Unsuccessful iFolder installation

The other day I was given the task to install iFolder 3.5 on a server. That turned out not to be an easy task. In the end we had to revert to iFolder 3.2 running OES. This is the last commercial version available from Novell.

iFolder is a file synchronization tool, allowing you to backup your files on the fly when you are online. Originally developed by Novell, but i now a open-source product donated to the community.

iFolder server

From their homepage the install seems easy. You just need a few components. If you run SUSE Linux you can download already compiled packages for everything. Unfortunately they don't work out of the box on newer SUSE releases.

• iFolder with Simian (included in iFolder download)
• libflaim (developed by Novell)
• Mono
• Apache server with mod_mono installed

The source code for all components are available for download so compilation is possible. But configuration can be demanding.

I ran out of time when I tried to make mod_mono work with Apache.

Links

• iFolder homepage
• Mono project
• Tags: iFolder, Linux, open source

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