Software for network storage

[Snotrap]

Hey!

 

I want to turn an old desktop into a storage machine. I want to be able to install either Windows or Linux distro of choice and share storage.

I want a system where if a user deletes something its added to an archive folder instead of being permanently deleted, so then an admin a\can recover it if necessary.

I would like to be able to allocate storage to separate users on my network, so each user has, say 500GB of storage and a 250GB Backup.

 

Has to be a free solution too!

 

I would prefer it to be software based so I can still run game servers etc off of the same machine.

[PowerChaos]

Samba. Woot

 

or look at turnkeylinux

https://www.turnkeylinux.org/

 

ofcourse some basic Linux skills are needed specially to move to recycle bin on delete 

but this turnkeylinux makes it easier with a web based control panel

 

if I am not mistaken it is based on webmin and Debian 

 

greets from PowerChaos 

[Snotrap]

3 minutes ago, PowerChaos said:

Samba. Woot

 

or look at turnkeylinux

https://www.turnkeylinux.org/

 

ofcourse some basic Linux skills are needed specially to move to recycle bin on delete 

but this turnkeylinux makes it easier with a web based control panel

 

if I am not mistaken it is based on webmin and Debian 

 

greets from PowerChaos 

Thank you!

I will most definitely trial these options!

 

Would I be able to run a java file (game server) with freeNAS???

[PowerChaos]

Not sure about freenas ( is it a stripped down Linux aka bear metal or a full Linux ? )

 

With turnkey you can as it is a full Debian install

like on all Linux. You can run java from command line ( if you install it  )

and as long your ports you need are open and available 

 

greets from PowerChaos 

[Electronics Wizardy]

6 hours ago, PowerChaos said:

is it a stripped down Linux aka bear metal or a full Linux

Its not linux at all, its freebsd, you can probably  run java, but something like a linux distro will be easier.