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Create a VPN with the Raspberry Pi. One possible scenario for wanting a cheap server that you can leave somewhere is if you have recently moved away from home and would like to be able to easily access all of the devices on the network at home, in a secure manner.

Create a VPN with the Raspberry Pi

This will enable you to send files directly to computers, diagnose problems and other useful things. You’ll also be leaving a powered USB hub connected to the Pi, so that you can tell someone to plug in their flash drive, hard drive etc and put files on it for them. This way, they can simply come and collect it later whenever the transfer has finished. We’ll be using Arch Linux as the operating system for our VPN server, since it is lightweight and has only the minimum packages required for a working system.

If it’s been a while since you’ve used Arch Linux, the distro has recently moved to a new service management framework called systemd, so it’ll be good to get up to speed on that also. Our VPN server will be made up of the following software components: Backup Programs. This wiki page contains information about various backup programs.

Backup Programs

It's a good idea to have regular backups of important data, most notably configuration files (/etc/*) and the local pacman database (usually /var/lib/pacman/local/*). Introduction Before you start trying various programs out, try to think about your needs, e.g. consider the following questions: What backup medium do I have available? [How-To] install my.pogoplug.com service on any armv5 device. I managed now to get my hard drive working.

[How-To] install my.pogoplug.com service on any armv5 device

I think there was a difference between /usr/local/cloudengines/hbplug.conf and /usr/local/cloudengines/bin/hbplug.conf. However, the harddrive is recognized now. [How-To] install my.pogoplug.com service on any armv5 device. Updated: February 10, 2014Thanks to:spooky2012 for 3.4.1spooky2012 for 3.3.5greyman4hire for 3.3.2rummy for 3.3.0 for source links - Changed location of hbplug.conf (now it's copied to /usr/local/cloudengines/ and not /usr/local/cloudengines/bin)- I found no reliable way to generate the service id, so now on you have to do it manually.

[How-To] install my.pogoplug.com service on any armv5 device

There's no default /etc/pogoplug.conf Install with: Code: Select all. Pacman. The pacman package manager is one of the major distinguishing features of Arch Linux.

pacman

It combines a simple binary package format with an easy-to-use build system. The goal of pacman is to make it possible to easily manage packages, whether they are from the official repositories or the user's own builds. Pacman keeps the system up to date by synchronizing package lists with the master server. Booting Pogoplug From The Correct USB Disk. Monitoring Hard Drive Health on Linux with smartmontools. Deluge. Deluge is a lightweight but full-featured BitTorrent application written in Python 2.

Deluge

It has a variety of features, including but not limited to: a client/server model, DHT support, magnet links, a plugin system, UPnP support, full-stream encryption, proxy support, and three different client applications. When the server daemon is running, users can connect to it via a console client, a GTK+-based GUI, or a Web-based UI. A full list of features can be viewed here. Installation. [SOLVED] Samba help - can't access share via windows clients. Goal: Make the pogoplug a simple file server accessible by all my windows clients (I use Windows exclusively, no Linux clients)I want to eventually install 3 USB external drives, formatted as EXT2, and shared to the various Windoze clients for their useI decided to use EXT2 instead of NTFS because I understand that EXT2 is faster over the LAN than NTFS (and besides, I need to learn) I am a total Linux noob.....but figured the pogo is cheap and I need to learn.

[SOLVED] Samba help - can't access share via windows clients

Have been reading up on the Arch wiki, samba, etc for the last 3 days for 20 hours each to try to get started. The Samba wiki is mostly like Greek to me! So I setup a pogoplug V2 (pink) with Arch as per (excellent!) Guide.Stumbled my way through Samba setup (eventually got SWAT working, which helped a lot.) This is where I'm stuck.... Questions! My smb.conf below (edited to remove the deprecated "security = share" option) Samba. Samba is a re-implementation of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol, it facilitates file and printer sharing among Linux and Windows systems as an alternative to NFS.

Samba

Some users say that Samba is easily configured and that operation is very straight-forward. However, many new users run into problems with its complexity and non-intuitive mechanism. It is strongly suggested that the user stick close to the following directions. Server configuration To share files with Samba, install samba, from the official repositories. How to edit and understand /etc/fstab. How to install Pogoplug software on V2 Plug. Thank you very much Moonman!

How to install Pogoplug software on V2 Plug

I got it to work but my Pogoplug V2 (E02) rebooted by itself twice after that (over a period of 1-2 hours). Pogoplug v2 (Pink/Gray) Pogoplug POGO-E02. Have you ever needed a small power efficient Linux server?

Pogoplug POGO-E02

Just something simple to run a Apache, Samba, NFS, irssi, screen, tmux, or maybe even your own personal cloud? Good. Now that you’ve answered yes to either of those questions then let’s get to it. First though, let’s take a look at a few different devices that I’ve tried. While there are thousands of embedded Linux devices on the market, and most of them are hackable to some degree, not all of them really fit my personal needs. Install Hamachi VPN on the PogoPlug USB Device. Update: A newer version of this article has recently been posted. The information in this post may be obsolete! I picked up the Seagate FreeAgent DockStar USB PogoPlug-enabled network adapter off of Woot! The other day with hopes off putting some of the unused external hard drives in this house to good, network-attached use. Since I’m away at school for about 75% of the year, our home network lives and breathes LogMeIn Hamachi.

The device runs a custom build of Linux, which makes its current feature set possible. View topic - [How-To] Boot Entirely from SATA. ReasoningMany of you have run into some wonky behaviors, or caused something to go wrong with your oxnas based units, and there will only be more to come, so this method will try to solve it. As an aside, this is a way to boot from Arch Linux ARM without modifying NAND at all, but requiring an eSATA housing, and the appropriate case modifications to go along with that.

Hacking the POGOplug. The definitive guide in progress. [PT2] « joepetruska.com. GOAL:Install all system updates and a handful of useful tools as well as the Webmin utility. Pogoplug that has been hacked from Part 1 Fire up your terminal program. Pogoplug Pro/Video/v3. These devices are no longer officially supported. Due to the age of the kernel, the new packages on Arch Linux ARM will not completely support this device. Once again, if you have not yet purchased this device, we recommend DON'T.

You may still get some support on our forums if you're still intent on using this device. VERIFY YOUR MODEL NUMBER! Run Linux on your Dockstar, GoFlex, or Pogoplug NAS. This guide will replace the locked bootloader on your device with a new version that can boot from a variety of locations, including USB drives. Update uBoot on your Dockstar, GoFlex, or Pogoplug NAS. Update uBoot on your Dockstar, GoFlex, or Pogoplug NAS Disclaimer: Flashing mtd0 carries a risk of breaking your device. Remove any USB devices and reboot your device.

Pogo Plug Pink Serial Connection - hack247. The PogoPlug pink is a low powered linux based computer that is based around the SheevaPlug. It is is originally designed to allow sharing of USB flash drives and devices over the internet, but as with most gadgets these days, the true power of the device comes when you start to hack the unit. You may have noticed that there is no video ouput on the unit, when you start installing new bootloaders and operating systems, this lack of video output can leave you in the dark. The solution? Pogoplug Pro/Video/v3.