OpenMediaVault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more. Thanks to the modular design of the framework it can be enhanced via plugins.

OpenMediaVault is primarily designed to be used in home environments or small home offices, but is not limited to those scenarios. It is a simple and easy to use out-of-the-box solution that will allow everyone to install and administrate a Network Attached Storage without deeper knowledge.

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  • I wonder why not everybody loves that project... mostly apple trolls... There is a comment in French were the guy says it uses it for more than a decade... and I agree. For a NAS, without fees, with a wide raid support, I haven't encountered anything like that... I even "repair" raids from branded servers such as syno ... and does a wonderful job. Wen I speak of ease of use in a world of raid servers... I do mean that I can use it w/o scratching my head using the CLI. Even link aggregation is easy to set-up to get a larger bandwidth... Now... I do not want to stigmatize people... but when you are an Apple user and cannot use this... well just use your wallet... or open your brain to learn old tricks and new stuff. And BTW... using SMB/CIFS between 2 UNIX based system is a bit nuts ... have you ever heard of NFS which is native in Linux and MacOs FreeBSD fork. NB: What OMV has some difficulties to do ... generally Webmin will do it easely
  • It works in theory, but in practice it’s really slow. I have it installed on a computer plugged directly into my router’s gigabit ethernet port. We have WiFi AX, but to transfer 300MB of files from my Macbook Pro A1 it says it would take 3 days! I have SSDs on both sides so i cannot imagine why it’s so slow.
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  • Super solution NAS pouvant être installée sur un vieux PC sans problème, très fiable, zéro problème en 10 ans d'utilisation !
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  • Hi; I love this project it is easy if you do your research. youtube channels like DB Tech and technodad An technodad (listed in the forums under guides ) work with 4.0 and 5.0 which work fine for most 5.0 version things etc. want to dab in 6.0 water then DBtech can help you. NFS you have to install it for your os of choice by the way and set up. (think this was mentioned in the 5.0 video from Technodad btw) Yes, the confirmation can get on some folk's nerves but is there to make sure you don't mess up. and to always check twice do once.
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  • I am trying to get a pile of video files off an Apple Mac Pro, onto a Linux based NAS, and expected some issues. This OPENMEDIAVAULT (OMV) software is supposed to be easy. IT IS NOT. Instead answers online are for older versions of the software. YouTube is worse. Starting off the ISO would not load on my Ryzen machine without a special iso thumbdrive formatter. Got it up and working, then came the real challenges. I've finding file transfers very slow with Samba, and I've been unable to get NFS working--it is enabled in software, but command line query shows NFS won't even start on the server side. Everything has to be done through the web interface. Hell I can't even delete files when I do transfer them--once again permission issues and error messages, file in use when it's not, and others. Older versions have some sort of permission reset. I found one fellow wrote a script for permissions reset on a chron script. Should I try that next? I'm trying to troubleshoot why it is so slow on a 10G fiber network with powerful machines and plentiful resources. My limitation should be the hard drive throughput. The whole point for having a NAS is fast file transfers. 17 hours to transfer my 275GB of music? Nearly 24 hours to format a 16TB mirror Raid? I can do this in my Mac in a couple of minutes. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? NEARLY 24 hours to build a mirror? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO FAST FORMAT ON EMPTY DRIVES! I have the hardware, the software is subpar IMO. If you want to spend 30 hours trying to figure out WTF is happening and why it won't work, based on discussions for older versions of the software. HAVE AT IT. I was expecting a quicker solution and now I'm thinking about other options. Maybe the smart move is version 5.0 Next what if you have a complicated file structure? THERE IS NO WAY TO SET PERMISSIONS FOR ALL OF THEM AT ONCE using their software. It is one folder at a time. Plus the process includes a tedious and slow confirmation, click save then move your mouse way over there, wait for confirmation check mark, click check mark, and them move is way back the other way to finalize and click OK. You can copy permissions from another folder, but it still a tedious process. Two confirmations? To make a folder? WTF? JUST DO IT ON ONE CLICK. YOU ARE NOT DELETING ANYTHING. THERE IS ZERO RISK MAKING AN EMPTY FOLDER! For other changes, don't ask for a confirmation, people can change it back if they want. So why does it take so many steps to do all that? Now imagine having to create a 20 folders. Imagine wanting to add one permission and having to step through all that every time for every permission. I thought I was home free with the install. Nope. If I get NFS working, I'll have to do all of that ALL over again--they have to be different folders. I like puzzles but this is mostly taking many steps backwards. I can deal with the tedious repetition. I can deal with one-time slow formatting. I can't deal with slow transfers, which is a common complaint, a server processes that won't start, and endless permission issues. Start with just two folders one for SMB and one for NFS. I just tried changing some permissions to open up everything for read/write and it would not accept that. WHY NOT? It is lots of guessing, with inadequate information online referencing older software, and that is cryptic, and falling back on the user, you, to try to guess what will work, hoping something will work! I don't see how to reset permissions which is the nightmare of this program. Do I have to delete every folder to delete the contents and then share it all over again? Not sure, but why should I have to go to that step. There needs to me a detailed write up on permissions for configuration on the server side, and notes for Mac and PC. I got the PC side working. MAC took longer and I am not even sure what I did that effected the changes. I think it was using a fixed IP addressed, a comma separated list of specific IP addresses instead of the 192.168.1.0/24 format. Oh, and how do you change your web logon password in version OMV 6.0? They changed the location from the menu side to the gear icon--different from earlier versions. Much of the problem solving I see is for older versions. I tried some of the older settings and those did not work. Error logs flash and disappear to fast to read, (ever heard of a delay?) and you have to copy to a clipboard, and then drop it in a text editor, just to read them. Why not just make it so the log entry can be opened and viewed so people read it on the spot, without taking many more steps? It is almost there software, but frustrating and slow performing. Some of the info I read about speeding it up, is written for older versions. This all needs to be tossed out and re-answered for the current version. Or make forums for each version? No doubt future versions will be better.
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Operating Systems

Linux

Intended Audience

System Administrators, End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Web-based

Programming Language

Unix Shell, PHP, JavaScript

Database Environment

XML-based, Flat-file

Related Categories

Unix Shell Storage Software, Unix Shell Backup Software, Unix Shell Systems Administration Software, Unix Shell Media Servers, PHP Storage Software, PHP Backup Software, PHP Systems Administration Software, PHP Media Servers, JavaScript Storage Software, JavaScript Backup Software, JavaScript Systems Administration Software, JavaScript Media Servers

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2009-12-03