Rudkin On Linux, Mac and Tech » RAID http://rudkin.me.uk Paul Rudkin's trials and tribulations with Linux, Mac and technology in general Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:07:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Need a cheap NAS OS? Check out NASLite http://rudkin.me.uk/2007/12/16/need-a-cheap-nas-os-check-out-naslite/ http://rudkin.me.uk/2007/12/16/need-a-cheap-nas-os-check-out-naslite/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:46:25 +0000 paul http://www.rudkin.me.uk/?p=10 NASLite BoxI have been meaning to write about NASLite for sometime now but for some reason I have never got around to it. NASLite is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) Operating System that is designed to make it simple to turn a computer into a dedicated file server running SMB/CIFS, NFS, AFP, FTP, HTTP and RSYNC protocols.

This was my very first encounter with a Linux based operating system and what a pleasant one it was. Server Elements have done a fine job in creating a NAS application that simply works. They come in various flavours depending on the hardware and protocols you wish to run on. I personal use NASLite-2 USB which boots from a 8MB USB memory stick!

Although NASLite is not free it is reasonably priced and is a easy way to convert an old computer and lots of hard disks into the NAS storage device of your dreams!

Over the years I have upgraded my hardware and am now the proud owner of a 1.5TB RAID5 NAS server. The hardware is as follows:

  • ASUS A7v266-E Motherboard
  • 1.4Ghz Athlon Processor
  • LSI Megaraid 150-4 SATA RAID Card
  • 4 x 500GB HDD
  • 768MB RAM
  • Netgear GA311 Gigabit Ethernet Card

This is relatively high spec compared to what I have run before, so if you have an old computer in your loft then dust it off and give it a try!

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