Intended Audience This post may be of interest if you are setting up Resilio Sync for the first time under more modern versions of FreeNAS (version 11.2 and above), or, you are migrating from using Resilio Sync under legacy versions of FreeNAS (version 11.1 or earlier). Edit (02/04/2020): There are a number of advantages to …
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Robust Home Security using a CADVR-1004WD-M DVR
intended Audience This post may be of interest to you if you have a CADVR-1004WD-M (or CADVR-1008WD-M) DVR at the heart of your home or small business security system. I’ve documented my experience largely to help me remember how I went about assembling the security system, which in many areas isn’t immediately obvious. The notes may provide …
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What about antivirus solutions for legacy Windows?
Microsoft Security Essentials no longer updates for Windows XP and Windows Vista. So, what about antivirus software for legacy Windows? One of the issues of moving to a free antivirus (AV) solution is the nag-ware. If there is nothing of a sensitive nature on the client and there are no special hardware dependencies, don’t bother. Instead, …
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Resilio Sync Setup for OS X 10.8+ Clients (legacy)
You will need to setup the sync server first. The instruction here is for setting up sync client software on Android devices to backup important data from them on to the server. The app screens that follow are from the following version of the sync client: Step 1: Install and start the sync client. When starting […]
Is replacing disks to grow a ZFS pool viable on FreeNAS?
Well, the answers to this question will undoubtedly be complex and varied so I will limit my discussion to home or small business systems. The response I give is based on my experiences in this area. Let’s start by looking at a breakdown of the key hardware costs of my first FreeNAS server. The build …
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RAID-Z1 or RAID-Z2 for FreeNAS?
There’s a raging debate on the merits of RAID-Z2 over RAID-Z1. Both have their pluses and minuses. RAID-Z2 requires two disks for redundancy and is less attractive for home and small business systems, which generally have no more than about five disks in a RAID configuration. However, as disk capacities grow, for instance, as I …
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Mirrored Boot Drives on FreeNAS
Creating a mirrored boot device in FreeNAS is well documented. I’d personally encourage and recommend having redundant boot devices on home or small business FreeNAS system for a couple of reasons: As the FreeNAS operating system typically resides on low-cost USB sticks, mirroring FreeNAS boot drives is inexpensive; and It eliminates the boot device being …
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Resilio Sync Setup for Windows 7+ Clients (legacy)
You will need to setup the sync server first. The instruction here is for setting up sync client software on Android devices to backup important data from them on to the server. The app screens that follow are from the following version of the sync client: Step 1: Install and start the sync client. When starting […]
Advanced Resilio Sync Setup for FreeNAS (legacy)
The objective here is to set up an automated backup of key user data from various devices such as phones, tablets and desktops into a central repository on a FreeNAS server. The repository should be readable to personnel responsible for recovering data for users. but should not accessible to anyone else. This will maximise the […]
Enable the Recycle Bin on FreeNAS Personal Shares
Shadow copies are really useful for accessing previous versions of a working document, but what happens if the working document is accidentally deleted? That’s where the recycle bin feature of FreeNAS shares allows you to recover a document that’s been deleted by accident. However, it is not enabled by default. It should be turned on when setting …
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