Jungle Disk Beta Released!
After a several weeks of private testing, Jungle Disk is now available for public download. I’d like to personally thank all the testers on the AWS Forums and elsewhere that gave us feedback - we’ve already implemented a number of suggestions and fixed some of the rough edges that were found.
For those who are getting their first exposure to Jungle Disk through this blog, here’s the skinny - Jungle Disk is an multi-platform application that lets users easily store and backup their data online via Amazon.com’s S3 storage service. S3 has a usage based pricing model that pretty much blows away all of the other online storage sites. To get more details, check out the howitworks page.
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asdf said,
May 8, 2006 @ 10:05 pm
I knew someone would do this, and I’m glad you took the time to really get it right. THANK YOU for writing JungleDisk - it’s soooo cool!
Troy said,
May 17, 2006 @ 7:59 am
How about mapping S3 to a drive, given us full editing capability?
Troy said,
May 17, 2006 @ 8:04 am
To map as a drive, you’d need to use Windows XP filesystem redirector
It’s not hard, it’s still a webdav server but there are some stupid
things like it has to run on port 80, you can only have a 1 level directory
for the mount point, etc. microsoft’s client impl limitations.
A drive mapping is necessary so that I can use things like syncback which I already use to do my backups
Troy said,
May 17, 2006 @ 8:23 am
How about an FAQ on the web site?
To answer questions like: how is encryption performed? What type? What if the encryption key is lost becuase the hard drive crashed? etc. etc.
Joel said,
May 17, 2006 @ 9:52 am
Thanks! I’ve been waiting for something like this!
Jungle Dave said,
May 17, 2006 @ 10:02 am
You can map Jungle Disk to a drive using NetDrive or WebDrive (linked on the installation instructions page). It is possible to use the WinXP redirector as well, but there are some caveats (as you mentioned) - we are planning on documenting the issues for those who want to use the redirector in a future release.
Jungle Dave said,
May 17, 2006 @ 10:04 am
Regarding the encryption, we’ve posted source code on the download page that demonstrates the encryption used and how the key is generated (it is a per-file key based on your AWS secret key).
In a future version we are planning on letting users specify an independent key for encryption, and even different keys for different files.
We’re planning on putting a FAQ up as soon as we have a fair number of questions to be answered.
Ian said,
May 18, 2006 @ 8:14 am
How about a console only version for linux? Some of us don’t use x-windows but would still like to use jungledisk.
Jungle Dave said,
May 18, 2006 @ 9:28 am
A console version that runs as a background service is being considered for a future release.
Andy said,
May 18, 2006 @ 6:11 pm
FANTASTIC! When I heard about S3 I knew something like this would pop up sooner or later. I feel much better knowing I have true redundant offsite backups - and I can link it all in my Windows, Linux or Mac boxes.
Richard Lucas said,
May 21, 2006 @ 12:08 am
This would seem like a good solution for backing up my digital photos, which I nearly lost when changing laptops
(I have them on my IPOD now).
Is the servic guarranteed?
Is there any possibility of adding a “deduplication” value added service.
“scan files uploaded for duplicates”
As every time I consider doing this, (even using an automated tool, the time required seems very offputting
thanks
Richard