Building a file server

[1sk8er]

I will soon be attempting to build my first file server. I was wondering if anyone could give me maybe a parts list of what they are running so I could get an idea of what I need. Thanks for any and all help.

 

[Tsaico]

Some more information is needed. How many users, how much uptime?

 

[1sk8er]

3 users and will be used maybe 2-4 hours per day.

 

[jackschmittusa]

I built one 3 years ago for an advertising office, used by 3 or 4 people all day. Used a Duron 800 with 512mb ram. Always served the need. Has a kb and a 14" monitor velcroed on the top, sitting in a utility closet. Has a cd burner in it and Nero, does auto, incremental backups for off site storage.

 

[1sk8er]

That is what I was wondering. I'm thinking of running a Celly 733 w/ 512 meg RAM and 2 - 250 gig hard drives.

 

[jackschmittusa]

That should work fine.

 

[Tsaico]

I agree, that is more than fine for your use.

 

[Talcite]

Try running FreeNAS. It might give better features than your standard windows installation. It should also be less demanding than your linux installation.

It should do fine for a low traffic file server.