Wednesday, April 17, 2013

FileRock: open-source storage cloud provider

FileRock is an open-source cloud storage solution.

At time of writing, it's in beta and membership is subject to invitation.
Update as of September 2013: It's no longer open-source. They are going to switch to another model (not yet disclosed at time of writing). What a pity! It is not the only open-source project that I am following (and testing, providing feedbacks to the community) that steps back to commercial... Well, it can happen and this is part of the game (of life).

It's open-source (code is available for audit)
  • 3 GB free storage
  • Automated backup
  • Sync with multiple devices (Win, Linux, MAC)

The good point is that the password that is used to encrypt your data at rest is never sent to the FileRock's servers (but you ought better not forget it (the password), as there is no way to recover your data in such case).

Data are copied to FileRock. "Copied" means that you are keeping the original data onto your own hard drive, and thus you can then work "offline".

FileRock servers are located in Milano - Italy (http://www.seeweb.it/) and maybe also in Frosinone (South of Roma - Italy). This provider is IPv6 enabled.

Concerned about the security? See these posts: 
You will find some other links within this post that are worth the read in order to fully understand the whole picture, and decide if this solution is secure enough for you.

I did register for an invitation! Now queuing for a mail to land in my Inbox :-)