Owncloud Questions (mainly URL redirecting & torrent options)

[Gaiko]

I have been wanting to install owncloud and a torrent client on my DNS323 for awhile and have finally gotten around to it (the owncloud part, still trying to understand what my options are for torrent clients).

One of the two issues I am having (latest issues?) is accessing owncloud from outside my local network.
I have been looking at various URL redirecting services but they all seem a bit excessive, or come with strings attached, or (most importantly) don't seem like their clients would be something i could run/install on ALT-F... but then again there seems to be a ton of services out there so any recommendations of services, or better options than URL redirection services would be much appreciated!

Second, torrents. I currently use utorrent and like it quite a bit however this requires that i keep my computer on all the time which seems silly if i can just run this on my DNS323 as it will be staying on all the time once i get owncloud accessible from the outside). I noticed that FFP has a "btpd" package which seems a bit spartan (I'm one of those that checks torrnets all the time and like a GUI), and ALT-F has transmission the package which seems to have an ok webGUI control option, and then i noticed that owncloud has a RuTorrent app which seems to have the most "utorrent-like" interface (though its not clear to me if i can install rtorrent or rutorrent which i think are requirements).

Thoughts on this from anyone who has already done this (or has a better understanding of what the options are [pardon my noob-ness]) would really be appreciated!

Cheers,

-Gaiko

[Joao Cardoso]

On Sunday, December 16, 2012 10:56:05 AM UTC, Gaiko wrote:

I have been wanting to install owncloud and a torrent client on my DNS323 for awhile and have finally gotten around to it (the owncloud part, still trying to understand what my options are for torrent clients).

One of the two issues I am having (latest issues?) is accessing owncloud from outside my local network.

I'm afraid that you need to forward port 8080 or 8443 in your router to the nas.

As owncloud is intended to be accessible from the outside, it could have a upnp client to automatically open and direct the port, as Transmission does.

Better check in ownCloud site the details.

 

I have been looking at various URL redirecting services but they all seem a bit excessive, or come with strings attached, or (most importantly) don't seem like their clients would be something i could run/install on ALT-F...

Alt-F already has a DDNS client, Services->Network->ddns Configure. The (rather old) client supports dyndns.org, freedns.afraid.org, zoneedit.com and no-ip.com.

I tried and had success with dyndns.org and freedns.afraid.org. But most probably your router also supports others.

 

but then again there seems to be a ton of services out there so any recommendations of services, or better options than URL redirection services would be much appreciated!

Second, torrents. I currently use utorrent and like it quite a bit however this requires that i keep my computer on all the time which seems silly if i can just run this on my DNS323 as it will be staying on all the time once i get owncloud accessible from the outside). I noticed that FFP has a "btpd" package which seems a bit spartan (I'm one of those that checks torrnets all the time and like a GUI), and ALT-F has transmission the package which seems to have an ok webGUI control option,

I used  http://code.google.com/p/transmisson-remote-gui/ for Transmission remote control from my desktop computer. I also remember to use an Android app for that purpose.

Don't know others.