Do It Yourself NAS » FreeNAS http://www.diynas.com build your own network attached storage device Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:19:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 How to build a NAS box http://www.diynas.com/2010/07/25/how-to-build-a-nas-box/ http://www.diynas.com/2010/07/25/how-to-build-a-nas-box/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:38:23 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=92 bit-tech.net has a new article on building a FreeNAS box, including choosing hardware and installing the software.

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2010/07/25/how-to-build-a-nas-box/feed/ 0 Systm Episode 60: Build Your Own NAS http://www.diynas.com/2010/04/07/systm-episode-60-build-your-own-nas/ http://www.diynas.com/2010/04/07/systm-episode-60-build-your-own-nas/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:27:41 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/?p=84 An older post, but still good, Systm walks through installing FreeNAS:

If you’re just itching for an excuse to reuse that retired desktop PC or laptop sitting in your closet there here’s your chance. Today we’ll be looking at the basics of installing FreeNAS, an open-source DIY NAS. So instead of spending money on off the shelf options why not save yourself some cash and make use of the stuff you already have and get a super customizable network storage device to boot.

via Revision3 > Systm > Episode 60: Build Your Own NAS.

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Learn FreeNAS » FreeNAS 0.8 Roadmap

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2010/02/24/freenas-0-8-roadmap/feed/ 0 10 free storage utilities http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/24/10-free-storage-utilities/ http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/24/10-free-storage-utilities/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:34:28 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/24/10-free-storage-utilities/ Computerworld is recommending 10 free storage utilities for NAS and SAN use. Number 2 on the list is FreeNAS.

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/24/10-free-storage-utilities/feed/ 0 Network-Attached Storage With FreeNAS http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/12/network-attached-storage-with-freenas/ http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/12/network-attached-storage-with-freenas/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:29:42 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/12/network-attached-storage-with-freenas/ Howto Forge has a great howto for installing and configuring FreeNAS 0.68.

This tutorial shows how you can set up a network-attached storage server with FreeNAS. FreeNAS is based on the FreeBSD operating system and supports CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, RSYNC, SSH, local user authentication, and software RAID (0, 1, 5). It comes with a powerful web interface and uses very little space on the hard drive – about 32MB.

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/12/network-attached-storage-with-freenas/feed/ 0 Build a Cheap and Fast RAID 5 NAS http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/10/build-a-cheap-and-fast-raid-5-nas/ http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/10/build-a-cheap-and-fast-raid-5-nas/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:19:08 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/10/build-a-cheap-and-fast-raid-5-nas/ SmallNetBuilder’s guide to building your own NAS device. In it they use a standard PC with an LSI Logic MegaRAID hardware-based RAID card. Included are step-by-step screenshots on setting up the RAID device using the MegaRAID’s bios, and benchmark of the machine while running Ubuntu Linux and FreeNAS.

]]> http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/10/build-a-cheap-and-fast-raid-5-nas/feed/ 0 A look at the FreeNAS server http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/03/a-look-at-the-freenas-server/ http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/03/a-look-at-the-freenas-server/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:25:27 +0000 nick http://www.diynas.com/2007/02/03/a-look-at-the-freenas-server/ NewsForge reviews FreeNAS 0.66.

FreeNAS, an open source NAS server, can convert a PC into a network-attached storage server. The software, which is based on FreeBSD, Samba, and PHP, includes an operating system that supports various software RAID models and a Web user interface. The server supports access from Windows machines, Apple Macs, FTP, SSH, and Network File System (NFS), and it takes up less than 16MB of disk space on a hard drive or removable media.

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