Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 72.83.118.27]
on November 07, 2008 10:19 AM
The Amahi server is an excellent home server package. I have been using it for a couple of months now, and as development progresses it gets better and better. I have not had any major issues at all with the Amahi HDA, it has been rock solid since I first installed it. One minor issue I have is the calendar application, it works beautifully, as long as I don't have an event after 9:00 P.M., they won't show up in the daily view of the calendar, they do however show up in the weekly and monthly views, so at least they are there.
The personal backup appliance works exceptionally well for me. I have successfully used it to do "bare metal" backups and restores to multiple computers. I have not used it as a backup solution for files, I already have a freenas server doing that, but I am planning on transitioning everything over the the Amahi in the future.
I have also successfully gotten FreeNX up and running on the Amahi server for remote administration. I wish they would roll this application into the default installation, it is so much faster and better than VNC. Setting it up was actually quite easy, and quick, worked first time around.
My only real issue, as the author already pointed out, is the networking support. I would like to be able to "self install" and modify my network settings on the fly, currently that is not supported. It would be wonderful if the Amahi server had a local network configuration capability, but I guess most home users don't change their network layout too much, so I am probably in the minority on this issue.
I am especially pleased with the support that I have received from the development team. Responses have been very fast, almost as if they don't have anything else to do with themselves. Support is quickest over IRC, even real time in some cases, although email support is very responsive as well. The developers will go out of their way to make sure that your issue is addressed in a timely fashion. I have seen them go out of their way to help the end user, even when it turns out that the problem is NOT with Amahi!
Bottom line, if you don't have a home server running already, I would highly encourage you to try this out, it is truly an exceptional piece of work. Quick and easy to setup, simple to use, ongoing development, and exceptional support make this stand out from other software available.
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 72.83.118.27] on November 07, 2008 10:19 AMThe personal backup appliance works exceptionally well for me. I have successfully used it to do "bare metal" backups and restores to multiple computers. I have not used it as a backup solution for files, I already have a freenas server doing that, but I am planning on transitioning everything over the the Amahi in the future.
I have also successfully gotten FreeNX up and running on the Amahi server for remote administration. I wish they would roll this application into the default installation, it is so much faster and better than VNC. Setting it up was actually quite easy, and quick, worked first time around.
My only real issue, as the author already pointed out, is the networking support. I would like to be able to "self install" and modify my network settings on the fly, currently that is not supported. It would be wonderful if the Amahi server had a local network configuration capability, but I guess most home users don't change their network layout too much, so I am probably in the minority on this issue.
I am especially pleased with the support that I have received from the development team. Responses have been very fast, almost as if they don't have anything else to do with themselves. Support is quickest over IRC, even real time in some cases, although email support is very responsive as well. The developers will go out of their way to make sure that your issue is addressed in a timely fashion. I have seen them go out of their way to help the end user, even when it turns out that the problem is NOT with Amahi!
Bottom line, if you don't have a home server running already, I would highly encourage you to try this out, it is truly an exceptional piece of work. Quick and easy to setup, simple to use, ongoing development, and exceptional support make this stand out from other software available.
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