[aklug] Re: Easy NAS setup

From: Damien Hull <dhull@section9.us>
Date: Fri Oct 28 2016 - 13:19:15 AKDT

I didn't know you could do this. I'll have to give this a try. Thanks for
the info.
On Oct 27, 2016 2:34 PM, "JP" <jp@jptechnical.com> wrote:

> 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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>
> *JP (Jesse Perry)*
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> (forgive my terseness or the typos, I may be writing on my mobile device)
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