Hi everyone,
I am having a look to see if FreeNAS can replace my ageing WHS 2011 set up.
Currently, my WHS 2011 box acts as file server, it also runs a light email server (Hmail server) which is very useful. Now I'm not sure if FreeNAS can run any mail servers, (I only use it so I can have IMAP at home, and download from my hosts), but if not I can shove it across onto a Raspberry Pi easily enough as it's very lightweight.
However the bit that is more "interesting" on my set up is the sabnzbd server, couchpotato server and sonarr server. I also use cloud back up, but it's not crashplan, so might have to change providers if crashplan is the only cover that works.
I have a JBOD set up for movies and series and music. If that dies, I can re-encode them as I have most of the originals, not bothered about raid or redundancy - for me that's about speed. I also have the WHS2011 is also a file server which saves all our family documents and gets backed up regularly, as well as synching with a cloud based back up solution. Redundancy is still not a big concern owing to the regular back up - but I guess I could look into that.
At the moment I can choose media I wish to download, either from the couchpotato plug in, or from the Sonarr web interface and a few hours later, everything has been copied to my media storage file server, in the correct folder, and my plex box (separate HTPC box as I use it to feed my projector and transcode etc...), is updated automatically and everything is just great. I love this automation - this is exactly what I need and want to continue with.
Can Freenas replicate this setup? I've been having a play and I understand the point of jails etc... but I'm not sure how to make sure everything works.
What's important to me:
Thanks for your guidance!
W
I am having a look to see if FreeNAS can replace my ageing WHS 2011 set up.
Currently, my WHS 2011 box acts as file server, it also runs a light email server (Hmail server) which is very useful. Now I'm not sure if FreeNAS can run any mail servers, (I only use it so I can have IMAP at home, and download from my hosts), but if not I can shove it across onto a Raspberry Pi easily enough as it's very lightweight.
However the bit that is more "interesting" on my set up is the sabnzbd server, couchpotato server and sonarr server. I also use cloud back up, but it's not crashplan, so might have to change providers if crashplan is the only cover that works.
I have a JBOD set up for movies and series and music. If that dies, I can re-encode them as I have most of the originals, not bothered about raid or redundancy - for me that's about speed. I also have the WHS2011 is also a file server which saves all our family documents and gets backed up regularly, as well as synching with a cloud based back up solution. Redundancy is still not a big concern owing to the regular back up - but I guess I could look into that.
At the moment I can choose media I wish to download, either from the couchpotato plug in, or from the Sonarr web interface and a few hours later, everything has been copied to my media storage file server, in the correct folder, and my plex box (separate HTPC box as I use it to feed my projector and transcode etc...), is updated automatically and everything is just great. I love this automation - this is exactly what I need and want to continue with.
Can Freenas replicate this setup? I've been having a play and I understand the point of jails etc... but I'm not sure how to make sure everything works.
What's important to me:
- File Sharing (Samba)
- Automatic downloads from sonarr, couchpotato via Sabnzbd to the right folders in my media library
- Remote backup of essential docs - but I could always map a drive via a windows PC or an always on device somewhere.
Thanks for your guidance!
W
