Empowerment

Empowering Our Ecosystem

Open APIs and Extensibility

ownCloud is built to be extended. We provide public APIs, documentation, and SDKs to enable the creation of custom apps, automations, and integrations. We see developers not as passive users, but as partners. Our goal is to make ownCloud accessible, usable, expandable, and yours.

Real-World Use Cases and Adoption

We build and extend the product based on real-world needs. We collaborate with educational institutions, government bodies, NGOs, and communities who share our values. Their feedback directly informs our development. We invest in showcasing how ownCloud is deployed in real-world scenarios — from school clouds to state-wide data platforms, from research clusters to NGOs.

Partnering for Impact

We actively seek partnerships with organizations that share our commitment to open source. Through programs such as our Partner Network and Community Advisory Board, we ensure aligned collaboration on roadmaps, priorities, and integrations.

Empowering Our People

InnerSource by Practice

ownCloud’s development culture reflects the principles of open source internally: projects are accessible across teams, reviewed via pull requests, and documented for shared understanding. We are working to deepen this practice and hold ourselves to the same standards of transparency that we ask of our community.

Encouraging Upstream Engagement

We encourage our engineers to contribute to the upstream projects we depend on — from container runtimes to identity providers, from storage drivers to UI frameworks. We allocate time and recognition for these contributions.

Learning and Growth

We invest in educating our team on open source best practices: licensing, community management, inclusive writing, and accessible coding. Continuous learning is foundational to how we operate.

Recognizing Contribution

From internal recognition to GitHub acknowledgements, from travel budgets to community rewards: we celebrate the efforts of our team members who go above and beyond in supporting open source.

Frequently Asked Questions

ownCloud is designed for extensibility, offering public APIs, documentation, and SDKs that allow developers to create custom apps, automations, and integrations. The company views developers as partners, aiming to make the platform accessible, usable, expandable, and tailored to their needs.

ownCloud develops and extends its product based on real-world needs, collaborating with educational institutions, government bodies, NGOs, and communities. Examples include deployments in school clouds, state-wide data platforms, research clusters, and NGO environments, with feedback directly shaping development.

ownCloud embraces an InnerSource culture by making projects accessible across teams, using pull requests for reviews, and maintaining documentation for shared understanding. Additionally, the company encourages engineers to contribute to upstream projects and invests in education on open source best practices.

ownCloud actively seeks partnerships with organizations committed to open source through programs like the Partner Network and Community Advisory Board. These initiatives ensure aligned collaboration on roadmaps, priorities, and integrations for maximum impact.