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  1. Title: DIY NAS/Server - Part one
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  2. Date: 2015-04-19 14:45
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  3. Author: Michael
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  4. Category: Hardware 
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  5. Tags: Linux, NAS
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  6. Slug: diy-nasserver-part-one
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  7. Status: published
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  9. [![OMV](http://mmartinez.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/OMV-300x122.png)](http://mmartinez.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/OMV.png)
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  11. I am currently in the process of evaluating several different
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  12. [NAS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage) operating
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  13. systems as part of the back-up
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  14. [3-2-1](http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/world-backup-day-the-3-2-1-rule/)rule.
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  15. I am going to go with a home rolled solution and open source software.
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  16. That is, I am going to build the computer from off-the-shelf parts and
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  17. use OSS software to run it... mostly.
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  19. I have not settled on the specifications for the new machine, but I have
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  20. a spare laptop and VMware to test the software. This will be a series of
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  21. posts that outline the trials and tribulations of building my home
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  22. NAS/server.
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  24. The first software I am going to evaluate is called
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  25. [OpenMediaVault](http://www.openmediavault.org/) (OMV). It is based on
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  26. [Debian](https://www.debian.org/) Wheezy at the time of this writing.
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  27. The developer(s) are working on a Debian Jesse version according to the
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  28. [OpenMediaVault
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  29. forums](http://forums.openmediavault.org/index.php/BoardList/). Truth be
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  30. told, I may not attempt to evaluate another NAS operating system as this
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  31. system may fit perfectly with what I am trying to do.
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  33. Other NAS OS's that may get a shake:
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  35. 1.  [Amahi](https://www.amahi.org/)
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  36. 2.  [Xpenology](http://xpenology.com/)
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  37. 3.  [Nas4free](http://www.nas4free.org/)
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  39. The real issue with all of these systems as compared to a Synology or
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  40. QNAP unit is cost vs. performance, upgradeability, and what you plan to
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  41. do with the system. I admit that I really like the look of Synology's
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  42. DSM software. The newest incarnation incorporates Docker technology
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  43. which is really, really cool. The lacking point from Synology is the
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  44. performance of their hardware. The "bang for your buck" is quite low
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  45. compared to QNAP and  even worse compared to rolling your own. Further,
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  46. the commercial units are not really upgradeable and are quite expensive.
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  48. My plan is to use the NAS for backup of all devices in my house and my
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  49. parents, serve media to my HTPC and devices, and provide a play ground.
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  50. I also want to learn networking, Linux system administration, and a
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  51. level 1 hypervisor like EXSi or KVM. In addition to that, I would like
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  52. to continue to learn Python programming for both system management and
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  53. the web with Flask/Django.
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  55. I will post my trials and tribulations as we go....
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