Ask HN: I need a recommendation for a sharing site for a small team?

1 pointsby escapologybbvor 12 Jahren3 comments

Hi,

I've been asked to set up a site where a group of about 10 to 15 people can communicate and share files, in much the the same vein as Facebook and other social stream web apps.

I'd like to be able to host this on a small server somewhere like DigitalOcean, and if the amount of time spent setting up and maintaining it could be kept to a minimum that would be great.

Anybody got any recommendations?

Thanks

Edit: Sorry, forgot to mention that I would prefer free and open source projects that could be hosted anywhere.

1 comments

Steveismvor 12 Jahren

Unless I'm misunderstanding your team's needs, it sounds like you should give Basecamp a try: https://basecamp.com

escapologybbvor 12 Jahren

I didn't realise that could host basecamp anywhere?

Steveismvor 12 Jahren

No, you can't host Basecamp on your own server. If that's a strict requirement for your team then that's a deal breaker. But if it isn't an absolute requirement Basecamp would save you a ton of time by not having to setup something from scratch. Also, Basecamp has very nice official mobile apps which have always come in handy for me.