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What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44640762 added 11-11-2011 9:02 PM by teetee1 in Archived Deals
I put stuff downloaded from Internet on my NAS. As the data grow, 6 external drives are just not going to cut it. Too many AC adapters and lack of redundancy makes keeping up the data grow rate much...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44833778 added 11-17-2011 7:13 PM by brbubba in Archived Deals
Just got openmediavault running on a test bed and it is VERY impressive! Not only is it simply laid out and easy to use, but I see a very bright future for the plugin system. Both plugins and updates...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44778204 added 11-16-2011 9:09 AM by kakomu in Archived Deals
I'm sure everyone does, but most of us have the decency to only hint at it ;) Aside from Aptitude, is there any real functional difference between running the software on top of Debian over...
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44581408 added 11-10-2011 7:47 AM by brbubba in Archived Deals
Not slow if the NAS is on GigE. :D
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44580946 added 11-10-2011 7:34 AM by Samwise Gamgee in Archived Deals
Yeah, I'm thinking of storing things like MP3s; install files; streaming videos; books; reading materials; photos; ... anything that would require immediate access--and access by multiple devices. ...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44581080 added 11-10-2011 7:38 AM by Samwise Gamgee in Archived Deals
Yep, I'm thinking/looking to playing around with it again too this weekend. I guess I just need to figure out how best to utilize it.
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44582382 added 11-10-2011 8:11 AM by WarrenM in Archived Deals
I have a NAS but I run Linux rather than FreeNAS. Why you ask? Good question. It allows me to run pyTivo (for my Tivos), uShare (for my DLNAs), SABnzbd and Sickbeard (for automatic TV show...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44583616 added 11-10-2011 8:47 AM by brbubba in Archived Deals
I tried to get ubuntu server up and running but RAID management is crap on Linux. I was using MDADM and then it just broke and started recognizing a mirror array that was never even created. I...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44631130 added 11-11-2011 2:19 PM by WarrenM in Archived Deals
I am runnign mdadm under Centos and have not had any problems with it. It is not the quickest RAID in the world but you do not need ultra speedy HD I/O for what I am doing. Ubuntu is a nice...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44571450 added 11-09-2011 9:40 PM by Samwise Gamgee in Archived Deals
So what do you store on your home NAS/FreeNAS? I'm trying to get back to using/learning NAS. I played around with FreeNAS once, but just found myself asking why use this versus an external usb...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #80893823 added 11-09-2011 9:40 PM by wikipost in Archived Deals
This post can be edited by most users to provide up-to-date information about developments of this thread based on user responses, and user findings. Feel free to add, change or remove information...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44646260 added 11-12-2011 5:40 AM by kakomu in Archived Deals
I've been using Ubuntu Server since 10.04 and it does well enough. Then again, I don't have RAID setup in my server. On top of being a file server (which I use to back up music, programs, documents,...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44775664 added 11-16-2011 8:01 AM by flyersrule in Archived Deals
The usual...PORN
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44780818 added 11-16-2011 10:15 AM by brbubba in Archived Deals
Performance is a big one. A LOT of people have performance issues with FreeNAS, myself included. Those should vanish with Debian unless FreeNAS fixes them first, not likely though. OMV is also...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44653304 added 11-12-2011 12:03 PM by kakomu in Archived Deals
I don't really grab much data (except web pages) through HTTP. What I meant is that the server is open to the world for HTTP access and SSH access (via port 22). I transfer files using SFTP (also...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44780820 added 11-16-2011 10:15 AM by teetee1 in Archived Deals
They (linux and freebsd) are different on licenses, startup scripts / runlevels, driver support (linux is better at this). To me and for file servers they are different on the raid software, though...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44579156 added 11-10-2011 6:34 AM by brbubba in Archived Deals
I store Movies, TV shows, My iTunes Database, Software Backups, Work related files, etc. I run FreeNAS over windows because it's easier to administer, doesn't need a monitor attached to it, far...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44577168 added 11-10-2011 4:54 AM by evongugg in Archived Deals
I backup data from my computers onto FreeNAS. Basically it's a mirror of data. The data I want to hold onto is in 2 places should a hard drive fail or a virus destroy my data, etc.
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44579736 added 11-10-2011 6:57 AM by XReflection in Archived Deals
I'm thinking about setting up a FreeNAS server this weekend with my spare parts that I have lying around. Will probably store movies, back up files, music etc...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44584268 added 11-10-2011 9:05 AM by beefcake78 in Archived Deals
OP, I have had some form of NAS for a while. It's tremendously helpful in a wide variety of things which all the other posters have touched on. I am not real sure why you wouldn't want to keep a copy...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44771728 added 11-16-2011 5:59 AM by brbubba in Archived Deals
I noticed that OMV (Open Media Vault) is now live. It's a new project by one of the FreeNAS developers. Runs on Debian, not FreeBSD. Anyone give it a shot yet??? My only problem is migrating over...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44582992 added 11-10-2011 8:29 AM by DrewBard in Archived Deals
Porn. Gigs upon gigs of porn. Joking aside, I use it for Media Storage. Anything I want the other computers, or even visitors be able to access. Things I want to get from the Internet from home...
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44581268 added 11-10-2011 7:44 AM by XReflection in Archived Deals
How best to utilize is all subjective I would think.
What do you store on your NAS/FreeNAS?
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Thread created 11-09-2011 by Samwise Gamgee
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Post #44646852 added 11-12-2011 6:34 AM by teetee1 in Archived Deals
Do you use webdev-like of interface for file transfer through WWW? And when you said SSH did you mean SSL + port forwarding on the router, or through VNC? I am looking into making my server as a...

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