In the contact of pCloud: pCloud International AG 74 Zugerstrasse Str, 6340 Baar, Switzerland Evoyez-nous un email : info [ at ] pcloud [ dot ] com Appelez-nous : +41 43 508 59 48 It isn't located in the US. Éric Laplante 514-942-3800 / elaplante [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com 2300 Avenue de la Salle, B304 Montréal QC H1V 2L1 Le mar. 22 avr. 2025, à 21 h 40, Jean-Francois Messier via linux < linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> a écrit : > I personally use pCloud. They advertise a service located in the US, but > they also offer at the same price to have the storage in the EU, which > is my option. They also offer a fully-supported software that will mount > your storage on a Linux client. The mount is using fuse type. It worked > flawlessly for me. > > JFM > > On 2025-04-22 18:02, Nash JC - NCF via linux wrote: > > I've been using a VPS that uOttawa lets me have as retired/Adjunct > > prof. However, it's > > likely to disappear soon, as IT has been outsourced (given away!) to > > Micro$oft. I keep > > getting notices that I should use Outlook for my email. When Micro$oft > > board chooses > > to get their carbon and nitrogen for protein from KCN I might do so, > > but not until. > > > > For the last year or so, I've been exploring how I might use cloud > > storage for my needs. > > Of course, I'm aiming to avoid servers in the USA. > > > > Unfortunately, my biggest storage user is my book writing, for which I > > currently use > > Subversion over SSH on the VPS. Essentially I'd like to avoid actually > > managing a > > server. The storage needs are in the 60GB zone due to lots of > > background material. > > > > One possibility is using mounted cloud storage and file:// access for > > the Subversion. > > BUT ... > > > > I discovered that there are glitches with permissions. The idea works > > nicely with > > pCloud, but not with Icedrive. Git gives similar issues. I also tried > > curlftpfs > > with the NCF web space, but got problems with file ownership. > > > > I've not tried Stormweb or Proton or .... And I've not explored what > > might be > > possible in partnering with someone else. > > > > Has anyone in the group tried using cloud storage in such ways? It > > would be useful > > to compare notes. > > > > I might also like to encrypt some stuff -- I do screen prints of some > > material that > > has factual tid-bits for my work on historical novels, and don't want > > to get into > > arguments over fair dealing. There have been a number of complaints > > about pCloud > > closing accounts (and keeping the money!) because they got a hash > > positive for > > supposedly copyright material. This also means they are scanning > > material. Sigh. > > That would mean local encryption before upload of the sensitive > > material, which > > is a pain, but not impossible, as the background material isn't > > accessed often. > > In fact, I keep a small svn repo for some personal docs so I can get > > at them when > > travelling. > > > > I've been documenting this investigation, and probably can share the > > write-up at > > some point. > > > > Ideas welcome. > > > > John Nash > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to > linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > > To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org > >