Ubuntu Server Setup

[ZeroOne01101101]

Hi, im a Hobbyist that would like to setup a server in his basement.

 

Is it theoretically possible to set up ubuntu server to simultaniously work as NAS and Operrating system (4 users) ?

And if that is possible, how difficult would it be to add other applications (Host,...) ?

 

Id also like to note that I 1.) am a total Linux noob (no experience in bash, shell, ...) and 2.) am from germany, so i may get some words wrong

 

thanks for helping

 

 

 

[TheNuzziNuzz]

Anything is possible. Whats your budget?

[ZeroOne01101101]

15 minutes ago, TheNuzziNuzz said:

Anything is possible. Whats your budget?

ive already got a system (a friend has a leftover xeon system i could get for free)

 

all i need is some freeware and some lightyears in experience, its all imaginary at this point though

 

[TheNuzziNuzz]

Just now, ZeroOne01101101 said:

ive already got a system (a friend has a leftover xeon system i could get for free)

 

all i need is some freeware and some lightyears in experience, its all imaginary at this point though

 

The hardest part is just the drives. I imagine it doesn't make sense to subject 4 users to any OS other than Windows. What are you looking to store on the NAS and how much space do you need?

[SCHISCHKA]

2 hours ago, ZeroOne01101101 said:

Is it theoretically possible to set up ubuntu server to simultaniously work as NAS and Operrating system (4 users) ?

 

Yes, you can do almost anything. There are no license/edition restrictions like a proprietary system has.

2 hours ago, ZeroOne01101101 said:

And if that is possible, how difficult would it be to add other applications (Host,...) ?

 

No problem. In terminal use apt search <application name> to find what it is called in ubuntu's repos. Then to install:

sudo apt install <application name>

archwiki and debianwiki are good keywords to throw in any web search.

2 hours ago, ZeroOne01101101 said:

2.) am from germany, so i may get some words wrong

 

Only flaw I can find is "am" should be "I am" or the short form "I'm", just like ich bin

 

[ZeroOne01101101]

8 hours ago, TheNuzziNuzz said:

The hardest part is just the drives. I imagine it doesn't make sense to subject 4 users to any OS other than Windows. What are you looking to store on the NAS and how much space do you need?

Just the usual stuff like videos, pictures, documents and so on.

I think im going to opt for 1tb, i dont have enough important data that raid would be necessary

I can add more drives (and raid) later on if theres a need for it, right ?

 

[TheNuzziNuzz]

11 hours ago, ZeroOne01101101 said:

Just the usual stuff like videos, pictures, documents and so on.

I think im going to opt for 1tb, i dont have enough important data that raid would be necessary

I can add more drives (and raid) later on if theres a need for it, right ?

 

May I suggest cloud storage? I great soloution for cheap is Onedrive because for like $7/mo you get 1tb and the whole Office 365 suite

[ZeroOne01101101]

On 11.9.2017 at 11:33 PM, TheNuzziNuzz said:

May I suggest cloud storage? I great soloution for cheap is Onedrive because for like $7/mo you get 1tb and the whole Office 365 suite

i dont think that will suffice, since my internet download in somewhere around 1.2 MB/s.

Also, my future occupation will (hopefully) be IT-Specialist, so I should probably opt for data security to be able to use it for my job