Last year whenever people asked me what to use when building a home server, I'd tell them to use Linux or FreeBSD because there was absolutely nothing from Microsoft under a few hundred dollars. There ...

In today’s digital age, managing and centralizing your data and services is becoming increasingly important. Whether you're looking to store your media files, run your own personal cloud, or host ...

The underlying OS looks to be Debian 4.0. At this point it looks like the major server applications I will be using will include: Bacula -- for system backups, incremental backups and bare metal ...

Ask any Linux enthusiast, and they’ll tell you how awesome an operating system Linux can be. (Well, except Bryan Lunduke, who will say it sucks before he says it’s awesome.) For the desktop user, the ...

I decided to create this thread, because it's really hard to find good software in this category. I've got headless Linux (debian) server. Right now I use DAR with a lot of homemade scripts. It's not ...

If you have an old computer with some life left in it, or you're building a do-it-all home server that can store your backups, music, movies, and everything else you need backed up and secure, Amahi ...

Media files, data synchronization, and remote backups, oh my! Home computing has advanced to a point where it's practical to run your own home server, and we're running down the five best tools for ...

Hey Everyone,<BR><BR>I am building a linux home server for my dad, I have preinstalled all the tools that he will need and have configured it the way I want to be. Now the problem is that he lives in ...

We played with the new HP MediaSmart Server this morning, and amazingly we didn't have to stifle a single yawn. That's because it's aimed at Joe Public, and not those beardy Linux types. Here's how it ...