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Linux Home Server: Amahi
So I have a small home server running off some old crap hardware I threw together a while back. Just recently the old HDD gave out and I realized the mobo has SATA ports, so I went a bought a new HDD with the intent to get the piece of crap working again.
It was running Windows Home Server before, which worked just fine, but I wanted to try setting it up as a Linux box this time.
After some research, I came across a well written article about how to use Fedora and Amahi server to run a home server. The writer had also been using WHS and decided to try something new.
For those of you who are not familiar, this is the website for Amahi.
https://www.amahi.org
They have a dedicated installer too, based off Fedora but simplified for just Amahi (I don't plan to use this as a desktop at all).
I haven't installed the dedicated install yet, but I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this.
My other idea was to just use a x32 Ubuntu Server installation on it, but I don't quite know how to get it configured properly.
I don't need the server desktop at all, it's main use will be storage accessed from the network which I plan to VPN into and access from my computer (which is not in the network, thus the VPN).
Was hoping to get some thoughts on this before I spend too much time on it. I am currently living in a different state (in college) so the server is chilling here in my parents house. I only have 2 days to get it working before I leave, so if I can't get it setup well with Linux I will have to pop WHS back into it to get it working before I go, but I would rather not do that.
Thanks for all the help guys!
~Lordbob