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up in the clouds “is the new hype . With an abundance of cloud services available from Google, Microsoft and independent companies such as Dropbox, one might wonder why you need to build your own server solution. But what if you do not like the idea out of your personal data to another company’s server? Then you build your own online store cloud and retrieve your data remotely. In this article we show you how to use a Mac to make your own cloud services, including storage and transfer of files, streaming media, and even to serve with your Mac web pages. You can then access these services remotely on your Mac or an IOS device
What you need:.
> Mac OS X Snow Leopard
>> “always-on Internet connection
store and transfer files
first Store and transfer files with Hamachi
sharing server before, but I can also use it to retrieve and send files to and from other Macs (and Windows PCs) that are connected to the same Hamachi Virtual Private Network.
After following our previous articles on setting up the Hamachi network to navigate to System Preferences> Sharing. Make sure the box is checked next to the file sharing. This allows administrators to access all drives on the Mac and other users can access shared folders.
After logging into your Hamachi VPN, open a Finder window. As you would on your local network, shared computer with the same VPN shows under the title Shared.
2 Use SSH / SFTP to access files on-the-go
access to your files on-the-run on your Mac SFTP by the enable and configure SSH on your Mac or network. SSH (or Secure Shell) allows you to access your Mac files on a protocol called SFTP (Secure FTP). With this method, you can access your files, wherever you are, as long as you have an Internet connection and an FTP client.
To access your files on a Mac using an SFTP client such as Panic’s Transmit or Cyberduck . If you try to get your files from one device to iOS SFTP access, try an application such as Good Reader .
Streaming Media
first Use Home Sharing with Hamachi
Hamachi VPN on your Macs, You can also iTunes Home Sharing via iTunes on multiple computers. This means you can remotely stream music from your Mac at home via the Internet. So, no matter where you are, you can still have your groove without the purchase or construction of additional services. To learn more about setting up Hamachi to stream media from iTunes Home Sharing, please read our previous article .
2 Air Video to Watch Videos on-the-go
iTunes App Store , $ 2.99) is a large two-part application: one that is on your Mac and an iPhone on your iPhone’s version of the application. to connect to its Mac counterpart and allow you, all video media that is stored on your Mac. It does not matter whether your internal hard disk or an externally connected device accessible.
If you a file that you would like to play selected, you will be presented with several options. Standard Play button is available if you have a good network connection and have an IOS-compatible file and allows you to file directly over the to play network. If you do not have a good connection, or convert have an incompatible file, the selection of games with live conversion button and the file buffer, so it plays without interruption on your network connection. You can also file , by converting some conversion settings, or add the file in iTunes on the Mac, you are surfing.