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Introduction

Pydio is a Dropbox-like web interface to a remote filesystem (similar to OwnCloud). There are three desktop synchronization clients available for Pydio to enable the Dropbox-style functionality (linked under "Download" below); their stable client, written in Java; their experimental client, written in Python; and SFU's own Pydio client, which is effectively a cronjob + some libraries + a GUI installer, and is the only one that supports CAS users on the Pydio side. All three work on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

SFUdora is an Islandora module developed by Simon Fraser University for integration with Pydio. When running Pydio on the same server as Islandora, it adds an interface hook to Pydio that allows users to initiate deposit of files or folders to Islandora after presenting them with an Islandora metadata form, without needing to upload the file separately. This is a much more efficient way to perform GUI-driven batch ingest than what's currently available in Islandora, gets around the limitations of HTTP transfers (since files can be rsynced to Pydio using one of the desktop clients, and do not need to be directly uploaded as in Islandora), and provides a nice value-add by linking the two systems for sites that are already interested in pursuing a local Dropbox-style solution for reasons of data integrity and privacy.

Download

Pydio Server

Pydio Synchronization Clients

Desktop Sync

Installation

Please follow the youtube channel instructions for installation

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