On Sat, 1 Aug 2020 18:39:49 -0500 Leslie Rhorer <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't think SyncThing is what you want, per your stated requirements. > SyncThing synchronizes data among multiple hosts. You said you wanted > a NAS, which implies a solitary host. After a little purusing of the docs on SyncThing, I agree. It's more of a personal Dropbox for your devices. Not what I was looking for. Besides most NAS software have "Dropbox-like" plugins, if such a feature is needed. Thanks for your feedback. B > On 7/30/2020 4:28 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:40:29 -0700 > > Peter Ehlert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> This whole conversation is a bit over my head. > >> I suggest you look into Syncthing. > >> > >> It's not in the Debian repos, but it is open source and it just works. > >> https://syncthing.net/ > >> > >> It works for me, 750 GB, 7 machines. > > > > Thanks. I'll look into it. > > > > B > > > >> On 7/29/20 12:40 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > >>> Hi! all, > >>> > >>> Thought putting an old, retired system to good use would be better than > >>> letting it gather dust in a closet. And by old, I mean OOOOOLD! I > >>> built it 13 years ago. However, it's been upgraded many times since, > >>> and was still my main box running Stretch until last year. Its current > >>> specs: ASRock A770DE+ AM3 MB, AMD Phenom II x4 @ 3.0 GHZ, 8GB DDR2 RAM > >>> (max 16GB), 6 - SATA II & 1 - IDE connections, USB2.0. > >>> > >>> The problem I've run into is finding a NAS OS to run on it. They all > >>> seem to require UEFI. which this MB does not support. (I said it was > >>> old.) However, in my search I did come across OpenMediaVault which is > >>> a simple, lightweight NAS OS based on Debian Jessie that will work with > >>> either MBR or UEFI. One nice feature OMV has is it can be installed as > >>> a service on top of any Debian OS. So, I can use something more > >>> contemporary and still supported. > >>> > >>> Anyone currently using OpenMediaVault, or have recommendations for > >>> another package, or advice, in general, on homebuilt NAS? > >>> > >>> My plan is to use it for backups, Dropbox-like storage, and possibly > >>> home media server. > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> > >>> B > >>> > >>> > >> >
