[nylug-talk] Slim home server for samba and subversion (and possibly IMAP)

[Ajai Khattri]

On Tue, 6 May 2008, Alexander L. Belikoff wrote:

> Energy-efficient PCs (EPIA etc.). I know nothing of those - this is one
> of the reasons why I started this thread. Apart from general wisdom, has
> anyone used them in the field? What are the practical models out there?
> How expensive are they?

You might want to check out mini-itx.com or logicsupply.com for tiny 
low-power PC-type machines.

> Finally, there are the beefed-up NAS enclosures, that can be hacked to
> run servers, like the LinkStation or Kuro Box. If they are capable of
> serving files reasonably fast for practical home purposes (iPod sync, no
> streaming) as opposed to doing it merely as a proof of concept, then it
> might be the solution I'm looking for. But again, it would be very
> interesting to hear from the other people using such devices.

Ive been very interested in NAS-like devices for years for exactly the 
same purposes and reasons. Ive yet to find anything that adequately 
combines cheapness, with hackability and RAIDed hot swap drive bays. The 
ideal device would allow me to load my distro of choice, drop in some 
cheap big hard-drives that are RAIDed and be cheaper than $500.

The new HP Media Vault is pretty close but I dont know how hackable it is 
(it actually has some sort of Linux system on it):
http://h20247.www2.hp.com/hho/cache/572544-0-0-225-121.html.

At $299 for 500Gb, I might get one just to hack.



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Aj.