Posted by dreadstar on November 18, 2011 at 2:21am
Has anyone done this here in the Pinas? Running Drupal on a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device instead of a computer? I see some few articles on it on google but am wondering if anyone locally has done it. If yes, I would appreciate if he could share his hardware/software setup and experience.
Im thinking of allocating some spare money and free time in doing this project. Would be nice for a rapid drupal network in a work intranet setup.
Ideas and comments are welcome ... 8-)
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Not exactly a NAS
I've setup a sort of a NAS on my network using an old PC (AMD Athlon X2 3400+, 1GB of RAM). Used Ubuntu with NFS, Samba and other goodies. It's then pretty easy to setup Drupal.
If you'll be running a NAS appliance like QNAP then you might what to read this thread.
Jaypax Ginete
http://killertilapia.blogspot.com/
Yes. Based also on my google
Yes. Based also on my google search, my highest chances of success is to use a QNAP NAS. At least that is where most of the successes have been reported. Not a painless install but doable nevertheless.
if you make your NAS run PHP
if you make your NAS run PHP and MYSQL, then yes. but then it's a server and not a NAS.
Just get a cheap linux box and attach it to the network. anything will do really.
True and I know a NAS was not
True and I know a NAS was not meant to be used as a server ... but some like the QNAP have been hacked to run other than as a file server. Nothing also beats a NAS in terms of portability. No need of screen or keyboard. Pretty much plug and play when everything is setup correctly.
every small computer can be
every small computer can be used without screen or keyboard once setup correctly. but you are right such a NAS is very small and lightweight.
personally i only hat problems with NAS so far. mostly heat issues. also given the price point i would probably buy a small computer with a big harddrive next time.
Point taken. Thank you for
Point taken. Thank you for sharing your personal experiences with NAS devices. I was hoping they were reliable practical appliances that I can turn into a mini drupal setup for a small and portable intranet environment connecting maybe a maximum of 10 people wirelessly.
I notice that I do a number of times impromptu meetings with busy decision making people at whatever convenient place (e.g. private rented business center or restaurant private room). It would be nice to just tag along a NAS and a wifi router to carry along all project data, discussions, etc in a central location and everyone's laptops just accesses the NAS.
I guess an old computer (or laptop) maybe less convenient but maybe more practical given my personal project's objective.
in that case i think it's
in that case i think it's much more reliable to run the server in your own laptop. thats one less device that can break during critical situation like presentations. If you looking for a compact server type of device, maybe the "Sheeva Plug" is what you need.
why not just set it up on a
why not just set it up on a mac mini? those things are great for running small scale servers
sure, a mac mini...
why not...anyone got P30,990.00 just laying around?
Jaypax Ginete
http://killertilapia.blogspot.com/
anyone got P30,990.00 just laying around
If you weren't already a blogger I would suggest that you started one. I think you've got the right combination of sarcasm and wit to get the attention of a lot of people. Please take this as the compliment it's intended to be.
On the more serious tip I'll agree with bara.munchies for a more cost effective solution. Or if you don't like the idea of running that in addition to everything else on your laptop, I might suggest an ultamini you can grab up for a little less than P9,000 from buyqube.com. I'll add a disclaimer though that I haven't tried doing this myself though so I don't know how difficult it would be to turn this into a LAMP server.
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You can usually get a mac
You can usually get a mac mini in the states(used if you dont care) for around $350/400 or go with a netbook convert it to use ubuntu and you got a mobile server that way. Sometimes its better to bite the bullet and spend some money in order to have something of quality over trying to find hacks for a half-baked solution.
and before you ask, yes i
and before you ask, yes i usually have a least 1k in savings just for business related expenses. You can be a professional with out the tools or mindset. Of course being a witty blogger you already knew that
I'm a die hard mac fan on the
I'm a die hard mac fan on the desktop, but as a server i wouldn't touch it. That's linux territory for me. Sure you could run VMware on the Mac Mini but that seems a bit pointless compared to just run Ubuntu (or any distro of your choice) on any sort of PC.
the point was have something
the point was have something portable for things like meetings / demos / or conferences. For something long term for sure you would want to have it on a ubuntu box. Maybe i misunderstood the initial question. mostly nowadays i run a aegir instance and spin up sites as i need. i do have some backup / external HDs at my desktop machine back at home, for that part i just mount them like i would any remote filesystem and run apache from it.
Hi Chris, My Drupal setup
Hi Chris,
My Drupal setup runs from my Php350 4GB flash drive, but I still need my powerful laptop though, Lenovo x201 i7 8GB ram, 160SSD drive. LOL.