Home server

[Tom Sparks]

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> From: Simon Ives <simon.ives.au at gmail.com>
>To: ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com 
>Sent: Sunday, 13 January 2013 11:24 AM
>Subject: Home server
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>Hi all.
>I'm looking to replace my home server this year with something a little smaller, quieter and energy efficient.
>I'm currently using a repurposed HP desktop machine running Ubuntu Server configured simply for file sharing, file streaming (local network) and testing web assets via LAMP.
>I'm looking to move to a machine to continue the file sharing (ubuntu, Macs, windows xp, 7 & 8 machines) etc. but to also control the wired and WiFi access throughout the home. I'm also running Twonky at the moment for file streaming and would like to continue with this.
>Any pointers on where to start looking? I'm not after anything super powerful, just something that works.
>Thanks.
>Simon Ives
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i am currently using a 700Mhz netbook (with two external 2tb hard drives in a raid1 array) as my file server

I have also used a nettop

based on an old thread I asked, Paul replied with:

"i can vouch for the QNAP TS-219P and the HP
ProLiant Microserver as good options.  The former is a very small, quiet
2-bay NAS - on mine i wiped the factory firmware on and installed Debian
squeeze.  It's ARM-based, so its CPU power is not great, but it does the
job.  The latter is an x86-64-compatible server with 4 SATA bays and 1
DVD-ROM bay.  It has a dual-core AMD CPU and so packs a pretty good
punch.  It's slightly larger and slightly louder than the QNAP, but is
much cheaper, more powerful, and more expandable." -https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/2012-January/007675.html


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