NAS + subversion, experience
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I'm about to invest in a NAS for home use, and the only requirements I have is that it will support RAID-1 and that I can install a subversion server on it. I have googled a bit, and have a few alternatives, but would like to hear from someone who has experience of such. Good or bad. Thanks in advance!
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I'm about to invest in a NAS for home use, and the only requirements I have is that it will support RAID-1 and that I can install a subversion server on it. I have googled a bit, and have a few alternatives, but would like to hear from someone who has experience of such. Good or bad. Thanks in advance!
I built my own, and wrote an article about it: Build Your Own NAS Device[^]
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I'm about to invest in a NAS for home use, and the only requirements I have is that it will support RAID-1 and that I can install a subversion server on it. I have googled a bit, and have a few alternatives, but would like to hear from someone who has experience of such. Good or bad. Thanks in advance!
I had a similar thing, and went for a different approach: I have a Linksys Media Hub[^] which I use as a NAS, but I use a web-based Subversion server Unfuddle[^] as it provides an-off site storage. I use the media hub for local backups, automated via NTI Shadow.
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I'm about to invest in a NAS for home use, and the only requirements I have is that it will support RAID-1 and that I can install a subversion server on it. I have googled a bit, and have a few alternatives, but would like to hear from someone who has experience of such. Good or bad. Thanks in advance!
Didn't use it with SVN, but I've had all kinds of data corruption problems with cheaper NAS devices (like about £20-£30), but I guess the more expensive ones or those that run a full OS would be better. I'm not convinced of the benefit of using mirrored disks in the home, my understanding is the only benefit is redundancy (if one HD dies the other carries on without downtime). It doesn't offer protection against data corruption, viruses, accidental deletion etc as any problems would just be mirrored across to the other disk as well.
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I'm about to invest in a NAS for home use, and the only requirements I have is that it will support RAID-1 and that I can install a subversion server on it. I have googled a bit, and have a few alternatives, but would like to hear from someone who has experience of such. Good or bad. Thanks in advance!
I have a QNAP TS509Pro Nas, do not use it for subversion, but it is a great reliable box, and you could easily install SVN on it. Think the TS209 is the smallest Raid 1 Qnap you could go for, you would need to check their website. If you are wanting to access it remotely, i.e. not from home, another option would be to rent a VPS, this is the option I use, I have full root access on a Windows VM, and use it to host my website, test stuff, SVN, etc. it gives me greater flexibility, and i don't have to worry about eating up my broadband bandwidth. You could of course build your own as JSOP says.
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Didn't use it with SVN, but I've had all kinds of data corruption problems with cheaper NAS devices (like about £20-£30), but I guess the more expensive ones or those that run a full OS would be better. I'm not convinced of the benefit of using mirrored disks in the home, my understanding is the only benefit is redundancy (if one HD dies the other carries on without downtime). It doesn't offer protection against data corruption, viruses, accidental deletion etc as any problems would just be mirrored across to the other disk as well.
Dave Parker wrote:
doesn't offer protection against data corruption, viruses, accidental deletion etc
...fire, theft... That's partly why I use Unfuddle rather than my own SVN server: at least I have offsite data as well as onsite backups.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Digital man: "You are, in short, an idiot with the IQ of an ant and the intellectual capacity of a hose pipe."
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I'm about to invest in a NAS for home use, and the only requirements I have is that it will support RAID-1 and that I can install a subversion server on it. I have googled a bit, and have a few alternatives, but would like to hear from someone who has experience of such. Good or bad. Thanks in advance!
BTW might want to check out http://www.tranquilpc-shop.co.uk/acatalog/BAREBONE_SERVER_Series_2.html I don't have one but am considering it. I have the single HDD model though (think its called the T7) and have been very happy with it as a home server - it only consumes about 19W and is currently acting as my home domain controller and exchange server :)
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I'm about to invest in a NAS for home use, and the only requirements I have is that it will support RAID-1 and that I can install a subversion server on it. I have googled a bit, and have a few alternatives, but would like to hear from someone who has experience of such. Good or bad. Thanks in advance!
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I'm about to invest in a NAS for home use, and the only requirements I have is that it will support RAID-1 and that I can install a subversion server on it. I have googled a bit, and have a few alternatives, but would like to hear from someone who has experience of such. Good or bad. Thanks in advance!
I have a Dlink DNS-323. It's mostly a shared database, has the logitech squeezebox sever in it and provides the data & music. For printing, scanning, ... I use a small PC. It's tuned to be as quiet as possible - I need to take a look under the desk if I'm not sure it's running. Do you really need a svn at home? As my wife and my kids do not work on the same projects I do, it's simpler to just do the usual backup Friday night (on DLT-Cartridge - not on some drive, where it can be deleted!) regards Torsten
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I have a Dlink DNS-323. It's mostly a shared database, has the logitech squeezebox sever in it and provides the data & music. For printing, scanning, ... I use a small PC. It's tuned to be as quiet as possible - I need to take a look under the desk if I'm not sure it's running. Do you really need a svn at home? As my wife and my kids do not work on the same projects I do, it's simpler to just do the usual backup Friday night (on DLT-Cartridge - not on some drive, where it can be deleted!) regards Torsten
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Thanks, I will check out that D-Link! I need svn for version control and branching. It's easier to prototype / try out new stuff if you can easily restore to a given state. It will be handy if I have to refactor an entire project, to add that new feature which turns out to be impossible to implement that way. I do not intend to use it as a back-up solution. Well, maybe not all true. It will be a more frequent back-up than just performing a weekly back-up of the sources on the laptop.
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I would certainly go with QNAP. It can handle SVN and much, much more. Cheers EDIT: You didn't mention your budget, though.
