Dicehunter
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So is windows server the best for home servers then ?
OS For File Server ?
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RamboOC
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Depends on how experienced you are with other OSes. I prefer it as I'm both lazy and stupid.
Dicehunter
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i prefer ubuntu server
I don't really want to learn a whole new OS and all the code etc...
I think I might get it, To be honest i don't really want to relearn an OS just to store films etc... ^_^
Giving away keys from that is literally pirating the software. You are not entitled to give them away. While it will still work for someone to install, it isn't legal.
Dicehunter
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Shhhhhh, I nearly had a free key ^_^
shambles1980
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linux is a really good basis for a server and free. which one is the best version is not something i can comment on..
my own personal file server however is running windows 7 x64 pro..
(i got a code for free so why not)
but im pretty sure linux is probably the best for a file server, i guess it depends on how you plan to set up and utilize it though.
my own personal file server however is running windows 7 x64 pro..
(i got a code for free so why not)
but im pretty sure linux is probably the best for a file server, i guess it depends on how you plan to set up and utilize it though.
YouWhat
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For just sharing your porn collection over network and music, pics etc you would just be best sticking on a copy of windows 7 as mentioned and use either the network sharing (for other devices eg tablets and phones) or home sharing thing built in.
(sorry late reply got bk off holls late last night)
(sorry late reply got bk off holls late last night)
YouWhat
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Depending on which flavour you use will depend on driver availability, ubuntu has best out of box setup if using desktop version but server version can be a little more hands on shall we say....
The raid card should be easy enough as long as you have drivers for it to hand if it is not automatically detected in the setup, the setup should take windows drivers also if you struggle to find the linux flavours but the arent as efficient but will still work well.
The raid card should be easy enough as long as you have drivers for it to hand if it is not automatically detected in the setup, the setup should take windows drivers also if you struggle to find the linux flavours but the arent as efficient but will still work well.
Master&Puppet
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Can't believe that no one has suggested FreeNAS!
http://www.freenas.org/
Software level RAID (ZFS) for backups compatible with all Windows/IOS/Unix-like systems, a great selection of plugins for things like Plex home media centre (which you can then run on andriod/IOS app on tablets phones and TVs etc), BTsync to make your own version of Dropbox and lots of other stuff.
Worth thinking about anyway.
http://www.freenas.org/
Software level RAID (ZFS) for backups compatible with all Windows/IOS/Unix-like systems, a great selection of plugins for things like Plex home media centre (which you can then run on andriod/IOS app on tablets phones and TVs etc), BTsync to make your own version of Dropbox and lots of other stuff.
Worth thinking about anyway.
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YouWhat
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I agree with what said, it brilliant, runs off a USB stick so as to free up all drives for storage, web control panel and just normal network shares show up once it is set up, also as mentioned loads of little applets that can be installed in their own jailed sandbox to use (but kills memory so make sure server has at least 8GB )
Astaroth
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I took the lazyman route and bought a Synology NAS. Has a really simple, inuitive proprietary Linux OS embedded in the hardware that installs to the drives.
FreeNAS is appealing but if you're going to do it, do it right and use ECC RAM and ECC motherboard. Otherwise you can corrupt your ZFS pool and you're screwed.
FreeNAS is appealing but if you're going to do it, do it right and use ECC RAM and ECC motherboard. Otherwise you can corrupt your ZFS pool and you're screwed.
