Thursday, April 27, 2017

Clouding Computing With Raspberry Pi Owncloud

By Amy Fox


The world of technology is never devoid of changes, with new concepts coming up every now and then. Not long ago, only a few people imagined that one could save data without necessarily having to invest in storage equipment. This concept was brought into reality by cloud computing. Many tech firms have built huge data centers to support this initiative, and computer manufacturers are taking charge. If you plan to hone your skills in this sphere, you might want to learn a little bit about the Raspberry Pi Owncloud.

By using Raspberry Pi, the possibilities of what you can do or become are endless, which is unlike what you are bound to experience by opting for an pre configured service, Drop Box being a good example. As a user, you get the enviable opportunity to configure your machine for cloud computing in a procedural manner. Nothing quite beats the feeling of control that comes with it.

Most popular cloud computing services only require subscribers to sign up using their email addresses before saving their data. However, getting entangled in the configuration from scratch will keep you way ahead of your technological peers. When setting up, you will learn a lot about the cloud computing concept and how to fuse hardware and software to create a remote storage device.

Learning everything from the beginning is undoubtedly tedious. The skills you ingrain in yourself in the process will make you a most sought after professional in the field nonetheless. The first step is gathering all the necessary hardware.

These include a Raspberry Pi motherboard, a USB flash drive, a plastic enclosure to make a computer and a wireless network card. All these items are readily available at various computer hardware shops. Better yet, you can order them online and have the delivered right to your doorstep.

Once you have all the aforementioned hardware in place, you may get down to the real set up process. The first process involves setting up the network. This is important as you will require network connectivity for your software downloads.

By default, a typical computer does not come with a set IP address. It is a value that ought to be input manually. This means your Linux scripting skills out to be on point. Save the software changes you make as you progress.

With the network up and running, you ought to update the operating system to the latest version. Being a process that requires internet connectivity, it may take a while to complete. In the process, activate all updates in the computer. This can be done in one step using the update command on the command line interface. Next, ensure all downloaded updates are configured for better performance.

Once your updates are working, download the main program. The purpose of this program is to convert your device into a cloud computer. The program is readily available on the Owncloud site. Once downloaded, activate it via the command prompt. Lastly, ensure you specify the storage drive.




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