Activity Stream & Notifications

ownCloud Online provides a separate overview page where all file and folder actions are listed in a comprehensive stream. From creation of new files or folders, to file or folder changes, updates, restores from trash bin, sharing activities, comments, tags or downloads from public share links –like known from social networks all file or folder related actions are tracked and displayed in one place for the user to review.

On top of that every user is able to enable email notifications about those file actions which are sent in a user set interval.

Alice clicks on “Settings” in her user menu (1) to specify her notification settings.

In the “General” tab (2) she scrolls down to see all notification settings. These options affect only her personal account. For a detailed description to each option see the “Notification Options” below.

Additionally to mail notifications a small bell appears in the header (3) notifying Alice about important events.

To see the Activity Stream, which lists all actions to files Alice watches, she clicks on “Activity” in the file menu (4).

Individual notification settings

Choose on which channel you want to be notified about. “Notify via email” or “Notify via stream” lets you choose which way you want to go.

Customize notification intervals

You can determine how often the system should send you a summarized report about your file actions. Select an hourly, daily or weekly digest or even turn off mail notifications completely. Notifications are customizable according to your needs.

Teams (Custom Groups)

Create custom sharing segmentations on the fly. For a more efficient workflow without the need of an administrator.

Guest Accounts

Get notified in realtime about file actions and see who worked on your files. No file action will get past you anymore.

Advanced sharing possibilities

ownCloud.online offers a variety of settings for flexible and convenient ways to share files with other users.