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With the growing size of media in many homes, especially with the advent of Hi-def media and HDTVs, the amount of space needed to store even a moderately-sized collection of movies or music is growing rapidly. Hard drive capacities have been growing as well, but there is little room for many of them in small PCs or HTPCs. A file server offers a nice, convenient way of providing lots of space that can be tucked away somewhere. | With the growing size of media in many homes, especially with the advent of Hi-def media and HDTVs, the amount of space needed to store even a moderately-sized collection of movies or music is growing rapidly. Hard drive capacities have been growing as well, but there is little room for many of them in small PCs or HTPCs. A file server offers a nice, convenient way of providing lots of space that can be tucked away somewhere. | ||
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#Think about your needs. Do you have to server hundreds of movies to multiple independent PCs throughout a house, or do you just need a convenient place to put your music to play on your HTPC? The use of a home fileserver will strongly guide the next steps. | #Think about your needs. Do you have to server hundreds of movies to multiple independent PCs throughout a house, or do you just need a convenient place to put your music to play on your HTPC? The use of a home fileserver will strongly guide the next steps. | ||
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#Install an OS and software. Linux is usually a solid choice. Any Linux server distro should work fine and get you up and running quickly. Alternatively, Windows Server OSes are very configurable, but require significantly more power and resources. Finally, Windows Home Server is a new kid on the block, but it has many powerful features. With WHS, you don't need a RAID card or any sort of controller to create a large array, but be aware if the OS dies, so does all your data with it. | #Install an OS and software. Linux is usually a solid choice. Any Linux server distro should work fine and get you up and running quickly. Alternatively, Windows Server OSes are very configurable, but require significantly more power and resources. Finally, Windows Home Server is a new kid on the block, but it has many powerful features. With WHS, you don't need a RAID card or any sort of controller to create a large array, but be aware if the OS dies, so does all your data with it. | ||
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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
