[owncloud-user] NAS <-> ownCloud sync ?

[Urbani, Edmund]

Hello,

I am currently looking for a new NAS and was wondering about ownCloud support /
synchronization with an ownCloud server. I know you can install ownCloud on some
NAS systems with community provided packages, though I'm not sure how well they
are supported / kept up to date.

So, has anyone tried a setup were the NAS syncs with an ownCloud server (to
provide access to the same file repository through a network share on the LAN)?
Any recommendations regarding actual NAS hardware / setup configuration?

Kind regards,
Edmund

[Carsten Schiefner]

Hi Edmund,

Post by Urbani, Edmund
I am currently looking for a new NAS and was wondering about ownCloud
support / synchronization with an ownCloud server. I know you can
install ownCloud on some NAS systems with community provided packages,
though I'm not sure how well they are supported / kept up to date.
So, has anyone tried a setup were the NAS syncs with an ownCloud server
(to provide access to the same file repository through a network share
on the LAN)? Any recommendations regarding actual NAS hardware / setup
configuration?

ZyXEL's NSA320 and NSA325v2 at least come with native ownCloud support:
i.e. a server can be activated via the GUI.

Best,

-C.

[Urbani, Edmund]

Post by Carsten Schiefner
Hi Edmund,

Post by Urbani, Edmund
I am currently looking for a new NAS and was wondering about ownCloud
support / synchronization with an ownCloud server. I know you can
install ownCloud on some NAS systems with community provided packages,
though I'm not sure how well they are supported / kept up to date.
So, has anyone tried a setup were the NAS syncs with an ownCloud server
(to provide access to the same file repository through a network share
on the LAN)? Any recommendations regarding actual NAS hardware / setup
configuration?

i.e. a server can be activated via the GUI.
Best,
-C.

Interesting. I need at least 4 drive bays, so the NAS540 might be the one.

According to the specs they provide an ownCloud 7.x "cloud application" for this
NAS - presumably the server you are referring to. I was hoping for ownCloud 8
and its federated shares though. Any idea whether an upgrade to v8 is supported
by Zyxel?

Kind regards,
Edmund

[m***@rakekniven.de]

Hello,

most NAS vendors like QNAP, Synology, ZyXEL ... offer ownCloud support.

But in a bad way IMHO.
Many do not maintain packages in time. Means you often have outdated versions.
For sure you can install and upgrade manually, but you need skillz for that.
More skillz than running ownClound on Ubuntu because NAS vendors are
using different pathes on there devices.
Some of them have old php versions.
To secure your webserver config you have to do manual steps.
If it comes to SSL you need even more skillz to secure your Cloud.

Personally I ran my cloud two years on a QNAP nas. Because of given
arguments I switched to a rasperry running Ubuntu. Cloud data is
located on mounted NAS share (external storage module).

Cheers,
Mark

Post by Urbani, Edmund
Hello,
I am currently looking for a new NAS and was wondering about
ownCloud support / synchronization with an ownCloud server. I know
you can install ownCloud on some NAS systems with community provided
packages, though I'm not sure how well they are supported / kept up
to date.
So, has anyone tried a setup were the NAS syncs with an ownCloud
server (to provide access to the same file repository through a
network share on the LAN)? Any recommendations regarding actual NAS
hardware / setup configuration?
Kind regards,
Edmund
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[Urbani, Edmund]

Post by Urbani, Edmund
Hello,
most NAS vendors like QNAP, Synology, ZyXEL ... offer ownCloud support.
But in a bad way IMHO.
Many do not maintain packages in time. Means you often have outdated versions.
For sure you can install and upgrade manually, but you need skillz for that.
More skillz than running ownClound on Ubuntu because NAS vendors are using
different pathes on there devices.
Some of them have old php versions.
To secure your webserver config you have to do manual steps.
If it comes to SSL you need even more skillz to secure your Cloud.
Personally I ran my cloud two years on a QNAP nas. Because of given arguments
I switched to a rasperry running Ubuntu. Cloud data is located on mounted NAS
share (external storage module).
Cheers,
Mark

Thanks for the input and confirming my suspicions about somewhat painful upgrade
experiences. ;)

I was actually considering a Raspberry Pi for the job as well, though I'm not
sure if that would be powerful enough for an ownCloud server. Which Raspberry
model are you using? Does it have enough CPU power + RAM for what you do?

Cheers,
Edmund

[m***@rakekniven.de]

Post by Urbani, Edmund

Post by Urbani, Edmund
Hello,
most NAS vendors like QNAP, Synology, ZyXEL ... offer ownCloud support.
But in a bad way IMHO.
Many do not maintain packages in time. Means you often have
outdated versions.
For sure you can install and upgrade manually, but you need skillz for that.
More skillz than running ownClound on Ubuntu because NAS vendors
are using different pathes on there devices.
Some of them have old php versions.
To secure your webserver config you have to do manual steps.
If it comes to SSL you need even more skillz to secure your Cloud.
Personally I ran my cloud two years on a QNAP nas. Because of given
arguments I switched to a rasperry running Ubuntu. Cloud data is
located on mounted NAS share (external storage module).
Cheers,
Mark

Thanks for the input and confirming my suspicions about somewhat
painful upgrade experiences. ;)
I was actually considering a Raspberry Pi for the job as well,
though I'm not sure if that would be powerful enough for an ownCloud
server. Which Raspberry model are you using? Does it have enough CPU
power + RAM for what you do?

Hello,

now it comes to your needs ;-)
I have 5 users for files, sharing, news, contacts and calendar and it
works pretty well.
But not much traffic.
My Raspberry Pi 2 Model B has not much to do (using apache as webserver).
For database I use Maria DB, but not on my raspberry. For db server I
use my NAS :-)
That moved lowered my load to 0.2 - 0.7.

Cheers,
Mark

[Urbani, Edmund]

Post by Urbani, Edmund

Post by Urbani, Edmund

Post by Urbani, Edmund
Hello,
most NAS vendors like QNAP, Synology, ZyXEL ... offer ownCloud support.
But in a bad way IMHO.
Many do not maintain packages in time. Means you often have outdated versions.
For sure you can install and upgrade manually, but you need skillz for that.
More skillz than running ownClound on Ubuntu because NAS vendors are using
different pathes on there devices.
Some of them have old php versions.
To secure your webserver config you have to do manual steps.
If it comes to SSL you need even more skillz to secure your Cloud.
Personally I ran my cloud two years on a QNAP nas. Because of given
arguments I switched to a rasperry running Ubuntu. Cloud data is located on
mounted NAS share (external storage module).
Cheers,
Mark

Thanks for the input and confirming my suspicions about somewhat painful
upgrade experiences. ;)
I was actually considering a Raspberry Pi for the job as well, though I'm not
sure if that would be powerful enough for an ownCloud server. Which Raspberry
model are you using? Does it have enough CPU power + RAM for what you do?

Hello,
now it comes to your needs ;-)
I have 5 users for files, sharing, news, contacts and calendar and it works
pretty well.
But not much traffic.
My Raspberry Pi 2 Model B has not much to do (using apache as webserver).
For database I use Maria DB, but not on my raspberry. For db server I use my
NAS :-)
That moved lowered my load to 0.2 - 0.7.
Cheers,
Mark

Sounds like this might be a viable option for my scenario as well. Thanks!

Kind regards,
Edmund