I tried the suggested code
sudo rm -rf /var/www/apache2-default
but when i try to go to localhost i still get "it works" instead of the index. Any more suggestions on how to resolve this issue?
I can only check on a Debian server (don't have an Ubuntu one at my disposal atm)...
On a fresh install it automatically installs a index.html file into /var/www/ which gives the resulting "It works" page. To remove it
Code:
sudo /var/www/index.html
However, if my memory serves me right those files used to be in /var/www/apache2-default/. Removing that directory should fix it (as suggested in post #476). There also should be an entry in the default vhost. So edit the file (using nano or the likes)
Code:
sudo nano -w /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default
and remove the line which holds "/var/www/apache2-default/". However, since I can't check this, don't just plainly copy/paste this.
Haha ok! I searched Google and the command line looks ten times easier and simpler then all of the FTP Software I found.
Thank you very much for the help! If I can help you with something.. just ask!
Glider, great article.. you just made me build a home server based on Xubuntu. However, I'm stuck straight away at file sharing (I know.. that's sad :P). It won't let me add new user to smbpasswd. Kept saying failed to change password or something. What gives?
I'm pretty much a noob, especially with linux and anything related to a server. This guide has inspired me to build a fileserver [~2TB] mostly for media storage and also so I can learn more about Linux and servers in general.
I have a case, 600W PSU and a couple of 500GB Seagate HDDs to start. I was going to use an old AMD athlon 1GHz processor and an MSI MB with abou 512MB ram. But something is wrong with one or more of these components, so now I need to buy a new MB/CPU/RAM.
I'm pretty sure I'm going with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+, maybe 4600+or 4800+ depending on the price ~$55 on the egg right now.
Do you know if the brisbane or windsor core would be better? or does it really matter?
For memory, Kingston either 667 or 800MHz, I can get 2x512mb for about $22 or 2x1gb for about $39.
Will I have better performance with 2GB?
I really have no idea for a MB, just something fairly cheap with onboard video. I have heard good thing about the "Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H for home server applications. I'm trying to get this on the cheap, so I'd rather go for some thing more in the ~$50 range like the BIOSTAR A770 A2+ or even the BIOSTAR MCP6P-M2 if that would work?
Originally Posted by jonniefive79 I'm pretty sure I'm going with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+, maybe 4600+or 4800+ depending on the price ~$55 on the egg right now.
Do you know if the brisbane or windsor core would be better? or does it really matter?
Both will be an utter overkill... A simple fileserver will never max out anything over 1.5GHz, let alone dual core.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jonniefive79 For memory, Kingston either 667 or 800MHz, I can get 2x512mb for about $22 or 2x1gb for about $39.
Will I have better performance with 2GB?
The performance bottleneck in a NAS is the network interface. Theoretically you get 12MB/s on 100mbit and 120MB/s on gigabit. Effective values are about 60-85% of that (depending on you hardware). I've seen large RAID5 arrays on server boards (high throughput) saturate dual or tripple gigabit, but I've never seen a desktop board do this). Typical harddrives get to 80-100MB/s throughput. RAM gets a multitude of that. So don't worry about the RAM limiting your system. As long as you got a fair amount, like > 265MB you'll be fine (for reference, I run a Debian FS in my student house, P3 666MHz on 60MB RAM [60-4] and dual 100mbit links, and that is dishing out files for 6 PC's, and also runs a printserver, my media player,...). 512MB will be plenty, 1GB is luxury, 2GB is a waste.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jonniefive79 I really have no idea for a MB, just something fairly cheap with onboard video. I have heard good thing about the "Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H for home server applications. I'm trying to get this on the cheap, so I'd rather go for some thing more in the ~$50 range like the BIOSTAR A770 A2+ or even the BIOSTAR MCP6P-M2 if that would work?
I don't have specific recommendations for a MB. Whatever works is good...
Originally Posted by jonniefive79 I have a hardware question or three.
Well, I recon the server are going to be turned on the whole time? As for my self I like to think about power consumption.. A Intel Celeron 420 is cheap and it's based on the Core2, and definetly onboard graphics!
Finally getting around to doing this thing, but one or two wee problems am occuring.
Firstly, proftpd has an error that won't allow it to restart.
Secondly, UltraVNC won't allow me to connect to the server, which is somewhat of an embuggerance...
