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| name = NAS4Free |
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| screenshot = [[File:Screenshot of NAS4Free WebGUI.png|250px]] |
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| caption = Screenshot of NAS4Free WebGUI |
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| developer = {{ubl|'''The NAS4Free Project''':|Daisuke Aoyama|Michael Zoon|History of FreeNAS .7:|Olivier Cochard-Labbe}} |
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| latest release version = 9.1.0.1 |
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| latest release date = {{release date and age|2013|05|09|df=yes}} |
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| frequently updated = yes |
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| operating system = [[FreeBSD]] |
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| platform = [[i386]]/[[IA-32]] and [[x86-64]] |
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| genre = [[Computer storage]] |
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| license = [[BSD licenses|BSD license]] |
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| language = {{Plainlist| |
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* [[Chinese language|Chinese Simplified]] |
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* [[Traditional Chinese|Chinese Traditional]] |
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* [[Danish language|Danish]] |
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* [[Dutch language|Dutch]] |
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* [[English language|English]] |
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* [[French language|French]] |
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* [[German language|German]] |
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* [[Greek language|Greek]] |
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* [[Italian language|Italian]] |
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* [[Japanese language|Japanese]] |
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* [[Korean language|Korean]] |
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* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] |
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* [[Romanian language|Romanian]] |
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* [[Spanish language|Spanish]] |
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}} |
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| website = {{URL|http://www.nas4free.org/}} |
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'''NAS4Free''' is a [[network-attached storage]] (NAS) server software. It is [[free software]] under the terms of the [[BSD license|Simplified BSD license]].<ref name="NAS4Free license">{{cite web|title=LICENSE|url=http://wiki.nas4free.org/doku.php?id=license|work=NAS4Free Documentation|publisher=The NAS4Free Project 2013|accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref> |
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Not a software [[Fork (software development)|fork]], NAS4Free is in a direct descendent of the original [[FreeNAS]] code under development from 2005 till late 2011. It became first released as the new ''NAS4Free'' brandname on the 22th of march 2012.<ref name="NAS4Free History" /><ref name="nas4free podcast">{{cite web|title=NAS4Free as your cross-platform network filehub|url=http://knightwise.com/kw405-nas4free-as-your-cross-platform-network-filehub/|work=podcasts|publisher=knightwise 2012|accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref> |
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==Technology== |
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NAS4Free is an [[Embedded system|embedded]] [[open source]] NAS [[software distribution]] based on [[FreeBSD]],<ref name="Nas4Free Main Page">{{cite web|title=General Information|url=http://www.nas4free.org/general_information.html|work=NAS4Free|publisher=The NAS4Free Project 2013|accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref> which developed from FreeBSD 7 to the current FreeBSD 9.x releases.<ref name="NAS4Free History">{{cite web|title=NAS4Free - The Free Network Attached Storage Project|url=http://wiki.nas4free.org/doku.php|publisher=The NAS4Free Project 2013|accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref> |
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NAS4Free supports sharing across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems. It includes [[ZFS]] v28, Software RAID (0,1,5), disk encryption, S.M.A.R.T / email reports etc. with the following protocols: [[CIFS]] (samba), [[FTP]], [[Network File System|NFS]], [[TFTP]], [[Apple Filing Protocol|AFP]], RSYNC, Unison, [[iSCSI]] (initiator and target), HAST, CARP, Bridge, [[UPnP]], and [[Bittorent]]. All of this is configurable by its WEB interface. |
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===Installation=== |
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NAS4Free is installable on almost any boot media including LiveCD optionally with a small USB flash drive for config storage if necessary.<ref>http://wiki.nas4free.org/doku.php?id=NAS4Free#technology</ref> |
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NAS4Free can be installed on Compact Flash, USB flash drive, SSD, Hard drive or other bootable devices, and supports advanced formated drives using 4kb sectors. It can be booted of from LiveCD or LiveUSB. The software distribution is currently distributed as in [[ISO image]] (.iso) or [[USB flash drive|USB flash drive image]] (.img) format, and in [[Source code|source]] form. |
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The ISO files needed for creating bootable installation CDs for both incarnations reside as different projects in [[Sourceforge]]. |
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== Legacy FreeNAS and NAS4Free == |
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{{main|FreeNAS}} |
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Starting with version 8.x, the developers of [[FreeNAS]] rewrote the product, and the original legacy version of FreeNAS 0.7 was renamed and updated to a different project called [[NAS4Free]].<ref>http://wiki.nas4free.org/doku.php History of NAS4Free - The Free Network Attached Storage Project]</ref> The FreeNAS 0.7 branch was [[End-of-life (product)|end-of-life'd]] in late 2011, after the FreeNAS name was legally acquired by iXsystems, Inc.. FreeNAS 0.7 code was unable to be developed any longer under the same name, and a name change was necessary. The founder of FreeNAS (Olivier Cochard-Labbé) donated the original FreeNAS source code to the NAS4Free project and FreeNAS 0.7 is no longer available for download due to unpatched security vulnerabilities.<ref name=EOL>{{cite web|title=Are you using FreeNAS 0.7?|url=http://doc.freenas.org/index.php/Main_Page|work=Main Page|publisher=iXSystems Inc.|accessdate=13 May 2013}}</ref> |
