Still beta but I've just heard about it and it got me thinking about something like this for myself one day: https://arkos.io/
The main problem I see with running my own server is that it depends on my home ADSL line. Most of the time it shouldn't be a major problem but still access will be slower and more limited compared to, for instance, GMail. On 7 October 2013 20:13, Udi Finkelstein <linux...@udif.com> wrote: > Using a PC as a server has several drawbacks: > 1. Size > 2. Power consumption > > A typical ARM based NAS will usually beat a PC in both categories. > > BTW, for backing up pictures, if you don't use the RAW file format, you > can use flickr which offers free storage up to 1TB (you can mark all your > files private if you want). > > Udi > > > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Ira Abramov < > lists-linux...@ira.abramov.org> wrote: > >> Quoting Steve G., from the post of Fri, 04 Oct: >> > >> > So I am thinking, maybe I should get an external network drive, or >> raid, or >> > NAS, and use it to consolidate my drive and keep all my files in one >> place >> > from now onward. >> >> I have yet to see a cheap hardware off-the-shelf NAS that can beat a PC >> in performance or flexibility. I would get three WD Red disks and build >> a Linux machine around them, doesn't have to be too powerful. Don't >> stick old drives in there, you want reliability. use RAID5 in software, >> dm-crypt if you want some privacy, Samba, NFS and OwnClouׁ• like people >> already suggested, and a very logical directory tree so you can find >> everything easily. >> >> Also - backup backup baskup. there are cheap cloud services where you >> can have unlimited storagef for $20-$#0 a year, the better ones support >> rsync. don't be too cheap, you want your data alive. Especially unique >> stuff like family photos that can't be recovered from a torrent site... >> >> >> -- >> Built by 100 monkeys with 100 typewriters >> Ira Abramov >> http://ira.abramov.org/email/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing list >> Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > > -- [image: View my profile on LinkedIn] <http://www.linkedin.com/in/gliderflyer>
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