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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FreeNAS 8.2.0 released
The free software for setting up a network attached storage (NAS) FreeNAS (from "free NAS") has been released in version 8.2.0. It can be installed on both 64- and 32-bit systems and brings as its main ...
Continue readingFreenas 8.2.0 turns into the home stretch: RC1 released
Who uses FreeNAS on a self-build NAS like me, can look forward to the imminent release of version 8.2.0, which brings especially the support for plugins. Pull-ups for minidlna will then fall away, it ...
Continue readingFreeNAS 8.2.0 Beta 4: further bugfixing of the plugins
FreeNAS 8.2.0 introduces the possibility to install plugins that run in their own environment ("plugin jail"). Since it is a completely new functionality, which also means deep interventions in the system, the ...
Continue readingFreeNAS 8.0.4 iSCSI performance
My HP-N36L-NAS serves not only as a data storage for photos, but also as a storage location for virtual disk images used by VirtualBox: there is simply not enough space on my browsing and work PC thanks to SSD. After the configuration ...
Continue readingMy HP N36L with FreeNAS 8.0.4
So that it is clear what kind of system my FreeNAS installation is running on. Small, quiet and sufficiently powerful: HP N36L Proliant Microserver (meanwhile there is the N40L, which brings a bit more CPU clock). Besides FreeNAS as ...
Continue readingFreenas 8.0.4-p2: Update brings Samba 3.6.5
Freenas has been released in version 8.0.4-p2, so there is one more version before Freenas 8.2, which then brings plugin support. The update released yesterday fixes a security vulnerability in Samba (CVE-2012-2011) and brings the CIFS server to version ...
Continue readingFreenas 8.2 Beta 3 with new plugin structure
On April 19, the 3rd beta for FreeNAS 8.2 was released, which brings a new plugin structure. This should now remain Stable, so that plugins can continue to be used after FreeNAS updates without adjustments. For production systems is ...
Continue readingFreenas 8.2.x: beta, new features, plugin system
Freenas 8.2 is currently available in a second beta version and is expected to be released in May final. The main change besides the change to FreeBSD 8.2 as a base is the support of plugins, so that various software (including ...
Continue readingFreenas 8.0.x multimedia: Set up DLNA
Unlike Freenas 0.7.x, Freenas 8.0.x does not support DLNA. This has now changed with the "Multimedia" build. From the regular Freenas can be easily updated to "Multimedia" (even if previously the same version ...
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