I've only gotten to that stage, so I'm going to continue to work my way along and if I encounter any more problems, I shall append them to my list.
Cheers in advance for any help,
Joe
::EDIT::
Also, I am having issues finding and creating directories when setting up torrentflux. I may however leave this, as if I can get the VNC viewer to work, I can just do it that way. Or set the server up to a KVM.
Originally Posted by Glider Both will be an utter overkill... A simple fileserver will never max out anything over 1.5GHz, let alone dual core.
Thanks for the info... This is all very new to me.
I found a Dell with a P4 and ~756MB DDR that I can use for parts. Any Ideas if I will have driver issues with the Dell MB? I'll get the specs tomorrow.
I have been following each step of the guide by the letter, but have been experiencing some issues on step 4: File Sharing.
Trying to access my.ip.goes.here/homes resulted in a password dialog that would let me configure my router's settings instead of my homes.
After research, I did the steps indicated by glider in post 40 of this thread. Now my linux box has lost it's Internet connection. Although it still shows up in my network.
EDIT: To clarify... I did not try to literally access my.ip.goes.here/homes... I tried 192.168.0.100/homes
hocus pocus - post the results of the command 'ifconfig'
Are you sure you are using \\192.168.x.xxx\homes it is easy to get into the habit of using the forward slash from using the net.
Also you should confirm your router's ip address is different. Its unlikely that you are typing the address for your server and getting your router.
I can tell you that I have used this tutorial as the basis to set up about 6 different server networks for friends and it does all work (pretty much as written) whether you are using Gutsy, Heron, Suse whatever. It does occasionally require some noodling and triple checking your work. Usually if you have followed the instructions it is some little thing that has thrown you off (in my case permissions seem to always get me). I have never met any issues that were not already covered in the tutorial itself or when I did something stupid that was always covered in the comments.
Just noticed this, and its basically what I have built up. I have limited knoledge of linux but found it quite easy to get my whole file server up and running.
Got samba setup which is the main purpose of this file server I have built as it will be serving hd movies over my gigabit network, so high speeds are a must!
PC Spec:
AMD Xp 2000
1gb ddr pc3200 ram
80gb 2.5" 4200rpm system drive
4 Port sata pci card, sil3114 chipset.
1tb western digital green power
dlink pci gigabit
Netgear GS605 v2 switch connected with cat6 cabling.
Current testing laptop is a 2ghz, 2gb ram, 320gb western digital hdd, 1 gigabit lan, vista home premium (Rock pegasus 670)
Now I look at this spec of the file server and it should get atleast 30mb/s from the 1tb drive right?
But no, samba transfers write to the disk at 5mb/s and read at 11mb/s if im lucky!
This is from the 1tb drive:
Code:
root@nas:~# hdparm -Tt /dev/sda1
/dev/sda1:
Timing cached reads: 468 MB in 2.00 seconds = 233.99 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 220 MB in 3.02 seconds = 72.85 MB/sec
root@nas:~# hdparm -Tt /dev/sdc1
/dev/sdc1:
Timing cached reads: 468 MB in 2.00 seconds = 233.98 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 224 MB in 3.00 seconds = 74.59 MB/sec
root@nas:~#
iperf results with server as server and client
Vista laptop:
Code:
C:\>iperf.exe -s
------------------------------------------------------------
Server listening on TCP port 5001
TCP window size: 8.00 KByte (default)
------------------------------------------------------------
[144] local 192.168.1.5 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.9 port 50212
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[144] 0.0-10.0 sec 84.9 MBytes 71.1 Mbits/sec
C:\>iperf.exe -c nas
------------------------------------------------------------
Client connecting to nas, TCP port 5001
TCP window size: 8.00 KByte (default)
------------------------------------------------------------
[368] local 192.168.1.5 port 52855 connected with 192.168.1.9 port 5001
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[368] 0.0-10.0 sec 79.7 MBytes 66.8 Mbits/sec
Server:
Code:
root@nas:~# iperf -c 192.168.1.5
------------------------------------------------------------
Client connecting to 192.168.1.5, TCP port 5001
TCP window size: 16.0 KByte (default)
------------------------------------------------------------
[ 3] local 192.168.1.9 port 50212 connected with 192.168.1.5 port 5001
[ 3] 0.0-10.0 sec 84.9 MBytes 71.2 Mbits/sec
root@nas:~# iperf -s
------------------------------------------------------------
Server listening on TCP port 5001
TCP window size: 85.3 KByte (default)
------------------------------------------------------------
[ 4] local 192.168.1.9 port 5001 connected with 192.168.1.5 port 52855
[ 4] 0.0-10.0 sec 79.7 MBytes 66.8 Mbits/sec
root@nas:~#
Am i right in understanding that the problem is the network speeds?
