File server (Samba, NFS, etc.) guides.
I’ve been trying various Home Server and HTPC solutions for some time now and in this post I will review Amahi Home Server. Originally I had an all-in-one HTPC NAS combo machine connected to my TV, running Windows. When I discovered the awesomeness of Kodi (previously XBMC) a couple of … read more
The release of Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr is imminent and we have shown you how to setup Ubuntu Server 14.04, install a GUI, and if needed how to boot Ubuntu server to command line. Now it just feels like the time to show you how to configure NFS server on … read more
Recently, I wrote a tutorial on how to install Ubuntu Server 14.04 Trust Tahr. This post presents a video guide to accomplish the same thing. How to install Ubuntu Server 14.04 Trusty Tahr? Watch this video on YouTube.
In a few days Trusty Tahr will be released into the wild around April 17th, 2014. So I decided I will start writing a series of posts on how to setup a home server using Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr Server Edition. To start of this post shows, how to install … read more
Configuring OpenELEC Samba share allows you to remotely access your Raspberry Pi’s SD card and any attached USB drives over the network on other computers. This can come in handy if you want to transfer files between the devices over the network and without having to physically connect the drives. … read more
eXtplorer, is a feature-rich web-based file manager. In this post, I will explain how to install eXtplorer on Linux hosting account, specifically on GoDaddy. GoDaddy offers a great hosting service that is not only cheap but also has extensive feature list. But irrespective of whether it is GoDaddy, HostGator, or … read more
Automount Samba share during boot. This is very easy to accomplish in Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution. First backup your original /etc/fstab file. Then, install the smbfs package if you dont already have it: Next, edit /etc/fstab in your favorite editor. Add the following line as a new single … read more
I recently purchased the LG 42LE5400 LED-LCD 42 inch TV and the LG BD570 Network Bluray player basically to stream movies from my Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 Home Server. Recently, I described how to stream content from network server on these devices using MiniDLNA. In this post, I will describe … read more