Opera Unite : A review and walk through all the services

by Harsh Agrawal on June 17, 2009

in Browsers

Despite of internet revolution, we people are still dependent on Web hosting companies to host our websites and services.

What is Opera unite?

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Opera unite is a technology, which will let you use your Web browser Opera as a web server. You can host your own websites, host chatting and file sharing.

Opera unite gives you both the option of Server and Client on your computer.

From official Opera Lab page :

Opera Unite is a unique technology that turns any computer or device running Opera into a Web server. In other words, your computer (running Opera Unite) is truly part of the fabric of the Web, rather than just interacting with it, and it’s something anyone can use. With Opera Unite, everyday non-technical users can serve and share content and services directly from their own computers in the form of intuitive applications.

How to get Started with Opera Unite?

You can watch this demo video from Opera labs team to understand Opera Unite more clearly and how to use it

I just downloaded the Opera Unite and tried it on my desktop. To use the Opera unite you need to create a free account.

Benefits of Opera unite in layman language?

In case if you have to share a file or images, how do you share? By uploading to some web service. Like Flickr or windows Live.

With Opera unite you will be making your own web server and you can directly share files and folders, maintaining your privacy.   A sample URL will be like this

   1: http://office.denharsh.operaunite.com/file_sharing/

This is not the only use of Opera unite, You can use it for more purpose like creating a sample website and sharing it with friends. You can password protect any folder and files.

Like Mojo : ITunes Library sharing software, you can also share your own Music library anywhere using Opera unite.

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The service is very easy to use and anyone at home can use it. You don’t need to be a techy geek to understand Opera unite. Simply watch the videos provided above and start using this service.

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These are the default services which you will be getting with Opera unite.

  • File Sharing “ Share any files and Folders
  • Fridge “ Let people leave notes on your computer
  • Media player : Access your music collection anywhere and share it with your friends.
  • Photo Sharing :   Share your photos album with all the privacy.
  • Lounge : Create your personal Chat room and Let your friend join you there.
  • Web server : Host your personal websites on your system

I will highly recommend to try this free software and keep them handy for later use.

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1 Paritosh June 17, 2009 at 01:43

Does Hosting your personal website includes our wordpress blogs also ?

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2 Harsh Agrawal June 17, 2009 at 01:47

Yes you can. but then you need to play with DNS and should have a High speed Broadband connection along with Good computer configuration.

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