What am i doing wrong?
Well, I was bored last night and decided to revisit this project and attempt it again with the new Xubuntu 8.04 and whatever other new updates are out (like TorrentFlux, for example). I have a comment back on page 6 or so with my feedback and troubleshooting tips when I went through the guide initially. Here are my notes and questions from this time though:
* the FTP fix in my previous comment is still required. Basically, one of the FTP config file tags needs to be adjusted, and a closing tag needs to be added to the file
* for VNC, the passwd command has changed; the correct syntax for that line is now: "x11vnc -storepasswd" no quotes, and watch that - , as a copy/paste from the web may not work
* during the install of mysql, you are asked to choose your web server; I checked Apache2 (as opposed to Apache) and seem OK
* when doing the installation of mysql-server and phpmyadmin, the install process requires you to set a root password, so you won't need to follow the steps to do this in phpmyadmin
* in a browser, going to http://localhost takes me directly to the Apache "It Works" page, not a directory listing as stated. However, going to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ works just fine.
* when copying the Torrentflux data into a /var/www/tf, you only need to copy the files in the downloaded 'html' folder, not all the other stuff. when you get to that step in the guide, just execute the commands mentioned from inside the 'html' folder instead of the 'torrentflux_..." folder
So; there's my notes =) Here are my questions:
- when I try to FTP into my server, from another computer on my network, I get a connection refused error. Any Sugguestions?
- with the SAMBA stuff, I can connect to \\xubuntu\homes, authenticate, and it takes me to that user's (skapegoat) home directory. if I connect to just \\xubuntu it shows me some shares, one is \homes and one is \skapegoat. So far as I can tell, they both go to \skapegoat. Is that normal? Is is supposed to show me all the directories in the /home directory of the server?
- Similar to above; in my /home folder, I have skapegoat, ftp, and shared (the shared was created via the guide) How can I access this 'shared' directory via SAMBA or FTP on my network?
beautifully written, I've built and rebuilt this server twice as I got better hardware. I could never get Glider's script to work so I would use the one that another user posted up here. It worked fine however it didn't allow anonymous login. I just reinstalled Hardy Heron on my ftp box and I finally got Glider's config file working so now anonymous works fine.
The problem is that I don't know where to put the files on the ftp box for the anonymous user. With the alternative config file that used a user and password it was simply the users home directory. I've tried creating a user named ftp but Ubuntu will not let me, I've tried putting files in the root ftp folder but all I get are access denied errors. Where do files that I want to be able to download from ftp go on my server?
I am installing torrentflux, and now the issue with localhost going directly to "It works" is an issue. Why won't it let me see a tree? I tried the fixes posted earlier but it didn't work.
There is a file /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default but there is nothing about "/var/www/apache2-default/"
Wow, this thread still going? I think it's starting to be a record. Don't know of any article that got that much feedback over that long time... Or is it that badly written ;)
Quote:
Originally Posted by stonyjaded The problem is that I don't know where to put the files on the ftp box for the anonymous user. With the alternative config file that used a user and password it was simply the users home directory. I've tried creating a user named ftp but Ubuntu will not let me, I've tried putting files in the root ftp folder but all I get are access denied errors. Where do files that I want to be able to download from ftp go on my server?
Probably the ftp user already exists... you can check by issuing "cat /etc/passwd"
Anonymous ftp (or anything else) with write priviledges is a bad idea... Even internally. The files will end up in the anonymous directory as defined by the config... But I don't recommend it, better use regular users.
Quote:
Originally Posted by bgalfond I am installing torrentflux, and now the issue with localhost going directly to "It works" is an issue. Why won't it let me see a tree? I tried the fixes posted earlier but it didn't work.
