Amahi

So, I made a post about my backup solution/dilemma and mentioned Time Capsule, ClarkConnect, and other various solutions. I got a comment about trying Amahi.

I was skeptical, since I had passed over it before. However, I decided to go ahead and try out the beta. I haven't installed it on hardware yet, but some of the stuff looks really cool. One thing I'm really excited about is the installation procedure. Basically, you configure it by going through an online wizard, then you just run it on top of a base installation of Fedora. Hmm.. it looks like someone took a novel approach to what I've been thinking about doing for a long time... "Fedora Home Server" so to speak.

ClarkConnect runs on top of RHEL and for some reason, that makes me feel better. However, setting up stuff that isn't in the web-admin interface requires more time and effort than I'm willing to put in. having stuff like a firefly media server, PXE boot, and maybe a torrent box or something would definitely put this solution over the top, if it has some ready-made modules. If I were running a business, CC would be an easy choice. But I'm at home, with a limited time budget, and CC does the job, and I've used it, but I might be ready to entertain something a bit easier and flexible, even if it is in beta.

Heck... maybe I could "contribute" and help with the documentation or something. I'll blog about how it goes.