About Greyhole
Greyhole is an application that uses Samba to create a storage pool from multiple hard drives, providing redundancy to prevent data loss. It allows you to specify how many copies of each file to keep across different drives, ensuring availability even if some hardware fails. Greyhole supports internal, external, and remote file systems, making it a flexible solution for home server storage.
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You can install Greyhole using APT (Ubuntu, Debian) or Yum (CentOS, Fedora, RHEL) by running the command: curl -Ls https://bit.ly/greyhole-package | sudo bash. Alternatively, you can manually download the latest .tar.gz file from the GitHub Releases page and follow the instructions in the INSTALL file.
After installing Greyhole, you can use the web UI wizard by running: sudo php -S 0.0.0.0:8012 /usr/share/greyhole/web-app/index.php. Then point your browser to http://server_hostname_or_ip:8012/install. Alternatively, follow the instructions in the USAGE file.
No, Greyhole is not a replacement for remote backups. It is recommended to have a backup strategy that includes remote copies of your files to protect against user errors or deletions.
No, Greyhole is not recommended for storing a lot of small files (a few kB each) or often-changing files. It is suggested to compress small files into a single archive if they are not accessed often, and to avoid using Greyhole shares for files that change frequently, such as currently-downloading torrents.
Greyhole allows you to create redundant copies of your files by specifying how many copies of each file you want to keep for each share. Each copy is stored on a different hard drive to prevent data loss if one or more drives fail.
Greyhole is open-source and hosted on GitHub. The wiki on GitHub contains useful information, tips, and recommendations. You can also search the Issues and Discussions on GitHub for solutions to common problems or create a new Discussion or Issue for support.
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