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nyCecilia
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Apr 22, 2020
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Readynas Remote?

Hi all, Does anyone know if ReadyNas Remote is still workable?  I know I've used it in the past but it's been a loooooong time... I'm still using my Pro Pioneer with Raidar 4.2 so Cloud isn't possib...
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    StephenB
    Apr 23, 2020

    nyCecilia wrote:

    ... my choir is trying to do a Virtual Choir project ...


    FYI, my own choir did something similar last week.

     

    FWIW, another approach is to get a gmail account and use the google drive storage that comes with it.  Create a shared folder, and forward the link to the choir members.  That doesn't involve the NAS at all, and still allows the choir to upload from their browser.

     


    nyCecilia wrote:

    The http option sounds interesting, I'm just not sure I remember how to do it anymore


    With OS 4.2, you

    1. create an upload share (let's call it upload)
    2. enable http as one of the sharing protocols
    3. forward port 80 to the NAS in your router.
    4. get a DDNS name for your router (there are a couple free ddns options out there, including noip.com).  For instance nyCecilia.ddns.net
    5. Install any needed ddns client (or use built-in ddns support if it has it)

    Then users browse to http://nyCecilia.ddns.net/upload

     

    A variant is to forward a different external port to port 80 of the NAS (for instance, forward 54321 to port 80).  Then choir members browse to http://nyCecilia.ddns.net:54321/upload

     

    As a precaution, I suggest setting a particularly strong admin password for the NAS before you forward the port, and you don't want to leave this access open for longer than you need it.

     

     

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