There is a file /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default but there is nothing about "/var/www/apache2-default/"
Try editing /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default, there should be something in it that points to the default directory...
Also, browse to "http://localhost/tf" and you should end up in the correct directory
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sudo rm -rf /var/www/apache2-default
but when i try to go to localhost i still get "it works" instead of the index. Any more suggestions on how to resolve this issue?
On a fresh install it automatically installs a index.html file into /var/www/ which gives the resulting "It works" page. To remove it
However, if my memory serves me right those files used to be in /var/www/apache2-default/. Removing that directory should fix it (as suggested in post #476). There also should be an entry in the default vhost. So edit the file (using nano or the likes)
I'm a real noob at this. But this tutorial has really helped me out.
I only have two questions.
1. How do I connect to the server with FTP via my Windows XP computer? and what software do I need?
2. When I create an account for someone to connect to my server (only for download), do I have to create an account on ubuntu itself AND Samba?
Would you recommend to download an FTP Client (concerning download/upload speeds)?
And I have to say again that this tutorial really helped me out!
Thanks again.
Gr. Jona
so the graphical part is the only thing that ads FTP versus the ''normal'' way of doing it?
Thank you very much for the help! If I can help you with something.. just ask!
Gr. Jona
I'm pretty much a noob, especially with linux and anything related to a server. This guide has inspired me to build a fileserver [~2TB] mostly for media storage and also so I can learn more about Linux and servers in general.
I have a case, 600W PSU and a couple of 500GB Seagate HDDs to start. I was going to use an old AMD athlon 1GHz processor and an MSI MB with abou 512MB ram. But something is wrong with one or more of these components, so now I need to buy a new MB/CPU/RAM.
I'm pretty sure I'm going with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+, maybe 4600+or 4800+ depending on the price ~$55 on the egg right now.
Do you know if the brisbane or windsor core would be better? or does it really matter?
For memory, Kingston either 667 or 800MHz, I can get 2x512mb for about $22 or 2x1gb for about $39.
Will I have better performance with 2GB?
I really have no idea for a MB, just something fairly cheap with onboard video. I have heard good thing about the "Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H for home server applications. I'm trying to get this on the cheap, so I'd rather go for some thing more in the ~$50 range like the BIOSTAR A770 A2+ or even the BIOSTAR MCP6P-M2 if that would work?
I don't have specific recommendations for a MB. Whatever works is good...
Well, I recon the server are going to be turned on the whole time? As for my self I like to think about power consumption.. A Intel Celeron 420 is cheap and it's based on the Core2, and definetly onboard graphics!
Finally getting around to doing this thing, but one or two wee problems am occuring.
Firstly, proftpd has an error that won't allow it to restart.
Secondly, UltraVNC won't allow me to connect to the server, which is somewhat of an embuggerance...
I've only gotten to that stage, so I'm going to continue to work my way along and if I encounter any more problems, I shall append them to my list.
Cheers in advance for any help,
Joe
::EDIT::
Also, I am having issues finding and creating directories when setting up torrentflux. I may however leave this, as if I can get the VNC viewer to work, I can just do it that way. Or set the server up to a KVM.
J
Thanks for the info... This is all very new to me.
I found a Dell with a P4 and ~756MB DDR that I can use for parts. Any Ideas if I will have driver issues with the Dell MB? I'll get the specs tomorrow.
Thanks Again,
-Jon
I have been following each step of the guide by the letter, but have been experiencing some issues on step 4: File Sharing.
Trying to access my.ip.goes.here/homes resulted in a password dialog that would let me configure my router's settings instead of my homes.
After research, I did the steps indicated by glider in post 40 of this thread. Now my linux box has lost it's Internet connection. Although it still shows up in my network.
EDIT: To clarify... I did not try to literally access my.ip.goes.here/homes... I tried 192.168.0.100/homes
hocus pocus - post the results of the command 'ifconfig'
Are you sure you are using \\192.168.x.xxx\homes it is easy to get into the habit of using the forward slash from using the net.
Also you should confirm your router's ip address is different. Its unlikely that you are typing the address for your server and getting your router.
I can tell you that I have used this tutorial as the basis to set up about 6 different server networks for friends and it does all work (pretty much as written) whether you are using Gutsy, Heron, Suse whatever. It does occasionally require some noodling and triple checking your work. Usually if you have followed the instructions it is some little thing that has thrown you off (in my case permissions seem to always get me). I have never met any issues that were not already covered in the tutorial itself or when I did something stupid that was always covered in the comments.
