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ReadyNAS remote and Photos2 services discontinued
Hi, i used to manage 2 NAS (the RN102 at home and the Duo V2 remotely) .
I was using the remote and Photos2 services on both machines and i could either transfer files between them and more .
Since the discontinuation of remote service i do not see how i can continue to log on remotely on the duo v2 to admin it and how i could update it from my Home RN102 .
What kind of services can i configure on both sides to be able to continue to send files between them
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The best option for remote access from a PC or mobile device is to deploy a VPN server at each site. Many routers (including Nighthawks) have built-in support for OpenVPN. You can also use OwnCloud (Rnxtras.com offers add-ons/apps for that)
What firmware are you running on the duo?
Hi , txs for your reply. The Duo V2 has RAIDiator 5.3.13 (ARM) on it .
After reading some other posts , i also understood that installing the OwnCloud 10 (R5ARM) on the Duo V2 would help if (i guess) i use the Owncloud client on my end (windows10 platform on same home LAN than the RN102 ).But in any case ,i'm not sure of what needs to be configured really on both NAS.
If you have a precise idea of the steps i would be glad to try .
Anyway , i find very strange that these 2 importants basic services i have deeply invested in (RN Remote and RN Photos2) are just discontinued unilateraly without giving at least a wiki of another solution to replace them and that could work !!!
NASVianey wrote:
Hi , txs for your reply. The Duo V2 has RAIDiator 5.3.13 (ARM) on it .
That isn't a model I happen to own, but I don't believe it supports rsync over ssh. That limits your NAS to NAS backup options, since ordinary rsync isn't secure over the internet.
NASVianey wrote:
If you have a precise idea of the steps i would be glad to try .
Personally I use the VPN approach, not OwnCloud. So I can't give precise steps. Hopefully some other users who do use it can chime in.
OwnCloud does support server-to-server sharing, as well as letting you access either NAS from client PCs or mobile devices.
To put it on the NAS,you'd need to do is purchase the OwnCloud server apps for R5 and R6 from Rnxtras.com ( €2.99 each), and install them on the NAS. You need to forward ports in your routers to the NAS (not sure which ones), and you'll also need ddns on networks (try noip.com).
For clients and more info go to owncloud.org (not owncloud.com).
I have not been able to get the drive sharing portion of OwnCloud to work on a ReadyNAS. And even if it did, I don't think it's suited as a backup system.
The only way I can make OwnCloud see a share on another system is to mount that share at boot-up via FSTAB and then point OwnCloud to that (now) "local" volume. I mount as NFS, but it ought to work with other file systems. I just figure sticking with a native Linux file system leads to the fewest problems.
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