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Has anyone gotten a Raspberry Pi and tried it as a NAS device?

Not really looked into compatibility yet but if it runs Linux, im guessing you could put any of your favourite distros through it and just stick a 4tb external drive in the usb slot? Use 2nd USB for dual wireless keyboard and mouse and that should be all you need right? Just hook it up via HDMI to TV...

Anyone who has already done this please let me know :)
 
CTech said:
Has anyone gotten a Raspberry Pi and tried it as a NAS device?

Not really looked into compatibility yet but if it runs Linux, im guessing you could put any of your favourite distros through it and just stick a 4tb external drive in the usb slot? Use 2nd USB for dual wireless keyboard and mouse and that should be all you need right? Just hook it up via HDMI to TV...

Anyone who has already done this please let me know :)
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Works fine as a NAS. I just mounted an external usb drive as /srv/nas used SAMBA to share it. Only drawback is transfer speed over USB and 100 maps LAN.

My Pi's have been through the ringer. LOL Done about everything I can think of with them. Including using them as a portable PXE-Dust Server.
 
smashedbotatos said:
Works fine as a NAS. I just mounted an external usb drive as /srv/nas used SAMBA to share it. Only drawback is transfer speed over USB and 100 maps LAN.

My Pi's have been through the ringer. LOL Done about everything I can think of with them. Including using them as a portable PXE-Dust Server.
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I'm sold. I'll order one now :) Cheers!
 
YeOldeStonecat said:
Gotta pickup a couple of those to play with...got some preferred sources in the States?
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Yeah they are a lotta fun.

I have a couple.

One is tasked as an XBMC box - its actually not bad!

The other is a 'kiosk' browser linked to our security cam at ft counter. We can see customers as they come in and keep an eye on the shop from the workshop.

Yeah for sure lots of fun for spare time projects and soo cheap too! :)

Im thinking about getting another one and setting up boblight on it
 
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UK sources seem more expensive! RS Components want £35 just for the board, I'm sure its meant to be $35USD (£20.00).

Oh well, still cheaper than a prebuilt nas or other toy lol
 
Slaters Kustum Machines said:
I plan to replace my HTPC with a Pi running Plex.
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I wouldn't if I were you. I did this a few months back and can say I'd much rather have my HTPC. RasPlex on the Raspberry Pi is very slow navigating Plex menus. I would like to know how it runs on LG TV's that come with Plex or the LG Smart TV box you can buy that has Plex.
 
16k_zx81 said:
Yeah they are a lotta fun.

I have a couple.

One is tasked as an XBMC box - its actually not bad!

The other is a 'kiosk' browser linked to our security cam at ft counter. We can see customers as they come in and keep an eye on the shop from the workshop.

Yeah for sure lots of fun for spare time projects and soo cheap too! :)

Im thinking about getting another one and setting up boblight on it
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What do you have it set up as to enable you to view the camera software ?

What OS / Application ?

Cheers
 
I guess it depends on exactly what you want to do & what software you want to run.

I just built up a Plex media server from scratch;

- i5
- 8GB
- 1TB dedicated OS Win7 Pro x64
- 3x 3TB drives; no RAID, one drive dedicated to movies, another to music & photos, etc.
- 10x USB 3.0 ports; each internal 3TB gets backed up to its own 3TB USB 3.0 drive - in real-world performance using cobian, backups run at about 1GB per minute.

- This entire rig gets backed up to another PC via CrashPlan.
- I'm about to setup another PC with BittorrentSync to give myself another live/constant backup.

Considered RAID but seems like any reliable consumer-grade RAID card is around $3-400....I just couldn't see the benefit for my situation.

I couldn't possibly be happier with the rig....chews through HD movies like nothing....Plex is amazing!

A Pi will almost definitely be too weak to do any serious on-board transcoding.....I think...
 
drjones said:
I guess it depends on exactly what you want to do & what software you want to run.

I just built up a Plex media server from scratch;

- i5
- 8GB
- 1TB dedicated OS Win7 Pro x64
- 3x 3TB drives; no RAID, one drive dedicated to movies, another to music & photos, etc.
- 10x USB 3.0 ports; each internal 3TB gets backed up to its own 3TB USB 3.0 drive - in real-world performance using cobian, backups run at about 1GB per minute.

- This entire rig gets backed up to another PC via CrashPlan.
- I'm about to setup another PC with BittorrentSync to give myself another live/constant backup.

Considered RAID but seems like any reliable consumer-grade RAID card is around $3-400....I just couldn't see the benefit for my situation.

I couldn't possibly be happier with the rig....chews through HD movies like nothing....Plex is amazing!

A Pi will almost definitely be too weak to do any serious on-board transcoding.....I think...
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You have it backwards. The transcoding is done on the server. I haven't done much with XBMC on Pi. It was a bit slow for me. It is getting better though. My main focus was electronics and automation. I had to try other stuff out though!

I run Plex and PS3MediaServer on my Ubuntu Server hardly use Plex. I like PS3Mediaserver better, loads much faster and I have had a better time with it transcoding to media clients. Works for any DLNA device or Xbox360.

I won't get in to why I don't like using a Windows based Desktop as a media or file server. As a simple NAS, Pi works well for what it is.
 
smashedbotatos said:
You have it backwards. The transcoding is done on the server. I haven't done much with XBMC on Pi. It was a bit slow for me. It is getting better though. My main focus was electronics and automation. I had to try other stuff out though!

I run Plex and PS3MediaServer on my Ubuntu Server hardly use Plex. I like PS3Mediaserver better, loads much faster and I have had a better time with it transcoding to media clients. Works for any DLNA device or Xbox360.

I won't get in to why I don't like using a Windows based Desktop as a media or file server. As a simple NAS, Pi works well for what it is.
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Right, so if the Pi is the NAS/media server, it would do the transcoding, right?
 
drjones said:
Right, so if the Pi is the NAS/media server, it would do the transcoding, right?
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Yes, I have not tried using it as a media server. Simple files server via USB and SAMBA. It worked well.

It is better served as a media client, and like I said that is a tad slow for my liking. Although it is increasing as XBMC for the Pi gets better. OpenElec as well.
 
Slaters Kustum Machines said:
I get CanaKit Raspberry Pi (512 MB) Complete Starter Kit from Amazon, ships in a couple days, going to put in an order for 6 more tonight for one of my clients. I use them for digital signage.
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Ordered..and received today.
Got the little keyboard, and got the tiny USB wifi adapter.
Already running on our big screen TV in the office.
Cool little unit!
 
YeOldeStonecat said:
Ordered..and received today.
Got the little keyboard, and got the tiny USB wifi adapter.
Already running on our big screen TV in the office.
Cool little unit!
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Check out Screenly That is what i use for digital signage. It is subscription based, but very easy to use. You can setup a free account for one device for testing. Unfortunately WiFi is disabled in the software, which I don't understand since the content get's cached to the SD card so performance shouldn't be a big deal.
 
Slaters Kustum Machines said:
Check out Screenly That is what i use for digital signage. It is subscription based, but very easy to use. You can setup a free account for one device for testing. Unfortunately WiFi is disabled in the software, which I don't understand since the content get's cached to the SD card so performance shouldn't be a big deal.
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Screenly looks awesome!
 
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