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== Awards == |
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<small>The awards listed are legacy FreeNAS ones.</small> |
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* VMware — "Ultimate Virtual Appliance Challenge, Consumer"<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = FreeNAS is a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) server |
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| publisher = VMware, Inc. |
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| url = http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/168 |
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| accessdate = 2008-02-28}}</ref> |
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* sourceforge.net — Project of the Month, January 2007<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = Project of the Month January 2007 |
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| publisher = SourceForge, Inc. |
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| url = http://sourceforge.net/potm/potm-2007-01.php |
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| accessdate = 2008-02-28}}</ref> |
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* InfoWorld — Best of open source in storage<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = Best of open source in storage - 2007 |
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| publisher = InfoWorld |
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| url = http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/2007/09/117-best_of_open_so-3.html |
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| accessdate = 2008-02-28}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Comparison of iSCSI targets]] |
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* [[OpenMediaVault]] — an out-of-the-box Linux NAS solution developed by a former FreeNAS developer, based upon Debian GNU/Linux (previous name: CoreNAS) |
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* [[NASLite]] — another low-cost commercial NAS operating system from the developers of NanoNAS |
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* [[Nexenta]] — open source OS and enterprise class NAS with kernel based ZFS |
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* [[Open-E_(company)|Open-E]] — unified file and block storage management software that supports NAS, iSCSI, InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, SAN, and Failover |
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* [[Openfiler]] |
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* [[Zentyal]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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===Further reading=== |
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* {{cite web |title=FreeNAS: A Simple Data Storage Solution |publisher=Radio World |url=http://www.radioworld.com/article/85170 |date=11 August 2009}} |
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* {{cite news |title=Network-Attached Storage on the Cheap |publisher=Washington Post |work=PC World |date=27 August 2008 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082600237.html}} |
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* {{cite web |title=Videotutorial with German Translator Falk |publisher=sysops.tv |date=5 November 2010 |url=http://www.sysops.tv/2010/11/05/079-freenas-entfesselt/ |work=079 – FreeNAS entfesselt}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{Official website|http://www.nas4free.org/}} |
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* [http://wiki.nas4free.org/doku.php#documentation Official NAS4Free documentation] |
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* [http://wiki.nas4free.org/doku.php?id=documentation:setup_and_user_guide Installation guide for NAS4Free] |
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* [http://thediygeek.net/2013/02/27/step-by-step-nas4free-install/ Step-by-step NAS4Free Installation] |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLRkiElXUaw NAS4Free how-to configuration] |
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* [http://www.anotherwindowsblog.com/2012/10/installing-and-configuring-nas4free-on-a-windows-network.html Install & Config of NAS4Free on a Windows Network] |
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* [http://www.iceflatline.com/2013/03/how-to-create-and-maintain-a-zfs-mirror-in-nas4free/ ZFS Mirror in NAS4Free] |
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{{FreeBSD}} |
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[[Category:Free file transfer software]] |
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[[Category:FreeBSD]] |
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[[Category:Network-attached storage]] |
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[[Category:Home_servers]] |
Revision as of 23:27, 13 May 2013
![]() Screenshot of NAS4Free WebGUI | |
Developer(s) |
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Stable release | 9.1.0.1
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Operating system | FreeBSD |
Platform | i386/IA-32 and x86-64 |
Available in | |
Type | Computer storage |
License | BSD license |
Website | www |
NAS4Free is a network-attached storage (NAS) server software. It is free software under the terms of the Simplified BSD license.[1]
Not a software fork, NAS4Free is in a direct descendent of the original FreeNAS code under development from 2005 till late 2011. It became first released as the new NAS4Free brandname on the 22th of march 2012.[2][3]
Technology
NAS4Free is an embedded open source NAS software distribution based on FreeBSD,[4] which developed from FreeBSD 7 to the current FreeBSD 9.x releases.[2]
NAS4Free supports sharing across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems. It includes ZFS v28, Software RAID (0,1,5), disk encryption, S.M.A.R.T / email reports etc. with the following protocols: CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, TFTP, AFP, RSYNC, Unison, iSCSI (initiator and target), HAST, CARP, Bridge, UPnP, and Bittorent. All of this is configurable by its WEB interface.
