Trey Blancher

Arch Linux based File Server, Borg Backup

The Arch Wiki has several options for synchronization and backup packages. After reviewing all of these options, I settled on Borg Backup, which is in the official Arch Community repository as the borg

Arch Linux based File Server, Btrfs

Again, I chose Btrfs over ZFS since the former is shipped with the latest kernel, and seemed to be the least headache when it comes to upgrading the OS.  However, I hear ZFS

Arch Linux based File Server, Abstract

PURPOSE After my experience with purchasing and using a QNAP NAS (a TS-559 Pro+ bought in 2010),  I wanted to build my own using Arch Linux.  The QNAP taught me a few things,