I use an HP N36L microserver myself, but there is a successor model: the HP N54L (175 Euros at Amazon) cheaper. The casing is the same, the performance a bit better: instead of 1.3 GHz ...
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UMTS: Save data volume with proxy
Since I currently rely on the scarce data volume of one gigabyte per month (currently with a Fyve card, as there was still credit on it), I naturally try to be as economical as possible with the data. Already before ...
Continue readingFreeNAS 8.3.0 with ZFS v28 released
FreeNAS 8.3.0 has already been released on Friday. The main new feature is ZFS version 28 (compared to ZFS v15 in FreeNAS 8.2.x - which is no longer being developed because the underlying FreeBSD 8.2 ...
Continue readingFreeNAS 8.2.0 with ownCloud 4.5
Inspired by a blog post on Groovy Skills International, I also upgraded my FreeNAS installation with ownCloud 4.5. Advantage: with it, files can be synchronized automatically and are then available on different computers as well as via the ...
Continue readingFreeNAS 8.3.0-BETA 3 available
On FreeNAS.org the 3rd beta version of the upcoming FreeNAS version 8.3.0 has already been released, which brings a new ZFS version as an essential innovation. However, the update to the new file system version is optional and must be triggered manually; ...
Continue readingSwitch on FreeNAS via Wake-On-LAN
In my previous blog entry I described how to let FreeNAS check if there are still computers on the network - otherwise the system shuts down. Now the question remains, how to get it back up again afterwards.
Continue readingFreeNAS: switch off automatically when not in use
If you use your NAS at home like I do, you don't need it active all the time. Unfortunately, FreeNAS does not inherently offer a feature to shut down the NAS when it is not in use - so no ...
Continue readingFreeNAS 8.3-BETA 1 with ZFS v28
Shortly after FreeNAS 8.2.0 with plugin support was released, the developers follow up and bring the first beta version of FreeNAS 8.3, based on FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p7. With it also new: a new ZFS version, 28. With it come new ...
Continue readingFreenas 8.2: When will there be more plugins?
With Freenas 8.2.0 first came the plugin support, among others there is a plugin for minidlna. Now, as a user, the question arises: what happens with other plugins? Sure, there is still transmission ...
Continue readingFreeNAS 8.2.0: Add media directories to minidlna.conf
With FreeNAS 8.2.0 came support for minidlna as a plugin. Unfortunately, the setting options are limited, so only a media path can be defined via the GUI. However, it is very easy, with a few changes ...
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