At the moment I am planning on 500GB (perpahs even 1TB). There won't be a lot of traffic over it. If I could build something small and energy efficient I would run a torrent client on it as well.
I had a look at the nettop line fo computers, and I think that they would be perfect for my use. The only question for me is one of cost - I don't want to spend too much (a few hundred max). Can you recommend anything in the way of parts etc? Thanks. On Jan 18, 2:39 pm, "David Wade Hagar" <[email protected]> wrote: > Well size is not your biggest issue, that is going to be device and HD space > for storage. Honestly I'd look at one of the so-called nettop computers for > that. Perhaps a Dell Studio system. > > How much space do you need? > > What OS's are going to be using it? > > How much traffic day-to-day are you expecting? > > I am using an old tower for my needs running Ubuntu Server. Using Samba for > file sharing or sftp if I am connecting with a Linux box running Gnome. > > I also run a bittorrent service for remote Transmission that works well too. > > If you are buying new harware try a Mac Mini and use its built in FTP > capabilities. Mac OSX is very out-of-the-box. > ---- > Sent using Palm Centro on AT&T with VersaMail. > > http://twitter.com/titanshadow > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Subj: [lug:13986] Homemade FTP server > Date: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:30 pm > Size: 832 bytes > To: Linux Users Group <[email protected]> > > Does anyone have any experience building their own ftp server for use > on a hoem network? I would like to build a small headless server > (remote login) for file storage. > > I would like the project to be small (2x shoebox sized if possible) so > what hardware would be recommended? > I have experience using debian/gentoo systems; which of these two do > people find "best" for a server? > > Thanks in advance. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
