File sharing help please.

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PhotonCrasher

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Hi there, so my situation is that i want to set up a server that i can backup/save files to, from a different location. i.e. i have a computer at home to set up a server on, and i dont know what kind of server i need, i know a file server, but i have heard ftp, is unsecure, what is the kind i would need, microsoft server?, ubuntu?
thanks

p.s. im also thinking about a raid 1 setup but im not to sure yet.
 
Ftp is a protocol, microsoft is a company and ubuntu is a product (OS). Can't really compare that. You might want to make a list of the things you want the server to be able to accomplish. Like: external file access (secure), internal file access through windows explorer, downloading from usenet/ torrents. That kind of stuff. About the raid 1 setup. Why excactly? Are the files that are going to be on there a backup? Or is it going to be used as centralized storage?
 
Ok well i need to be able have external file access(secure) and possibly printer server for the house. And the raid one was just an idea, because the files are mainly going to be backups from a remote location, kindof so the backups arnt stored in the same building as the non backup versions,

Thanks
 
Assuming you have no experience with linux/ ubuntu i'd just go with a windows version. Windows Xp Pro, Windows 7 Pro or Windows Home Server (never used that one). You can just share printers in those operating systems and easily share folders in your internal network. For external secure file access. I'd get sftp, which is something totally different then ftps. People tend to forget which is which. Ftps is just plain ftp with a certificate exchange. Sftp is based upon ssh. Which encrypts authentication and data exchange. You can use the freeware winsshd for that. As for the raid 1. It sounds you like you wouldn't need that. It only protects against hdd failure. If you've got regular access to the server you can just switch the hdd for a new one if need be and re-initialize the backups and stuff. For all the above stuff you can easily find tutorials and guides to set it up.
 
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