File server question

tj107us · 01-21-2012, 10:04 PM

Which is a better OS for a file server ubuntu or freeNAS?

wmorri · 01-30-2012, 07:23 PM

Hi,

I guess the simple answer is they both are very good. It all matters on what you want to do with it. If all you want is a file server then you might be fine with FreeNAS but if you ever want to do something else with the box besides hold files then I would go with Ubuntu Server. Also do you know what type of hdd structure you want to have, i.e. RAID?

01-21-2012, 10:04 PM	#1
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01-30-2012, 07:23 PM	#2
wmorri Daemon Poster Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,019	Re: File server question Hi, I guess the simple answer is they both are very good. It all matters on what you want to do with it. If all you want is a file server then you might be fine with FreeNAS but if you ever want to do something else with the box besides hold files then I would go with Ubuntu Server. Also do you know what type of hdd structure you want to have, i.e. RAID? __________________ LEARN BY DOING NOT BY FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS! Linux Forever! I thought you were a hispanic/african american? Who is the white guy in the pictures?

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