VortexBox is based on Fedora linux. ubuntu is the most popular linux for
desktops but RedHat (fedora) is the most popular for servers. A NAS is a
server so this is why I used Fedora.
Far from non-mainstream RedHat is the most used Linux OS for servers so
it's very easy to support because there
I can second the positive experience with MiniITX. I recently bought a
MiniITX PC in a Psile case, driven largely by the desire to find
something that had low power consumption. Then installed Ubuntu and
set it up with Wake-On-Lan and auto shutdown at the same time every
evening and it's been
Gus;416734 Wrote:
I can second the positive experience with MiniITX. I recently bought a
MiniITX PC in a Psile case, driven largely by the desire to find
something that had low power consumption. Then installed Ubuntu and
set it up with Wake-On-Lan and auto shutdown at the same time every
It could be an option for you but depends on whether you are using your
MiniITX box for anything over and above, email, internet etc.
Hmmm. My Linux skills are rudimentary, so probably a
non-mainstream-OS-version-too-far for me. Thanks for clarifying
though. The automation on the
It's tempting! Does that price include import tax?
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No you have to pay the import tax yourself. I think it's 15% in the UK
so that's another 30 quid.
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agillis;416108 Wrote:
No you have to pay the import tax yourself. I think it's 15% in the UK
so that's another 30 quid.
Plus the collection fee that's charged by the carrier. My wife recently
had to pay Parcel Force about £13 for the priviledge of them collecting
£11 for the taxman. I have in
agillis;416016 Wrote:
Glad it worked out for you. If you want to save yourself building a low
power PC and install the software we ship prebuilt 1TB VortexBox
appliances to the UK all the time. The cost is about £270 including
shipping.
Yeah that looks good, hope you get a fair few orders!
Hi All,
Like a lot of users as soon as I bought my first SB kit I started
looking at a 'server' so that I can run my music 24/7 without having
laptop on.
I initially looked at a NAS, the majority of posts are around NAS's on
the forums, however I ruled this out, I personally thought that the
Glad it worked out for you. If you want to save yourself building a low
power PC and install the software we ship prebuilt 1TB VortexBox
appliances to the UK all the time. The cost is about £270 including
shipping.
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agillis
rip, tag, get cover art
All you do is insert the CD!
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