Jungle Disk 1.30 Released
We’re pleased to announce that the Jungle Disk 1.30 beta is now available for download.
This released was focused on adding a number of smaller, but very highly requested features from our users. New features in this version include:
- Support for HTTP proxy authentication and SSL over proxy
- Backup cleanup feature for automatic backup users (removes remote files that have been deleted locally)
- Logging for transfer activity and automatic backup history
- Linux command line-only version with no UI dependency
- Support for file sizes up to 5GB
- New USB installation package with all three platforms included
Several other features and fixes are included as well. Read the release notes for the full list.
Users who have followed our blog may notice that the list is missing some larger features we had planned for this version, including incremental updating of file changes. Don’t worry! These feature are still coming - we’ve just rearranged the schedule slightly to get some of these other highly requested features out sooner.
As mentioned in our last blog post, Amazon has changed the pricing for S3 slightly. They have reduced the price for uploads and downloads, and added a new $0.01 fee per 1,000 PUT or 10,000 GET requests. Reports from Jungle Disk users have been mixed - some users have seen a slight increase in their bill, while others have seen a decrease. We’re going to do our part to minimize the impact of these fees by making changes in the next release to minimize the number of PUT requests done by the software, which should further reduce costs for users. We’re also considering offering the option of a flat-rate per-GB pricing model without transfer or request fees, billed by Jungle Tools (but still hosted by Amazon of course). As always, we welcome your feedback in the comments or via feedback@jungledisk.com
Subscribe to our feed
David Mackey said,
June 14, 2007 @ 6:54 am
Great job on this app. Really looking forward to the day when you guys will (will you?) offer support for files larger than 5 GB.
bill said,
June 14, 2007 @ 1:07 pm
Wow, thanks a lot!
Jungle Dave said,
June 14, 2007 @ 1:31 pm
We’re still considering what to do about larger files. One issue is that the WebDAV implementations on all OS’s we tested don’t work with files that large (they actually tend to stop at 4GB). We may need an alternative solution to working with larger files.
Dr. Allen Holder said,
June 14, 2007 @ 5:52 pm
This program is flat out amazing! It is the answer to so many of the problems I was having maintaining my own NAS (Network Attached Storage.)
I am anxious to investigae the HTTP proxy authentication and SSL over proxy. I am currently attempting to set up my own server that calls data from Jungle disk and presents it in a windows explorer file format over a secure connection (https). Basicly, I need a web based file server that runs on W2K3 IIS 6 for my jungle disk in addition to the outstanding jungle disk on my laptop. I have had a few problms with the Windows 2003 server platform and jungle disk but nothing major. I wish jungle disk could run as a service on W2K3 server. Maybe when you start charging, you could add this in a pro (professional) version with support for a IIS 6/6.5/7 web file server. I hope I can use the proxy to set somthing up like what I have metioned.
Thanks again for an awesome product!!! When you start charging for the program, I’ll be the first in line!!
Stephane B said,
June 15, 2007 @ 3:47 am
Your JungleDisk-on-USB is a great tools. But what about the user documentation ? How to parameter the .ini file and the xml files ? Can you please be a little more explicit ?
Jungle Dave said,
June 15, 2007 @ 8:10 am
You don’t need to edit the configuration files by hand at all - just run Jungle Disk Monitor (whichever executable is right for your OS), and it will open the configuration dialog and allow you to configure all the settings.
Once configured, the settings will be saved to the USB drive and travel with you.
Kevin said,
June 16, 2007 @ 11:34 am
Great job. Two comments:
1) I’d like Backup Cleanup to happen automatically during my scheduled backup, rather than having to run it by hand. Can that be an option?
2) As of the last beta, JungleDisk would lock up my Mac if the Internet connection went down while the remote disk was mounted.
Thanks
-Kevin
Todd said,
June 20, 2007 @ 7:42 am
A note to Linux users: This release requires glibc 2.4.x or later, which may or may not be on your system (look at the filename /lib/libc-*.so to find out what version you have). 2.3.x is still on many active systems such as Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and thus won’t run this release.
However, Jungle Dave has hinted that a future build will bring back compatibility with glibc 2.3. Hi Dave!
Jeffrey said,
June 20, 2007 @ 8:27 am
3 cheers! I just configured JungleDisk at home (in addition to our work backup system) and very excited about the “cleanup” feature. That was my main gripe up to now (and it hadn’t stop my usage anyways).
I know a lot goes into each release.
Nice work!
Radek said,
July 6, 2007 @ 10:22 am
Would love to use this on my production systems to backup, but glibc 2.4 makes that impossible. When could i try a glibc 2.3 build? thanks
Michael said,
July 7, 2007 @ 1:10 pm
Just wanted to second Kevin’s comment:
“I’d like Backup Cleanup to happen automatically during my scheduled backup, rather than having to run it by hand.”
Vacilando said,
July 13, 2007 @ 1:03 pm
When can we expect the block-level differential upload/download? JungleDisk is cool for small files but due to the fact that it always transfers whole files, it gets so slow that it is unusable for mail repositories or similar larger files. Users would not only benefit from significant speedup but also smaller payments to Amazon. And the idea of hashing blocks rather than whole files clear to anybody. Hoping the next release is almost ready and that it has this feature..
Jungle Dave said,
July 14, 2007 @ 7:41 am
Block level changes are still in the works. We don’t have an ETA right now, but it is a top priority.
julian said,
July 17, 2007 @ 12:08 pm
Great product. Is there a way you can enable password protection. (Even if its not 100% secure).
I don’t feel comfortable with leaving a computer in the office with my all my files online!
A password work help with this fear. Thanks
Jungle Dave said,
July 17, 2007 @ 1:46 pm
Julian -
I recommend locking your workstation when you leave (or automatically with the screensaver). Your configuration is protected by your account login, so even if someone reboots your machine they won’t have access unless they have your system login.