FreeNAS
FreeNAS is a minimal FreeBSD distribution that provides NAS (network-attached storage) services: CIFS (Samba), FTP, NFS, RSYNC, local user authentication, and software RAID. It may be booted and run from compact flash or CD-ROM. It also features a full Web-based configuration interface.
| Tags | Archiving Networking |
|---|---|
| Licenses | BSD Original |
| Operating Systems | OS Independent |
| Implementation | PHP Unix Shell |
| Translations | English |
Recent releases
- 14 Mar 2008 01:51
Changes: This is a maintenance release, so no new features have been added. This will be the last stable release based on FreeBSD 6.2. consolehm sensor support was removed because it doesn't work or recognize up-to-date hardware. WebGUI uses NiftyCubes for rounded corners with CSS and JavaScript. The minutes, hours, days, months, and week days are validated. /bin/chflags was added.
- 24 Feb 2008 21:23
Changes: The "Guest account" and "Null passwords" attributes were added to "Samba Settings". WebGUI and rc-script were enhanced to define additional group memberships. uShare UPnP Mediaserver was replaced with MediaTomb 0.10.0. The kernel was patched to support ATi IXP600/700 PATA/SATA. SSL/TLS support was added to FTP service. easyDNS.com and 3322.org support were added to the "Dynamic DNS" service. The OS install and upgrade procedure was refactored. NFS share configuration support was added. NFS server processes may be configured.
- 22 Aug 2007 10:27
Changes: This release adds a 'Profile' dropdown box on the UPnP page. XboX 360 users should use the XboX 360 compliant profile. PS3 users should try DLNA. If the 'Default' doesn't work with your UPnP client, also try the DLNA compliant profile. Some bugs have been fixed.
- 19 Nov 2006 04:32
Changes: Major new features include a new experimental geom RAID 5 module and unison support. Lots of bugs were fixed.
- 01 Jul 2006 23:48
Changes: Replacement of the unstable software RAID gvinum with gmirror (RAID 1 only) was started. Big FAT drives are supported. The FTP server supports UTF8. Lots of other minor improvements and bugfixes were made.
