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This is the knowledge base wiki for Amahi, the home server. Please add or edit any information in the Wiki that you feel is lacking, missing, or needs improvement.

Installation

Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS instructions
Fedora 14 instructions
Fedora 19 / Amahi 7
- Self-install: Unsupported
- Express CD: Headless (all-in-one)
Amahi Virtualized
Installation Troubleshooting:
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
Adding a second hard drive to your HDA Adding additional hard drives

Post-Installation

Terminal Scripts - useful scripts for the HDA.
Linux/HDA Commands - Commonly used commands for Linux and Amahi.
Storage and file sharing - setup & manage users and shares and access between them.
Mounting Shares Locally - How to mount shares locally on the HDA for managing data safely.
Access Shares in..
- .. Windows - setup (map) access to your shares in Windows (XP thru 8).
- .. Mac OS X - setup access to your shares in MAC OS X.
- .. Linux Systems - setup access to your shares in other Linux systems.
Troubleshooting Shares - troubleshoot shares.
Post Install Hardware Changes - Steps for changing hardware on your Amahi server (i.e. mother board, network card, etc).

Remote Access

Accessing your HDA from anywhere on the network

VPN: outside your network.
SSH (key-based) access to your HDA.
VNC: inside your network (e.g. if your HDA is "headless").
- Ubuntu
- Fedora
WebVNC - a web-based VNC client for accessing your HDA desktop

Greyhole (Storage Drive Pooling)

Greyhole - Overview of Greyhole with Amahi.
Storage Pooling - Overview of what it is.
Greyhole Logmon - an app for your HDA that monitors Greyhole activity.
Greyhole landing zone also known as the LZ; explained and how to work with it.
Updating Greyhole - a manual update option for the Greyhole install in Amahi.
Moving Data Out of Greyhole - Removing drives and data out of the storage pool.

Networking

Using your HDA to manage your home network

LAN (internal) Networking

Networking - Static IPs: How to assign static IPs to your network devices.
Change IP Address/Network Gateway/DHCP Server Range: Change IP address of your Amahi server, Network Gateway, and DHCP Server Range.
Turning off DHCP Server: Shows how to turn off DHCP Server on your HDA.
Two HDAs on the same network: The advanced background for a dual-HDA setup
Adding an HDA networked printer: Guide to set up a print server on your HDA.

WAN (external) Networking

Punching DNS Holes: How to assign IP addresses outside of your network for your home domain.
Hosting web site: how to host your own web site on the web from your Amahi home server
Changing DNS provider
Configuring OpenDNS

Additional Functionality

Creating web apps: how to make your own web apps, with your code or other's code
Apps Gallery: The repo of Amahi one-click apps (NOTE: Convenience fees may apply. Log into Amahi website to purchase).
Calendars: How to use the calendar server in the HDA, including Outlook and iCal sync.
Backups: Guides on backup and restore: Windows XP, Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8, Ubuntu Linux, and MacOSX.
RAID guides for RAID 1 and RAID 5
Automatic Database Backup: Automatically have your HDA database backed up daily.
Monit Web Interface: Monitor and control status of your HDA services.
Password protect Apps: Password protect web applications.

Troubleshooting

Community Tutorials

Contributed by the Amahi user community

Roadmap & Development

The core team ONLY supports Ubuntu and Fedora development at this time. All others are being supported by the user community.

ACTIVE - Stable Released or In Development

Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Fedora 18/19 (Development in progress, forthcoming release)
Fedora 14 (Maintenance support)

INACTIVE - Unsupported or Halted

Fedora 15 / 16 / 17
Ubuntu 12.10
CentOS 5 and 6
Scientific Linux 6.1

Contribute

Translate Amahi to your language
How to Create a new Theme
Create a Bug/Feature/Support ticket!
Contribute by Packaging apps or Testing apps
Amahi Wallpapers
Amahi Banners

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 * [http://www.amahi.org/faq Frequently Asked Questions]
 * [[Feedback|Issues and feedback]]
+* Have a look at the [[Special:PopularPages|Popular Pages]] to see if your topic of interest is there. Otherwise find the major topics below in groups.
+<br />
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 '''Notes'''
 # Current stable release:  [http://docs.amahi.org/ Amahi 6.1], Ubuntu 1204 LTS edition'''
-# This wiki is being restructured to support Fedora and Ubuntu.  There will be many things moving around over time to be more complete in support of both systems.
+# This wiki is built to provide support for the stable releases under Ubuntu and Fedora.
 # Registration in this wiki is subject to manual approval due to spam considerations.
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 * [http://docs.amahi.org/ubuntu-12.html Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS instructions]
 * [http://docs.amahi.org/fedora-14.html Fedora 14 instructions]
+* [[Amahi_7_installation|Fedora 19 / Amahi 7]]
 ** [[Self-install]]: Unsupported
 ** [[Express CD]]:  Headless (all-in-one)
 *[[Amahi_Virtualized|Amahi Virtualized]]
+* Installation Troubleshooting:
+** [[Installation troubleshooting|Fedora]]
+** [[Ubuntu Installation Troubleshooting|Ubuntu]]
+* [[Adding a second hard drive to your HDA]] Adding additional hard drives
-= Getting Started =
+= Post-Installation =
-* First you can take a look at the [[Special:PopularPages|Popular Pages]] to see if your topic of interest is there. Otherwise find the major topics below in groups.
-*[[TerminalScripts|Terminal Scripts]] - Snippets of script files for the HDA.
+*[[TerminalScripts|Terminal Scripts]] - useful scripts for the HDA.
-*[[Storage and file sharing]] - How to store your music, pictures, movies and other files and share them with the rest of the devices in your network.
+* [[Linux-hda_commands|Linux/HDA Commands]] - Commonly used commands for Linux and Amahi.
-== Networking ==
+*[[Storage and file sharing]] - setup & manage users and shares and access between them.
-Using your HDA to manage your home network
+*[[Mount_Shares_Locally|Mounting Shares Locally]] - How to mount shares locally on the HDA for managing data safely.
-* [[Networking - Static IPs]]: How to assign static IPs to your network devices.
+*Access Shares in..
-* [[Punching DNS Holes]]: How to assign IP addresses outside of your network for your home domain.
+**[[Map_Shares_in_Windows|.. Windows]] - setup (map) access to your shares in Windows (XP thru 8).
-* [[Change IP Address|Change IP Address/Network Gateway/DHCP Server Range]]:  Change  IP address of your Amahi server, Network Gateway, and DHCP Server Range.
+**[[SharingToMacOSX|.. Mac OS X]] - setup access to your shares in MAC OS X.
-* [[Turning_off_DHCP|Turning off DHCP Server]]:  Shows how to turn off DHCP Server on your HDA.
+**[[SharingToLinux|.. Linux Systems]] - setup access to your shares in other Linux systems.
-* [[Alternate_secondary_DNS|Alternate Secondary DNS]]:  Set secondary DNS for DHCP leases to OpenDNS.
+*[[Shares troubleshooting|Troubleshooting Shares]] - troubleshoot shares.
+*[[Post-Install_Hardware_Changes | Post Install Hardware Changes]] - Steps for changing hardware on your Amahi server (i.e. mother board, network card, etc).
 == Remote Access ==
