Hello everybody
First of all thank you everybody for the lot of information I found on this nice forum with all the tutorials and explanations... I couldn't find the exact answer of what I would like to do...so I create this topic sorry if it has already been done !
I would like to build a sever for those purposes
- backup easily files
-access distant to my files like owncloud
-centralise all my data
-access to a vpn
-maybe bittorent
-whynot plex in the future
- host my database which is on FileMaker pro ( want to install filemaker server later) which runs on mac osx, possible to run on windows server but don t want to go back to windows....
What i understood....
If i run ESXI and patch it I can have a virtual machine for mac osx and my database
My main concern and question are
-is it better to install omv then virtualize from it mac osx ( if it is possible) to run filemaker pro or server or
-install ESXI on the server and having 2 virtual machines on it one for omv and one for mac osx and filemaker pro? Is it recommended or not to run omv as a virtual machine? I may lost S.M.A.R.T and not be abble to have the software RAID ? I heard some people telling the RAID hardware is not good and risky...
I am quiet new to the NAS world, I used to build PC when I was a teenager but then... nothing. First I wanted to buy a Qnap but when I realized and discovered about omv I decided to give it a try....
If anyone could advise me and tell me what is the best option....?
Then after that I will look for the hardware ( I take advice on that part too)
I am photographer so I don t want to loose data, now I have 3 hdd ( 1 is a raid 1) i basically clone with super duper each time i make a change, so it would make my life easier...
Thank you very much and I wish you a good day
