Ultimate Pi Based Home Server Instructable

Hi,

Ultimate Pi Based Home server Instructable;

Welcome reader. First please note: This instructable can be done within a day, but a weekend is certainly recommended. In this instructable I hope to teach you key skills involved with setting up and configuring a Linux Server. The knowledge used here can be applied to almost all PC architectures so if you don't own a Pi (Why not dude?) or it's tied up in another project, any old or unused PC will work. In more detail the main skills taught will be: Burning an ISO image to an SD for the Pi Installing an OS Setting up A web server Setting up An SQL instance Deploying a custom cloud network Managing users for the cloud network Setting up a SAMBA File sharing network, which will integrate into an established windows based home or office network Controlling SAMBA users Establishing a static IP whilst using a non-static IP internet connection Using Webmin Console to install packages Using Command line terminal to install packages Carrying out basic commands such as rebooting (terminal) Editing system files with Nano terminal based editor Permanently mounting hard drives within the Linux file system table via webmin Understanding the principal of the Port forwarding function on a home router Setting up a web interfaced bit torrent manager Being an overall IT nerd. If you're interested then carry on reading. If not, give it a try; you may discover a new hobby.

Have fun & enjoy!

Actually, I always wanted to give that (microcontrollers - I assume the Pi is one) a whack...time permitting. In fact, my goal has always been to integrate a Basic Stamp in a Hebot...still, with the speed things go, a Pi could be far better at this...

Hi,

While useful the Basic Stamp is rather dated and it would be better therefore easier to work with modern embed systems when interfacing with the world. As an embed ARM user it is much easier to get an interface that will meet your needs for design specifics from many vendors at a reasonable cost.
Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy!

Hey there onebuck,

rather dated

Hmm, that is a polite understatement, LOL, hey, I am over 50, and the interest in microcolroller controlled robots is way behind me, though it still tickles me from time to time. Still, yep, compared to today's controllers, the stamp is past tense...it would be like trying to capture the Mac experience using an early generation Mac
Besides, I think that a Hebot-like buggy in the house would get expensive, every time it rolls off the stairs

Hi,

I've got a 'Basic Stamp'. It is relatively easy to use but compared to today's' standards it would not be the best unit to interface with today's world. I did look at your link and it could be fun to marry with a new ARM based system but you would be entering new ground there.

Interfacing is a science and requires one to investigate thoroughly.
Fun! Fun! Fun!

I remember the stamps. The current popular equiv seems to be the Arduino stuff. I have a couple of those and a Microchip pic programmer. I see the Pi and similar boards as being slightly different since they are small Linux computer instead of just a simple microcontroller.

Your Pi setup is similar to mine, I used a different distro, and a different ddns client but use webmin, owncloud, samba, etc.
I've also setup nfs exports since I have linux 'clients' and minidlna is useful as well.

I've since split my setup to two different Pi's, one is owncloud and all my internet facing stuff and one is the NFS/Samba/minidlna shares on the internal network.