Comments on: Jungle Disk Launches an All New Product Lineup

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:48:14 +0000

Can a backup vault made with the reseller edition be used for the reseller server edition when it becomes available? I’d like to get a start on creating the backup vaults for a few clients but don’t wish to waste time or bandwidth if I’ll just have to do it all over again.

Also, any word on a release date for the reseller server edition?

Thanks

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:41:37 +0000

I have the Desktop Edition, and am in the process of buying an HP MediaSmart server. What happened to the version of Jungle Disk for WHS? Can I install my Desktop Edition on WHS?

By: Jungle Dave

Jungle Dave — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:17:22 +0000

Vito – There is no need to keep the client management app running unless you want to check the status or reconfigure. The backups will proceed on the server without it.

By: Vito Botta

Vito Botta — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:58:23 +0000

Hi!
I finally found the time to try today the server edition (after using almost since the beginning the desktop edition!).

I am currently backing up the data on a VPS, but I am a bit confused about how these backups work. I can see in the client management app (linux edition) that the back up is going on fine etc. But what happens if I close the client app? Will the backup continue or not? Also, if the client app is shut down, will the scheduled backup still occur on the server?
I hope backing up servers this way does not mean we need to depend on a PC up and running!

Thanks in advance
Vito

By: Eric Cosky

Eric Cosky — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:28 +0000

Hello,

I was just about to buy two more copies of Jungle Disk to install for my family and discovered the recent changes in pricing. To be blunt, this isn’t simply changing the pricing, this fundamentally changing what the product is from a buy-once to a subscription-only product.

I am disappointed to see there is no option to purchase the software like I originally did without the ongoing subscription. Unfortunately I’m not going to buy Jungle Disk now, because what we need is what Jungle Disk used to be – not what it has become. It is a shame, because prior to this subscription requirement Jungle Disk was exactly the product I had been looking for and was very happy with it.

Please consider restoring the self-managed, subscription-free storage as an option again because I would prefer to remain a customer and to continue to recommend JD to my friends and family. But I can’t at this time due to the subscription requirement.

Best regards,

By: Jungle Dave

Jungle Dave — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:37:23 +0000

Adam – it’s a bit more abstract obviously, and supposed to represent files in motion.
As for the monthly fees, aren’t you already paying monthly fees for Amazon storage? Why the objection to fees for the software? Compared to the old one-time purchase option plus the $1 Jungle Disk Plus subscription (which is now included for all users), the new pricing is less even expensive for the first few years.

By: Adam Ellis

Adam Ellis — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:00:52 +0000

I’m just curious to know what the new logo is supposed to be or represent. The old logo was nice, but I can’t figure out this new one.

I am also a legacy user that used to recommend JD to others, but no longer do because of the monthly fees. Bring back the flat-fee product, and I will once again start recommending you to others.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:20:42 +0000

I too urge quick release of Server Edition for Resellers… I have people lined up for it…

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:40:38 +0000

@Peter
I’m in the same boat with you. I’m a “legacy” user that wants to stick to the command line and do some pretty simple backups. Jungle Disk’s squashing of the community forums a few years ago and now the fee-based structure are leaving me with a bad taste in my mouth.

I’ve been hacking away at various open and closed source replacements for Jungle Disk and have settled on S3 commander for my headless Linux box. It doesn’t fully support encryption yet, but it’s free (FREE!) and offers a sleek command line interface that allows swift and easy control of buckets. The delete functions of s3cmd are at least an order of magnitude faster than in Jungle Disk. It also includes a synchronization option much like the backup features of the old (2.x) versions of Jungle Disk. it’s fairly easy to configure and offers exclude/include rule sets, regular expression sets and quite a few other features. The price is definitely right at the moment.

I don’t know if I’m ready to make the plunge again and upload 80GiB through s3cmd, but unless Jungle Disk changes things around in a hurry, I’m off to greener or at least more open pastures.

By: Jungle Dave

Jungle Dave — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:34:12 +0000

Stephen – we expect to have a reseller server edition by end of the year.