[Cialug] NAS + Cloud

[Jared Brees]

So I agree with everyone that the Synology stuff is pretty sweet, and yes, some of our units here at work support ownCloud installation through the GUI (or at least they appear to - we never actually tried it).


As someone who maintained an ownCloud installation for a couple years, I can tell you that the "sync" IS in fact, offsite or onsite, provided it's setup to be such. If you point it to an IP address, you're probably asking for trouble.


What I would recommend, is a NextCloud install (not ownCloud; think OpenOffice/LibreOffice, LibreOffice is what to use now). For the list of stuff below, I'll assume a distro + package (example: Ubuntu Server + NextCloud on top of that)


- Make sure server has static IP on LAN

- Setup the home network with a Dynamic DNS hostname from one of the free providers, and forward the appropriate ports (80,443, if you're keeping it standard)

- LetsEncrypt the thing

- On the home router, setup a DNS entry to point to the LAN IP address, that matches the DDNS hostname

- tell all clients to point to https://ddns-hostname.example.com/nextcloud, or whatever it is they need to point to

- watch them sync on- and off-site


Jared Brees<http://me.relatedtotechnology.org/> - Squirrel Photographer<http://squirrels.relatedtotechnology.org/>


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From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org <cialug-bounces at cialug.org> on behalf of David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 2:40 PM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] NAS + Cloud

I like the Synology stuff a lot. I have an old Promise 2-bay unit at home
I'm trying to find an excuse to replace with a Synology some day. It works,
but the user interface doesn't come close to the Synology.

-dc

On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 2:32 PM, Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not only do they provide automatic updates, you get a choice whether to
> install them automatically (and when), or to install them manually on your
> own schedule.
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 6:53 PM Dan Hockey <icepuck2k at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Mine is a DS716+II 2 bay, It has the ability to add an expansion box to
> add
> > more drives. Most don't have that ability. The nice thing about Synology
> is
> > they provide automatic updates for the NAS and router.
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 5:44 PM, Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Before digging too deep with Synology, check the normal offerings on
> the
> > > platform. Some features are available remotely (without adjusting the
> > > router), so what they need might work right out of the box.
> > >
> > > The Synology package is really clean and easy to set up and run.
> Probably
> > > will want the larger unit; the 2-bay system at MicroCenter doesn't have
> > > some of the capabilities of the larger ones. Again, check whether the
> > > features of the minimal system meet the client's needs.
> > >
> > > --Don
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 11:32 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sun, 27 Nov 2016, Dan Hockey wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Is this for a home made NAS or an off the shelf one? Certain
> Synology
> > > > > NAS'(X86 based models) have the ability to run docker VM's. The
> last
> > > > time I
> > > > > looked there was an OwnCloud VM in their repository.
> > > > >
> > > > That actually might make sense, .. thanks for the info!
> > > >
> > > >         Lee
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