For what you want, any Linux distro should do it nicely. You don't even need a dedicated server for it if we are talking about periodically backing up things like photos. Depending on what you want to spend, A low cost NAS like WD My Cloud (about $150) should more than suffice. The reason for a separate server is to protect you from a massive disk failure caused by a lightning strike or power supply failure. I have used the older WD MyBook at work for backups. The device is slow, but reliable.
On 01/25/2015 12:37 PM, Rohan Joshi wrote: > Hi all, > > I was thinking of making a home server that will backup my photos and > documents, preferably one that is scheduled. > > Is there any particular distribution that is better than Ubuntu for this > purpose. I have a pentium D, and 2 gb of memory to work with. > Also, any other suggestions of how to go about this are welcome. > > Thanks, > Rohan > -- Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id:B7F14F2F PGP Key fingerprint: D937 A424 4836 E052 2E1B 8DC6 24D7 000F B7F1 4F2F _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss