Small Buisness Server OS & Admin Panel

[G3noxide]

Alright so I thought I would swing by here and see what other ideas people had.

 

So basically I'm gonna be setting up a server and I was looking to do so with some sort of linux distro. 

 

Needs are pretty basic:

- NAS stuff. Remote and onsite FTP with accounts (integration with email accounts for logon would be bless)

- Managing backups for server-side and clients in ZFS back ups

- RAID support

- VPN integration option for outside use 

- control/admin panel for local and offsite use

- Recommendation for firewall would be nice I have seen a decent amount use Cisco. Honestly don't know much about that stuff atm. I know some people recommended a $1000 one but just wondering if its necessary. 

- cloud sync options

 

Also for email I have got used to running it with domain hosting you think it would be worth hosting it on the server as well?

 

Thanks!

 

Realized this should probably go under the software section maybe

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Almost any linux distro can do this, Id use centos.

 

FTP, Samba, ZFS, iscsi, and others can be easily installed.

 

For firewalld, Id look at a pfsense or untangle, if you wan a premade box, Look at the unify security gateway, cisco stuff, or the dell sonicwall.

 

 

For this use, Id probably get a it company to do it. This feels like you going over your head, and you don't want a company relying on something that you really don't know how to use.

[G3noxide]

15 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Almost any linux distro can do this, Id use centos.

 

FTP, Samba, ZFS, iscsi, and others can be easily installed.

 

For firewalld, Id look at a pfsense or untangle, if you wan a premade box, Look at the unify security gateway, cisco stuff, or the dell sonicwall.

 

 

For this use, Id probably get a it company to do it. This feels like you going over your head, and you don't want a company relying on something that you really don't know how to use.

I mean I have set up some Linux servers myself before. The company is only a couple people so I mean its not huge. Plus its for a personal friend. Setup should only be the initial setback. Plus once you learn about it, it would come in handy to know specifically how it was setup. I understand your concern though ^.^