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Hi,
I am planning a NAS server to put in the basement... The ideas right now is to run FreeNAS on this machine...
Is it possible to run a media server a la XBMC on the same machine, ie run them in virtualized environments?
Do I need a HTPC in my living room as well or is the UPnP cable TV enough to access the content on the media server?
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Tobbe
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Just use file sharing in linux or whatever OS you want to use with the HTPC. It doesn't have to be a "NAS-specific" OS for it to work really well. I used my little Windows XP miniITX HTPC as both an XBMC box and as a file server (for both other XBMC boxes and other stuff as well). Also ran torrents and other stuff on there.
UPnP TV won't be enough. You'll want another HTPC. UPnP/DLNA TVs end in sadness.
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Hi and thanks for the answer!
The reason for having a separate file server is that I do not want to place a machine with 3-6 disks in the living room... Initially I am planning for 3x 3TB disks giving me a 6TB useable diskspace...
And the reason why I have been looking at FreeNAS is due to the support for ZFS which sounds really nice to me...
Perhaps I need to include separate HTPC in my plans if UPnP/DLNA does not work that well :/
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2012-03-27, 16:40
(This post was last modified: 2012-03-27, 16:40 by Ned Scott.)
You could run linux on it and use ZFS. You could then use an HDMI-over-ethernet-to-HDMI adapter to run it from another room, complete with an IR extender:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/produc...1&format=2
Or get a small nettop box for under $200 for your living room like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6856119050 (just add ram and run it off a USB drive, since your media is all over the network)
You can even run a jailbroken
Apple TV 2 (wiki) with XBMC on it for less than $80.
