creating a backup system with freenas
- by masfenix
We are currently in the process of opening a new accounting firm in the new year (actually moving from our previous location).
I am looking for a cheap/free solution to back up our files (small, text files couple of kb). I was impressed with FreeNas and Windows Backup but I found out that Windows Backup only saves for a maximum of 2 years.
The work machines will be running Windows 8 or Windows 7. There can be many work machines however we have only one to start with (ie, think of it as just one employee). I have an old core 2 duo with 2 gigs of ram that I can convert to a server if need be. I want the syncing to be done through LAN since the data is confidential and should never touch the outside world.
So ideally, I would like the following scenario:
A skydrive/dropbox like service to sync my client files over work machines and a central server.
The "server" part should store history of files (i don't know how this will be done since the file will have the same name?). This isn't really necessary, but I can see it become useful.
I am not familiar with RAID, so does any software RAID solution exist? I will most likely be buying 2 hard drives.
