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If you only have 1 ethernet card, this should automatically be picked up. No need to do anything at all.
If you have more than 1 interface:
From the initial Console Setup menu, press 1 to enter the...
FreeNAS has a multitude of options for network backups (i.e. backing up your own PC on to the FreeNAS hard drive).
The simplest is to enable file sharing and do backups manually by copying files...
Pivot is a PHP-based blogging platform, which can be hosted on FreeNAS.
It can be useful for use as a family digital scrapbook or personal diary. You can choose whether you want to allow access to...
You can find me on the FreeNAS forum.
Cron is used to schedule actions. It can be used to automate a number of processes; here I will illustrate how to use it to pause and restart torrents at specific times (downloading 11pm - 5pm...
If you prefer to change the FreeNAS IP from the Web GUI, you can auto-assign an IP address from your router using DHCP first.
To do this, press the following keys in this order:
Press 2 (which is...
I assume you have only 1 disk available. If you have a RAID setup of multiple disks, see the reference at the bottom of the page.
Adding the Hard Disk to FreeNAS
In the Web GUI: Go to Disks ->...
This is perhaps the most useful feature of FreeNAS to the average home user.
Depending on the computers you use, the File Server could use CIFS/SMB or NFS to serve files.
CIFS/SMB is universally...
The first time you plug the FreeNAS LiveUSB into the server PC and turn it on, make sure:
The server PC can boot from USB (you may need to enter the BIOS settings page to enable this)
The keyboard...
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FreeNAS can be run from a 128MB - 2GB USB Flash Drive (or potentially larger with manual edits). The benefit of this is that all HD space can be reserved for server duties.
To create a USB image...
You are now ready to log into the GUI (Graphical User Interface) of FreeNAS.
Using your regular PC (i.e. not the server now), open a web browser (e.g. Firefox).
Type the IP addressed you assigned...
It may be sufficient to just use standard File Server capabilities to serve media to another computer on the network.
However, if you have an XBOX 360, PS3, or other Home Theatre PC (e.g. XBMC), a...
You should already have correctly set up the network from the server directly.
However, it is important to ensure your server keeps the local time correctly, and can access the internet.
To do...
Probably a good time to reboot the server PC, to make sure it is behaving itself.
To do this, select the rebootoption by:
Press 7
Press Enter
Press left arrow
Press Enter
This needs to be done in...
Troubleshooting
If you are unable to return to the FreeNAS Web GUI after making changes, re-attach a keyboard to the FreeNAS box and reboot (soft or hard reset) with the FreeNAS LiveUSB still...
Rsync allows synchronisation or backup of files in one direction. i.e. you can specify which version of each file you want mirrored to both locations.
To enable the RSync server on FreeNAS:
Go to:...
It is important to complete the synchronisation process on the RSync client at regular intervals to ensure your backups are up-to-date. If necessary, it is possible to schedule this process on the...
A backup of your FreeNAS settings and configuration is vital.
Hence, it is important to do this as you enable or change settings on any service, add any new disks etc.
This is done in System ->...
The basic server is now functional.
However, it isn't yet set up to do anything useful.
Pick and choose your functions from the Features menu above.
But before you do, it is worthwhile saving your...
FreeNAS accomplishes a number of functions, each of which is enabled independently.
As default, all functions are disabled.
Select the functions you want, and visit the relevant page from the...
You need to know what your LAN subnet is for this.
The default FreeNAS IP is 192.168.1.250
If you do not know your router's or own computers IP address, it will be easier to use the DHCP option...
If you used the DHCP option to configure the IP initially, you will now have to assign as static IP for the FreeNAS server from the WebGUI using any network connected PC. If you assigned a static...
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Leaving your computer on 24/7 wastes valuable energy. However, with a headless FreeNAS server, that energy waste can be minimised. Thankfully, FreeNAS comes with Transmission (and its WebGUI)...
It is necessary to install Unison on your PC; unfortunately, that is outside the remit of this wiki.
Once installed, to activate a backup manually, you need to issue a unison command from your PC...
Unison is a cross-platform synchronisation software. It allows synchronisation or backup of files in both directions. i.e. it will look for the newest version of each file and mirror that to both...
Add users for each username.
group: whell, admin
full shell access
username: same as computer username on network
Ubuntu Hardy - use backports version unison (inc Dell Mini)
unison ~/Videos...
It is important to ensure your server username and password are changed from the default admin and freenas respectively.
To do this, from the Web GUI: Go to System -> General
Username can be...
If you want a local webpage (or website), it is easy to create something simple with TiddlyWiki. Of course, if you have any webpage or website in html, that will suffice.
Perhaps a page of your...
FreeNAS is a free home server software. It is a good alternative to Windows Home Server, although no pre-configured hardware is available for it.
It is based on FreeBSD, which has its foundations...
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