloud regarding this?

[joseph]

Last I checked, seafile has it's own storage system. This means that files are not stored as-is on the filesystem and retrieval can be complicated in case of fs corruption.

[timconsidine]

@joseph spot on
Needed I think because of its approach to indexing and version/change tracking/sync
Seafile does provide a utility to abstract files from its format to traditional format but it needs to be run periodically if you want to keep a clean copy, and of course doubles the size.
Nonetheless I use Seafile heavily and it’s always been reliable.
Would love to see it here on Cloudron, I currently run it on a VPS with Docker
Packaging for Cloudron has its challenges.

[qwinter]

I also use seafile and would love to have it on my cloudron

[Bushido]

With 49 upvotes, this seems to be a killer feature in Cloudron. What is the current status of efforts in this regard?

[timconsidine]

Cross-posting from https://forum.cloudron.io/post/118075

Making progress on packaging Seafile for Cloudron

[timconsidine]

I have a first version of Seafile Community Edition packaged for Cloudron !

Took longer than I expected, but I previously didn't believe it even to be possible.

All seems working, including the web UI and desktop sync clients.

• Only issue I have found is that my Safari does not display PDFs when loaded in the browser from the Seafile library. Firefox does work (Chrome untested).
• other file formats do work in the browser

More testing needed, but looks good currently.

I will add this to the Custom App Installer shortly.

PRO edition needs some thought.
Due to Seafile licensing, I cannot package it.
There is an upgrade route from Community to PRO.
Need to test it out against this package.
Will try this out later.

EDIT : also need think about using volumes and about backups to extract files into native names, not Seafile's tracked/masked naming.

[timconsidine]

If you want to try out Seafile on Cloudron :

Installation methods :

Custom App Installer :

• hosted https://ccai.appx.uk
• or install Custom App Installer Personal Edition on to your Cloudron and import catalogue

Cloudron CLI + Pre-built docker image

• install Cloudron CLI on your local device (desktop/laptop)
• clone the repo
• cloudron install --image tcmbp132021:cloudron-seafile-ce:v1.0.1 -l seafile.domain.tld

Manual :

• install Cloudron CLI on your local device (desktop/laptop)
• install docker on your local device
• have a docker registry and be logged in
• clone the repo
• docker build --platform linux/amd64 -t <registry.domain.tld>/cloudron-seafile-ce:v1.0.1 . (remember the final '.')
• docker push <registry.domain.tld>/cloudron-seafile-ce:v1.0.1
• cloudron install --image <registry.domain.tld>/cloudron-seafile-ce:v1.0.1 -l seafile.domain.tld