Serviio

hello,

I would like make a new micro server.
because my actually server is too old and Windows Home Server will disappear soon.
but what OS you advise me ?

I have two important criteria for me:
1: Use Serviio .
2: Use multiple hard drive for backups but see only one logical hard drive (such as WHS)

Sorry for my english...

Thx a lot

I use QNAP hardware

I can do the same configuration than QNAP but cheaper...

I would like juste find the good OS for this...

Qnap hardware and software is great but expensive.

I would say either debian or ubuntu server.

Thx Spudy12 i'll try.

Install Serviio on Fedora, easier, ffmpeg already in repository

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I didn't know thanks

Big question is how comfortable you are using an OS besides Windows. If you aren't afraid of a command line, as Iveky says a Linux distro is good. Especially if Fedora already has FFMPEG in the repository, since that's probably the biggest issue with installing Serviio on Linux. Mac hardware is expensive, and a fresh copy of Windows isn't exactly peanuts.

Next question would be if your files all play without transcoding. If not, the lower powered (and priced) systems might not be up to the task. Especially if you are streaming to more than one device.

Multiple hard drives shouldn't be a problem with any of your OS choices. I currently have 8 drives totaling over 18 TB with media on my main server with Windows 7. I do not have them set up as one large drive, since the failure of any one drive would cause complete data loss across all of them. I had to use an add-on SATA card for enough ports, but I'm going to have to replace it because its performance is terrible compared to the ports on the motherboard.

Just because Windows Home Server may "disappear" doesn't mean you can't keep using it for quite a while. I have a WHS setup for backing up all of my computers, and I expect it will work for a long time. I am also still using Windows Server 2003 as a Serviio platform for my daughter and son-in-law's house, and that is really old!

If someone know-how to use dos command prompt in windows, I am sure, he is able to succesfully setup fedora 20 and serviio on it. Just follow explanation in serviio wiki, and ask here if some problem pops up...

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