Cloud Computing & Tricks and Tips - UK - Edition 04 (2020)

The last step added the network address of the
OwnCloud server as a trusted source. To create
users, on the OwnCloud Admin page, click on
the pull-down Admin link in the top right of the screen and
select Users. Click Add Group and create a new user access
group; click the Plus sign to enter the group.

    STEP    6

With ifconfig you’re looking for the IP address
of the cloud server, it’s found after the ‘inet’
entry in the list; ours in the Step 4 screenshot,
is 192.168.1.192. Open a new tab in Firefox and enter:
[http://192.168.1.192/owncloud, replacing the 192.168.1.192](http://192.168.1.192/owncloud, replacing the 192.168.1.192)
part with your PC’s IP address. Click on the Add x.x.x.x as
trusted domain button, followed by Yes.

    STEP    5

At the top of the screen you can see the Admin
and Password boxes. Use these to enter a
new username, their password and the new
Group you just created. Click the Create button when you’re
done. On another computer, open a browser and navigate
to: http://192.168.1.192/owncloud and enter the new user’s
details. Repeat these steps with all your users.

    STEP    7

This    next    step    is  tricky. To  gain    access  to

OwnCloud    from    outside your    network you need

to  open    a   hole    in  your    router’s    firewall.   Every

router  is  slightly    different,  making  it  difficult   to  say what    to  do

exactly.    However,    look    for Port    Forwarding  and allow   port    80

access  to  the OwnCloud    server.

    STEP    9

Folders within  OwnCloud    can be  created or

deleted by  clicking    the Plus    symbol  at  the top of

the screen. Folders and files   can be  shared  with

other   users   by  clicking    on  the Share   symbol  or  the three   full

stops.  You can change  between file    and media   views   by  clicking

on  the four    boxes   in  the top right   of  the screen.

    STEP    8

You need

your

Broadband

IP  Address,    as  displayed   on

your    router  connection  status

page.   Use this    to  connect

to  the OwnCloud    server  as

http://www.broad.band.ip.address/

owncloud.   With    port    80

allowed through the router

to  the OwnCloud    server, you

should  be  able    to  access

the sever   from    any Internet

connected   device. It’s    basic

compared    to  Google  Drive,  but

it  works.

    STEP    10

Setting Up Your Own Cloud