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Protonet’s secure server really is incredibly simply to set-up and use, but I’m not sure I need it

In the wake of Snowden’s now ageing revelations about governmental snooping a wave of ‘ultra-secure’ personal servers hit the market, promising to give you access to all your documents, files and anything else you need – just like using the cloud – but without all the data being stored elsewhere.Obviously, if you’re technically inclined and want to set up your own personal server, then there are cheaper ways to do it than considering an out of the box answer. If you don’t have time for the faff, but want a realistic option for keeping your data safe, yet accessible, then something like the Shirleybox, Wedg or the Protonet could be exactly what you’re looking for.I spent a couple of weeks testing out the Protonet Maya personal server to see if it’s as straightforward for non-techies as it claims to be and whether you’d ever want one for home use

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A-maya-zingly simple set-up

As someone who doesn’t have a lot of call for a personal server, I’ve never really invested a lot of time, effort or money into seeing how I could achieve a ‘personal private cloud’. The Protonet Maya, however, is designed for a single user (or a small team) and promises to be the easiest one to set up and use.Indeed, the giant orange wastebin-shaped device was a breeze to set up first time around.

Plug it in, connect to it via Wi-Fi and then enter your router’s details to give you a connection back to the outside world. That’s all you need to do in order to loop all your communications, files and anything else through the Protonet.You can also set it up to appear as a network drive each time you start your computer if you want a File Explorer view. If you’re planning on using the Protonet every day, I’d recommend doing this to streamline your file management in the environment you’re familiar with, which in this test case was Windows.