Private cloud

[zombie kat]

Private cloud

I like my cloud service but putting everything I want on it would be prohibitively expensive and I really don

 

[mydian]

You could setup a FTP server on your PC and then use a FTP client on your phone to upload/download whatever you want to/from your PC.

 

[Chip_365]

There is this initiative.

http:// www.opencloud.com/

 

[CodeMonkey]

There's an awful lot of options available depending on budget and equipment.

Personally I have a vpn server (built into an Asus rt-n66u router with free DNS service) that gives me secure external access to files held on a pair of Windows Home Server boxes (2003 and 2011).

The router is quite pricey for a domestic but gives me very good WiFi plus an Asus AICloud app with file browsing and wake over WAN.

With this setup I can also use ES File Explorer to copy files to my N4 directly when connected to the VPN, and I have the ability to use my home ISP to browse the internet when connected to a potentially insecure public WiFi spot.

I did originally consider using Windows Home Server to offer remote access but had some security concerns with that approach (plus my servers are setup to hibernate when not in use and WHS remote access interferes with hibernation). With the setup I have now even if an attacker penetrated the VPN they would still have to crack each machine's security to gain further access.

I also looked at setting up a vpn server on a dedicated raspberry pi but it looked too labour intensive for my taste. The setup I have now is pretty much maintenance free.