[aklug] Re: Easy NAS setup

From: JP <jp@jptechnical.com>
Date: Thu Oct 27 2016 - 14:34:23 AKDT

Here is another option. YMMV

http://cyanlabs.net/tutorials/installing-synology-dsm-on-non-synology-hardware/

On Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 11:45 AM Christopher Howard <christopher@alaskasi.com>
wrote:

> 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.
> >
> > -------- Original message --------
> > From: Christopher Howard <christopher@alaskasi.com
> > <mailto:christopher@alaskasi.com>>
> > 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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