My home server is a HP ProLiant Microserver N40L, and it's a great little box. It's not the fastest thing in the world (only dual core, and officially only supports 8GB RAM), but mine is very reliable and handles whatever I throw at it. I've got Ubuntu Server 12.04 running with no issues.
It's got a massive fan at the back, so you can hear it running, but it's not loud and is easily ignored. I thought HP had discontinued the product line, but they have recently released a newer version with a better CPU, so depending on your requirements you can get the cheaper (but slower) N40L, or the newer N54L: N40L: http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/hp-proliant-n40l-microserver-nas-658553-371/658553-371 N54L: http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/hp-proliant-n54l-microserver-nas-712969-375/712969-375 Thanks, ~Stephen On 13 January 2013 14:42, Tom Sparks <[email protected]> wrote: > >________________________________ > > From: Simon Ives <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > >Sent: Sunday, 13 January 2013 11:24 AM > >Subject: Home server > > > > > >Hi all. > >I'm looking to replace my home server this year with something a little > smaller, quieter and energy efficient. > >I'm currently using a repurposed HP desktop machine running Ubuntu Server > configured simply for file sharing, file streaming (local network) and > testing web assets via LAMP. > >I'm looking to move to a machine to continue the file sharing (ubuntu, > Macs, windows xp, 7 & 8 machines) etc. but to also control the wired and > WiFi access throughout the home. I'm also running Twonky at the moment for > file streaming and would like to continue with this. > >Any pointers on where to start looking? I'm not after anything super > powerful, just something that works. > >Thanks. > >Simon Ives > >-- > >ubuntu-au mailing list > >[email protected] > >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > i am currently using a 700Mhz netbook (with two external 2tb hard drives > in a raid1 array) as my file server > > I have also used a nettop > > based on an old thread I asked, Paul replied with: > > "i can vouch for the QNAP TS-219P and the HP > ProLiant Microserver as good options. The former is a very small, quiet > 2-bay NAS - on mine i wiped the factory firmware on and installed Debian > squeeze. It's ARM-based, so its CPU power is not great, but it does the > job. The latter is an x86-64-compatible server with 4 SATA bays and 1 > DVD-ROM bay. It has a dual-core AMD CPU and so packs a pretty good > punch. It's slightly larger and slightly louder than the QNAP, but is > much cheaper, more powerful, and more expandable." - > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/2012-January/007675.html > > > --- > tom_a_sparks "It's a nerdy thing I like to do" > Child of the Internet born 1983 > Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > Ubuntu wiki page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tomsparks > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > -- Stephen Rees-Carter ~ Valorin http://stephen.rees-carter.net/
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