How can I self-host Ubuntu One?

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The Ubuntu One service is closing and being open sourced:

Additionally, we continue to believe in the Ubuntu One file services, the quality of the code, and the user experience, so will release the code as open source software to give others an opportunity to build on this code to create an open source file syncing platform.

How can I self-host the server and set up my Ubuntu One clients to use this server?

I looked at the Launchpad project site, but it seems that all the server-side code is still hidden.

Well, there's less than three months before our files on U1 get deleted. In this time, someone might develop an easy method to install a personal U1 server. If we get the source soon... — metakermit, Apr 02 '14 at 18:08
No, it's a little less than four months. We're at the beginning of April and files will be deleted in the end of July. — Jo-Erlend Schinstad, Apr 02 '14 at 18:13
I don't think it will be open source as long as it is available as a service. It could potentially let hackers to find security holes. — mark.sagikazar, Apr 02 '14 at 16:57
related http://askubuntu.com/questions/15294/why-is-the-ubuntu-one-server-side-application-proprietary — Tachyons, Aug 17 '15 at 09:55

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 03 '14 at 08:18

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You cannot self-host the server currently. It will be released as open source, meaning, some time in the future. There is still some work to do to make it possible to run it on arbitrary systems. When that happens, it should simply be a matter of using JuJu to deploy the service, or pulling it from the bzr branch and running it yourself.

Until then you will have to just wait, or write your own server based on the protocol, which is already open source.

answered Apr 03 '14 at 08:18

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Is there a timeline for that? As Ubuntu is cancelling the service it would be nice to have the possibility to a smooth transition to a self hosted service. – DoubleMalt Apr 03 '14 at 11:36
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http://askubuntu.com/questions/15294/why-is-the-ubuntu-one-server-side-application-proprietary – Tachyons Aug 17 '15 at 09:55

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