Push
What your Public Folder has been waiting for...
What Is Push?
Push is two things.
1. It lets you setup your own Push File Server.
2. It's an awesome new way to share files between a group of users.
Push File Server
First of all what do we mean with a Push File Server? With normal file servers you need to login to the server, search for the file you need, copy it to your own computer and log out.
With Push it's the other way around. Instead of you going to the file server the file server now comes to you. The Push Server knows what kind of files you want to receive. And when it spots a file you want, it sends it to you. Right into your Drop Box.
With Push you can set up a completely new Push File Server or you could add Push to an existing File Server. Because all Push needs is a location to look for files. We call this the group folder. But the group folder could also be a sharepoint from another file server, a download location for a Bit Torrent client or an FTP location.
Share Files In A New Way
Ever wondered what that Public Folder is doing in your home folder? It's meant for Push.
The idea is simple: whenever you want to share a file between a group of users simply put it in your Public Folder. Push will see it, get it and send it to all the users who want it.
And when somebody else shares a file? You just receive it in your Drop Box located in your Public Folder.
So basically the workflow is like this:
But that's not all...
Easy Admin
Push comes with an easy to use admin tool so you could easily set up your groups and clients. You'll be pushing out files in no time!
It's a client-server app as well so you're able to admin the server from your very own Mac.
Every group shares his own bunch of files. By working with clients and groups you're getting pretty flexible allready. But you can get exactly the files you want with filters.
Every client can make a filter per group. This way you'll receive only the files you want to receive.
Let files auto delete after a certain amount of days. Or set a quota. The oldest files are auto deleted when the quota is reached.
Find out more about Push on these pages:
Complete Overview - Screenshots - Support