[aklug] Re: Easy NAS setup

Thanks. I think he got some sticker shock when he saw the Synology
prices (even without the drives). But he's got plenty of spare towers
laying around. I think he is just tech savvy enough that he could build
his own NAS if the software was real easy to work with. He is not a
Gnu/Linux user in any serious sense, but he is good at following simple
instructions or online videos. He built a Rasperry Pi video game system
once doing that.

On 10/27/2016 11:33 AM, Damien Hull wrote:
> Jason,
>
> I'll plus 1 the freenas option. It works and the documentation is better
> than most.
>
> If he doesn't want to manage his own server he can talk a look at
> Synology products. They run linux but you get a nice web GUI for
> management.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 10:42 AM, Jason McEachen
> <jason@brightshinyobject.com <mailto:jason@brightshinyobject.com>> wrote:
>
> I'm a huge fan of http://www.freenas.org and it's a relatively easy
> install with two USB sticks.
>
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> From: Christopher Howard <christopher@alaskasi.com
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> Date:10/27/2016 2:37 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Alaska Linux Users <AKLUG@aklug.org <mailto:AKLUG@aklug.org>>
> Cc:
> Subject: [aklug] Easy NAS setup
>
> Hi list. I was trying to advise a friend about how he could set up his
> own NAS using a spare tower PC and some kind of free software NAS
> distro. I know basically how I would do it with various Debian packages;
> but in his case, I was wondering if there might be an easier approach.
> He is mostly a Windows user so he doesn't really understand the command
> line or how Gnu/Linux works. Is there a distro out there that would
> allow him to simply install the disks and boot into a CD, and then it
> would handle setting up the software raid and boot into an easy-to-use
> file sharing interface?
>
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