Seafile - cloud storage platform

[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.