Just noticed this, and its basically what I have built up. I have limited knoledge of linux but found it quite easy to get my whole file server up and running.
Got samba setup which is the main purpose of this file server I have built as it will be serving hd movies over my gigabit network, so high speeds are a must!
PC Spec:
AMD Xp 2000
1gb ddr pc3200 ram
80gb 2.5" 4200rpm system drive
4 Port sata pci card, sil3114 chipset.
1tb western digital green power
dlink pci gigabit
Netgear GS605 v2 switch connected with cat6 cabling.
Current testing laptop is a 2ghz, 2gb ram, 320gb western digital hdd, 1 gigabit lan, vista home premium (Rock pegasus 670)
Now I look at this spec of the file server and it should get atleast 30mb/s from the 1tb drive right?
But no, samba transfers write to the disk at 5mb/s and read at 11mb/s if im lucky!
This is from the 1tb drive:
iperf results with server as server and client
Vista laptop:
Server:
Am i right in understanding that the problem is the network speeds?
What am i doing wrong?
* the FTP fix in my previous comment is still required. Basically, one of the FTP config file tags needs to be adjusted, and a closing tag needs to be added to the file
* for VNC, the passwd command has changed; the correct syntax for that line is now: "x11vnc -storepasswd" no quotes, and watch that - , as a copy/paste from the web may not work
* during the install of mysql, you are asked to choose your web server; I checked Apache2 (as opposed to Apache) and seem OK
* when doing the installation of mysql-server and phpmyadmin, the install process requires you to set a root password, so you won't need to follow the steps to do this in phpmyadmin
* in a browser, going to http://localhost takes me directly to the Apache "It Works" page, not a directory listing as stated. However, going to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ works just fine.
* when copying the Torrentflux data into a /var/www/tf, you only need to copy the files in the downloaded 'html' folder, not all the other stuff. when you get to that step in the guide, just execute the commands mentioned from inside the 'html' folder instead of the 'torrentflux_..." folder
So; there's my notes =) Here are my questions:
- when I try to FTP into my server, from another computer on my network, I get a connection refused error. Any Sugguestions?
- with the SAMBA stuff, I can connect to \\xubuntu\homes, authenticate, and it takes me to that user's (skapegoat) home directory. if I connect to just \\xubuntu it shows me some shares, one is \homes and one is \skapegoat. So far as I can tell, they both go to \skapegoat. Is that normal? Is is supposed to show me all the directories in the /home directory of the server?
- Similar to above; in my /home folder, I have skapegoat, ftp, and shared (the shared was created via the guide) How can I access this 'shared' directory via SAMBA or FTP on my network?
Thats all =)
The problem is that I don't know where to put the files on the ftp box for the anonymous user. With the alternative config file that used a user and password it was simply the users home directory. I've tried creating a user named ftp but Ubuntu will not let me, I've tried putting files in the root ftp folder but all I get are access denied errors. Where do files that I want to be able to download from ftp go on my server?
I am installing torrentflux, and now the issue with localhost going directly to "It works" is an issue. Why won't it let me see a tree? I tried the fixes posted earlier but it didn't work.
There is a file /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default but there is nothing about "/var/www/apache2-default/"
Thanks for any help!
Anonymous ftp (or anything else) with write priviledges is a bad idea... Even internally. The files will end up in the anonymous directory as defined by the config... But I don't recommend it, better use regular users.
Also, browse to "http://localhost/tf" and you should end up in the correct directory
NameVirtualHost * <VirtualHost *> ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost DocumentRoot /var/www/ <Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None </Directory> <Directory /var/www/> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews AllowOverride None Order allow,deny allow from all </Directory> ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/ <Directory "/usr/lib/cgi-bin"> AllowOverride None Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit, # alert, emerg. LogLevel warn CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log combined ServerSignature On Alias /doc/ "/usr/share/doc/" <Directory "/usr/share/doc/"> Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Order deny,allow Deny from all Allow from 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 ::1/128 </Directory> </VirtualHost>Of course it's still going, its nearly impossible to find a good how-to like this for noobs like myself! Thanks!