On 12 Oct 2010 at 11:32, Matt Plahtinsky wrote:
> Check out freenas.
+1 -- I ran a FreeNAS box as a backup server for a while until I moved my
office. One of these days I'll fire it up again and update it from 0.6.x to
the current (I think it's now at 0.7.1). It had encrypted disks so I could run
it without worrying about someone stealing it and making off with my files.
There's a comparison of FreeNAS and Windows Home Server here:
Storage Server Challenge: FreeNAS vs. WHS | Iona.LABS
http://ionagroup.com/labs/2010/06/23/storage-server-challenge-freenas-vs-whs/
Key takeaway from this review:
"Both products are good and well worth using, but for me, FreeNAS was the
choice with running a mixed Mac/Windows household. If you are setting one
up for yourself, and you are tech savvy, go for FreeNAS. If you want
something that is a little more plug-and-play, and you don´t need the
cross-platform compatibility, Windows Home Server is a good choice too."
FreeNAS is based on FreeBSD; the Linux community tried to clone it using a
Linux distro as CoreNAS, which has become OpenMediaVault, which AFAICT is still
in beta.
If you're at all leery about *nix, there are some very good step-by-step
tutorials and a lot of helpful people over at HowToForge.com. See for example
these older HowTos:
Network-Attached Storage With FreeNAS
http://www.howtoforge.com/network_attached_storage_with_freenas
Simple Home File Server (Based On Ubuntu)
http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-home-fileserver
HTH
Angus
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