Step by Step: create a Serviio - FreeNAS server
Serviio is really the best DLNA software I found, but I didn't want to let open my window computer all day to act as a server. We nearly all have a old computer (old laptop) that is not in use anymore. Why not transform it into a media Server ? The Team FreeNAS and Serviio can fill this need very well.
First of all, i'm really a beginner in Unix-Linus things. So for me it was not simple to install all those software, often without a graphical interface. It took me a lot of time but now that it works, I would like to share this with you. So this is a step by step guide, for people that know nothing.
Before starting, I would like to say that this is more or less a resume of many other posts coming from this forum (thanks to DBoy, Zip, PerryHome, fafa, westlake12,...).
The first step is to install FreeNAS on your old computer . Warning: this will erase all your data !. So be sure to backup everything you want to keep. If you already have a FreeNAS server that it setup, pass this section, but take care that your domain name finishes by ".com"
Burn the FreeNAS 7 installation CD from the ISO file found on FreeNAS website
Wire Connect the computer to the network
Boot from your cd/dvd drive
Type 9: Install/Upgrade to Hard drive
Choose 3: Install full OS on HDD
accept the warning => ok
Make sure you select your cd/dvd drive
Select the hard drive were to install FreeNAS
Select the OS partition size ( I used 1000 MB)
Refuse to add a swap partition
wait a little bit for installation and then leave the « Install & Upgrade » menu
Shut down the system and restart it
choose option 2: Set LAN IP address
Select Yes for the DHCP protocole and No for the Ipv6 protocole
Note that often, if you have many network cards like a Wifi card and standard cable network port, you may need first to assign an interface (menu option 1) , choose the one you use and then retry the Set LAN IP address step (if you don't know wich interface is wich is, try them all until it works)
Then note your IP address that will be used a lot later, for the Web interface