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The term network attached storage (commonly abbreviated as NAS)

describes storage devices that can be accessed over a computer network rather than being directly connected to the computer. NAS devices enable multiple computers to share the same storage space at once.

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How to set up Ubuntu Server as a NAS?

I am looking to set up Ubuntu Server as a headless NAS for my home. I would like to have file storage there, as well as a central hub for my MP3s and pictures. What are the best packages out there to handle this? Can someone post a link to a good…
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How to re-add accidentally removed hard drive in RAID5

I have a NAS on Ubuntu Server with 4 2TB hard drives in RAID 5. A couple of weeks ago, one of the hard drives died, but my RAID was working, although degraded. Luckily it was still under warranty and I was sent a new hard drive which I installed…
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Mount UFS filesystem

How do I mount a partition with UFS filesystem (FreeNAS) in Ubuntu 11.10? I'm a total Ubuntu newbie and just switched from FreeNAS. There should be ll the info I need I guess, but if anyone would help me get going i'll by glad…
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How can I get read/write access to NFS share of Synology NAS?

I have read access only to the mounted NFS share. With 'no squash mapping' set on the NAS, Ubuntu regular user gets Permission denied when trying to cd into the share and can only get read access by using sudo. Using squash 'map all users to admin'…
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How do I add a network drive to Plex?

So I've been looking around and can't find an exact solution to my problem. I dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.04. I like Ubuntu and want to use it instead of windows. Everything was working on Ubuntu 13.04 running PMS and a external USB HDD hooked…
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How do I access a local network share in dolphin?

I decided to switch over to Kubuntu for a while, and I backed up my documents on a NAS connected to my local network. I was able to see it and access it in nautilus, but when I try to access it in dolphin, I see this: Double-clicking on any of the…
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Running Ubuntu Server from a USB key / thumb drive (being mindful of flash's write limitations)

Having become disillusioned with hacking Buffalo NAS devices, I've decided to roll my own home server. After some research, I have settled on an HP Proliant Microserver with Ubuntu Server and a ZFS RAID-Z array for data. I settled on this…
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How can I preserve file modification times when copying to a NAS?

I recently installed a Synology DiskStation on my network. I mounted it from an Ubuntu 12.04.1 computer with the Browse Network button in Nautilus 3.4.2. It shows up as afp://randall@DiskStation.local/photo/ in Nautilus. So far, so good. I then…
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How to mount a Synology Diskstation NAS

I am a long time Windows person, with a little experience in Ubuntu. I am trying to set up Plex Media Server on a new Ubuntu 12.04 LTS machine. My video library is on a Synology Diskstation NAS named Sequoia2, and for the life of me (at least the…
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Installation Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS gets stuck on Synology Virtual Machine Manager

I am trying to install Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS on a virtual machine on my Synology NAS 718+ (Intel Celeron J3455 and 10GB RAM). (Virtual Machine Manager with a VM setting of 2 CPUs, 4GB RAM, and 50GB Storage) The machine starts booting and I get to…
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Add multiple trackers at once with Transmission Remote

I recently bought a QNap I use as download station, so I switched from downloading files with uTorrent on my PC to downloading them with Transmission on the QNap. I use Transmission Remote to control downloads from my laptop and smartphone. Sadly,…
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What to do about a corrupted ZFS Pool

Have been running a test instance of a NAS using a ZFS as mentioned in Restoring an Ubuntu Server using ZFS RAIDZ for data. This week one of my disks died. Shouldn't be a problem, should it (the benefits of RAID being resilience as well as…
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Connecting to Apple Airport Time Capsule: Got error "kFPAuthContinue" from server

Trying to connect to the time capsule, I've explicitly set my username and password using a separate OSX machine. So I know all of my credentials are correct. For some reason though, when I try to connect through nautilus, I get the message: Got…
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how to get user permissions for nfs share?

The situation: I simply want to be able to access a Synology NAS from an Ubuntu Server with a non-root user. On the NAS I have this in the exports-file: /Directory…
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Need Help connecting WD My Cloud NAS to 14.04

I recently purchased the 2TB WD My Cloud NAS, and now I realize that it doesn't have Ubuntu support and can not figure out how to make it connect. I found this, http://cocoaallocinit.com/2014/01/04/wd-my-cloud-nas-on-ubuntu/ but it doesn't make…
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