Orange Pi PC as NAS server - best OS

myroman · Published in 2015-12-15 05:55:31

Edited by myroman at 2015-12-15 05:56

Hi!
I am novice in linux and I would like to make a NAS server for my home network.
What is the best OS for doing that. Lubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, Debian, Android? Ok, i put Android here just for joke...

I heard something about Openmediavault but there is no imager for OpiPC yet?

adheybgz · Published in 2015-12-15 11:04:24

try dietpi

myroman · Published in 2015-12-16 03:36:18

Thanx, will try it. Momentaly I test Ubuntu Mate as NAS server.

myroman · Published in 2015-12-16 03:37:13

Any info about USB/ethernet performance? Does it share same bus?

bronco · Published in 2015-12-16 04:05:39

Edited by bronco at 2015-12-16 04:06

myroman replied at 2015-12-16 03:37
Any info about USB/ethernet performance? Does it share same bus?

Nope.

USB with current crappy 3.4.39 kernel not so good, with mainline kernel superiour: http://forum.armbian.com/index.php/topic/504-quick-review-of-orange-pi-pc/#entry3244

Since you think about choosing a device with just 100 Mbit/sec Ethernet all this stuff does not apply to you: http://linux-sunxi.org/Sunxi_devices_as_NAS (in other words: Unless Steven prodives a new H3 model that doesn't suck more or less -- no internal USB hub please , no crappy USB-to-SATA bridge please, but GBit Ethernet) every H3 based Orange Pi is a really bad choice. Choose any of the A20 based models. They're way faster/superiour. If you live in the US this is currently the SBC of choice for a NAS: http://www.amazon.com/pcDuino-pcDuino3-Nano-Lite/dp/B00ZEPZGQO (GBit Ethernet and SATA!)

fritz · Published in 2015-12-16 07:02:59