Installation
NAS4Free is installable on almost any boot media including LiveCD optionally with a small USB flash drive for config storage if necessary.[5] NAS4Free can be installed on Compact Flash, USB flash drive, SSD, Hard drive or other bootable devices, and supports advanced formated drives using 4kb sectors. It can be booted of from LiveCD or LiveUSB. The software distribution is currently distributed as in ISO image (.iso) or USB flash drive image (.img) format, and in source form. The ISO files needed for creating bootable installation CDs for both incarnations reside as different projects in Sourceforge.
Legacy FreeNAS and NAS4Free
Starting with version 8.x, the developers of FreeNAS rewrote the product, and the original legacy version of FreeNAS 0.7 was renamed and updated to a different project called NAS4Free.[6] The FreeNAS 0.7 branch was end-of-life'd in late 2011, after the FreeNAS name was legally acquired by iXsystems, Inc.. FreeNAS 0.7 code was unable to be developed any longer under the same name, and a name change was necessary. The founder of FreeNAS (Olivier Cochard-Labbé) donated the original FreeNAS source code to the NAS4Free project and FreeNAS 0.7 is no longer available for download due to unpatched security vulnerabilities.[7]
Awards
The awards listed are legacy FreeNAS ones.
- VMware — "Ultimate Virtual Appliance Challenge, Consumer"[8]
- sourceforge.net — Project of the Month, January 2007[9]
- InfoWorld — Best of open source in storage[10]
See also
- Comparison of iSCSI targets
- OpenMediaVault — an out-of-the-box Linux NAS solution developed by a former FreeNAS developer, based upon Debian GNU/Linux (previous name: CoreNAS)
- NASLite — another low-cost commercial NAS operating system from the developers of NanoNAS
- Nexenta — open source OS and enterprise class NAS with kernel based ZFS
- Open-E — unified file and block storage management software that supports NAS, iSCSI, InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, SAN, and Failover
- Openfiler
- Zentyal
References
- ^ "LICENSE". NAS4Free Documentation. The NAS4Free Project 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ a b "NAS4Free - The Free Network Attached Storage Project". The NAS4Free Project 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "NAS4Free as your cross-platform network filehub". podcasts. knightwise 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "General Information". NAS4Free. The NAS4Free Project 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ http://wiki.nas4free.org/doku.php?id=NAS4Free#technology
- ^ http://wiki.nas4free.org/doku.php History of NAS4Free - The Free Network Attached Storage Project]
- ^ "Are you using FreeNAS 0.7?". Main Page. iXSystems Inc. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "FreeNAS is a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) server". VMware, Inc. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ "Project of the Month January 2007". SourceForge, Inc. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ "Best of open source in storage - 2007". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
Further reading
- "FreeNAS: A Simple Data Storage Solution". Radio World. 11 August 2009.
- "Network-Attached Storage on the Cheap". PC World. Washington Post. 27 August 2008.
- "Videotutorial with German Translator Falk". 079 – FreeNAS entfesselt. sysops.tv. 5 November 2010.
External links