Sync Support: Rackspace Cloud Files

[crazyfool2100]

Hello!

Would you think about adding support to sync with Rackspace Cloud Files? Its a growing legitimate competitor to Amazon S3 and the protocols and infrastructure are almost identical, so it shouldn't be too hard to port the S3 code over for it.

http://www.rackspacecloud.com/cloud_hos ... ucts/files

I got hooked on the free trial and want to buy the full version, but the only way I could sync to my cloud files account is to 'mount' my cloudfiles account to my cloud sever's file system (using cloudfuse) and then use SSH SFTP into the cloud server's sshd. Very cumbersome and the mount often disconnects for no reason, which stops the sync. Im sure im not the only one interested in this.

Thanks!!!!

[superflexible]

I will be releasing Microsoft Azure Storage support this week. It is very similar to Amazon S3 too. I will look at Rackspace next.

[superflexible]

Syncovery for Windows now supports synchronizing your files with Rackspace Cloud Files. This is the first of a series of new cloud services that will be supported in the near future.

Cloud storage allows you to upload as much data as you need, paying only for the storage that you are actually using. It is a highly recommended storage location for your online backups. You need to sign up with the cloud storage provider, and then set up a profile to upload your data. Choose your local folders on the left-hand side, and click on the Internet button for the right-hand side. Then, choose the protocol you want to use (for example: Rackspace), and specify a container and folder where the data should be stored. You should also specify your Rackspace username and password (access key) here.

Even though your data is uploaded via secure https with SSL, you may want to use zipping and encryption for your files. To keep a constantly updated mirror of your data, we recommend using the option “Zip Each File Individually”.

Due to the nature of Rackspace Cloud Files, the “Last Modified” timestamp of your documents cannot be preserved. Therefore, we recomend to use the “Filename Encoding” feature of Syncovery. This adds the timestamps to the file names when uploading, and restores the original names and timestamps when restoring. You will find this checkmark on the Versioning tab sheet, as well as on the Internet dialog.

Additional cloud services will be added in the near future. Feel free to send your suggestions to info@syncovery.com!