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1359985 2013-11-16 19:32:00 Hi all,

I'm looking for some kind of software (for Mac...) that works similar to something like Dropbox - watches a folder and when a new file is added it's automatically uploaded to a specified folder on my website. Website is running Joomla (3.11), so could be a Joomla app or ftp or something else if it's available. Any suggestions?

Cheers,
Mike.
Mike (15)
1359986 2013-11-16 21:17:00 If Dropbox does what you want, there is a MAC version: Download Here (www.dropbox.com) - If you click on the MAC beside the wording "Also available for", the MAC version download. (30.6MB) wainuitech (129)
1359987 2013-11-16 23:32:00 If Dropbox does what you want, there is a MAC version: Download Here (www.dropbox.com) - If you click on the MAC beside the wording "Also available for", the MAC version download. (30.6MB)Thanks wainuitech, not quite what I meant. I need something that will upload to a webserver, either through a Joomla plugin or via FTP. Dropbox doesn't do this unfortunately :( Dropbox watches a folder and loads new files into your dropbox account, so I want something that works similar to that, but uploads into an ftp instead of the Dropbox account.

Cheers,
Mike.
Mike (15)
1359988 2013-11-16 23:39:00 Ftpbox is what you are after. It works ok but they're still working out a few bugs, primarily if the ftp server is unavailable the program prompts you for ftp settings again. http://ftpbox.org/ Webbnzl (8810)
1359989 2013-11-17 01:51:00 Ftpbox is what you are after. It works ok but they're still working out a few bugs, primarily if the ftp server is unavailable the program prompts you for ftp settings again. http://ftpbox.org/ thanks, that's the sort of I'm after :) unfortunately no version yet :( Cheers,Mike. Mike (15)
1359990 2013-11-17 02:03:00 Do you have ssh access? (for rsync with an inotifywait trigger on the folder) fred_fish (15241)
1359991 2013-11-17 04:19:00 +1 for rsync Cato (6936)
1359992 2013-11-17 04:22:00 can you please elaborate?

Cheers,
Mike.
Mike (15)
1359993 2013-11-17 05:22:00 Basically, you can use inotifywait or in Apple's case fswatch (github.com) will see a change in a directory and execute a script.

In this case rsync (developer.apple.com) to sync local and remote files.

This should give you an idea:

blog.daanraman.com
Cato (6936)
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