How do I build a DIY NAS?

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Published on 2010-03-28T10:39:25Z Indexed on 2010/03/29 18:53 UTC
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I'm looking for good, detailed instructions on how to build a DIY NAS (Network Access Storage). I'm planning on doing it cheap (old PC config + open source software).

I would like to know:

What hardware I need to built one
- What kind of hard-drive setup I should take (like RAID)
- Or any other relevant hardware related advices (power supply, motherboard etc...)
What software I should run on it, both what OS and software to manage the contents effectively
- So the NAS is recognizable and accessible to my network
- I can make sure my Windows computers will recognize it (when using Linux distro's)
- I can access my files from outside my network

I already did a fair bit of searching and found these links, but while these links are great they delve more on the hardware side. I'm looking for more instructions in the software side.

Ubuntu

FreeNAS

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