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Questions tagged [home-server]

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Recommended storage scheme for home server? (LVM/JBOD/RAID 5...)

Are there any guidelines for which storage scheme(s) makes most sense for a multiple-disk home server? I am assuming a separate boot/OS disk (so bootability is not a concern, this is for data storage only) and 4-6 storage disks of 1-2 TB each, for a…
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Are the any commercially available, easy to use, media servers running Ubuntu?

This thing is one of the be-all-end-all solutions to people wanting to access their multimedia files around their house, but it runs Windows Home Server. Is there any similar device out there running Ubuntu Server, some variation on Ubuntu, or a…
user2405
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Setting up roaming profiles

I am trying to set up roaming profiles on Ubuntu Server. My goal is to be able to log on to the server from any computer in my house running Ubuntu, and have the profile for the user I logged in as loaded onto that computer. What is the easiest way…
Aaron Hill
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Upgraded server to 12.04 DNS no longer working

I cannot ping/reach any website/service by name (e.g. ping google.com). I could temporarily fix this by changing 127.0.0.1 to my router in /etc/resolv.conf But that file gets overwritten. How can I permanently fix this? To be clear, I don't need a…
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How to transfer files between Ubuntu machines?

I understand that this is a totally novice question but... What is the best way for me to transfer files between two PC's? I have a laptop with Ubuntu Desktop (12.04) and a local server I'm setting up using Ubuntu Server. I'm used to windows…
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How to setup a ubuntu home network based on a powerful server and many outdated laptops as terminals?

I am wondering if it is easy to do this. I know that using X to serve the other computers ain't that difficult. I just have no idea how would I have to configure the laptops in order for them to work as terminals.
Pedro Rolo
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How To Setup Domain Name for SchoolTool Local Server

I am currently testing SchoolTool 2.0 and I would like to do some things: This application is installed on a virtual machine running Ubuntu Server 11.10 bridged to our home network. The site is accessible through IP address. What I would like to do…
J. Austin Rodriguez
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Can I share a TV card?

My environment: 2 PCs, a desktop and a laptop, both on Oneiric they are connected together by ethernet wire nfs-common is installed and configured: the desktop is the server a TV tuner card is installed on the desktop, I can watch TV with the…
Boris
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How to connect to Ubuntu Server using external IP

I do not have a static IP because my external rarely changes. How can I connect via SSH and FTP via an external IP address.
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How to use DRBD for entire system replication

I have installed and configured DRBD on my Ubuntu 9.10 Servers, by following the links below. link text1 and link text2 I'm in a plan to configure Ubuntu Servers for High Availability, so i have tested DRBD working and it's fine as per the links i…
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Is it possible to save a disk image of a Windows machine to an Ubuntu server on the same network?

One of the features of Windows Home Server that is attractive to me is the ability to automatically save a disk image of a connected machine to the server. Would something like this be possible when using an Ubuntu server?
Travis Northcutt
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Personal Cloud Server

Possible Duplicate: Make my own Dropbox / Ubuntu One server at home Ok, so what I'm wanting to do is turn my old computer into an Ubuntu based cloud server that i can access from outside my home wifi network. For example, I'd like to be able to…
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Home Server Power Consumption Reduction

I am running Ubuntu Server 12.04 on an HP Mini 311. It has an Atom 270, 3GB ram, NVIDIA ION graphics. When running windows 7 with the screen off and no programs running the power consumtion from the wall was measured as 7-9W. With Ubuntu server…
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What happens if rsnapshot / rdiff-backup gets interrupted in the middle of a transfer?

Possible Duplicate: What happens if rsnapshot / rdiff-backup gets interrupted in the middle of a transfer? What happens if rsnapshot or rdiff-backup gets interrupted in the middle of a transfer? I know that rsnapshot tries to make a complete…
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Trying to turn an old computer into a server. Where do I start?

My old computer is a mac powerbook g4 that I am considering turning into an Ubuntu Server for my house of eight to share movies and music and whatever. I've never even thought about doing this kind of stuff before so I don't even know where to…
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