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 ** [[Install_VNC_server_on_Ubuntu_Server_12.04|Ubuntu]]
 ** [[VNC|Fedora]]
-== Files Access ==
+* [[WebVNC|WebVNC]] - a web-based VNC client for accessing your HDA desktop
-How to work with shares
-*[[SharingToMacOSX|Mac OS X]]
+== Greyhole (Storage Drive Pooling) ==
-*[[SharingToLinux|Other Linux Systems]]
+*[[Greyhole|Greyhole]] - Overview of Greyhole with Amahi.
-== Tutorials ==
+*[[Storage_pooling|Storage Pooling]] - Overview of what it is.
-Contributed by user community
+*[http://www.amahi.org/apps/greyhole-logmon Greyhole Logmon] - an app for your HDA that monitors Greyhole activity.
-* [[Ubuntu Tutorials|Ubuntu]]
+*[[Greyhole_landing_zone|Greyhole landing zone]] also known as the LZ; explained and how to work with it.
-* [[Fedora Tutorials|Fedora]]
+*[[Greyhole_updating|Updating Greyhole]] - a manual update option for the Greyhole install in Amahi.
-* [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Category:Apps Applications]
+*[[Greyhole_moving_data_out_of_the_pool|Moving Data Out of Greyhole]] - Removing drives and data out of the storage pool.
-=Doing More=
+== Networking ==
+Using your HDA to manage your home network
+====LAN (internal) Networking====
+* [[Networking - Static IPs]]: How to assign static IPs to your network devices.
+* [[Change IP Address|Change IP Address/Network Gateway/DHCP Server Range]]:  Change  IP address of your Amahi server, Network Gateway, and DHCP Server Range.
+* [[Turning_off_DHCP|Turning off DHCP Server]]:  Shows how to turn off DHCP Server on your HDA.
+* [[How to use two HDAs on the same network| Two HDAs on the same network]]: The advanced background for a dual-HDA setup
+* [[Adding an HDA networked printer]]:  Guide to set up a print server on your HDA.
+====WAN (external) Networking====
+* [[Punching DNS Holes]]: How to assign IP addresses outside of your network for your home domain.
+* [[Hosting a website | Hosting web site]]: how to host your own web site on the web from your Amahi home server
+* [[Changing your DNS provider|Changing DNS provider]]
+* [[Configuring OpenDNS]]
+=Additional Functionality=
+* [[Webapps | Creating web apps]]: how to make your own web apps, with your code or other's code
 * [http://www.amahi.org/apps/ Apps Gallery]:  The repo of Amahi one-click apps ('''NOTE:'''  [https://www.amahi.org/faq#do-you-change-for-apps Convenience fees] may apply.  Log into Amahi website to purchase).
 * [[Calendars]]: How to use the calendar server in the HDA, including Outlook and iCal sync.
-* [[Adding an HDA networked printer]]:  Guide to set up print server on your HDA.
 * [[Backups]]: Guides on backup and restore: [[XPBackups|Windows XP]], [[VistaWindows7Backups|Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8]], [[Sbackup|Ubuntu Linux]], and [[Backups#Mac_OS_X|MacOSX]].
-* [[Adding a second hard drive to your HDA]]:  How to add a additional hard drives.
-* [[Greyhole]]: Add drive pooling to your HDA (ie Turn multiple drives into one!)
-* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/greyhole-logmon Greyhole Log via Web Browser]:  Monitor the Greyhole via your browser.
 * RAID guides for [[RAID 1]] and [[RAID 5]]
 * [[Database_Backup|Automatic Database Backup]]: Automatically have your HDA database backed up daily.
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 = Troubleshooting =
-* Installation:
+* [[Network troubleshooting|Network troubleshooting]]
-** [[Installation troubleshooting|Fedora]]
-** [[Ubuntu Installation Troubleshooting|Ubuntu]]
-* [[Network troubleshooting|Network]]
 * [[Vista Networking Issue]]
-* [[Shares troubleshooting|Shares]]
+* [[Greyhole_troubleshooting|Greyhole troubleshooting]]
-* [[VPN troubleshooting|VPN]]
+* [[Shares troubleshooting|Shares troubleshooting]]
-* [[Data Recovery]]
+* [[VPN troubleshooting|VPN troubleshooting]]
-* [[Filesystem|File system]]
+* [[Data Recovery| Data Recovery help]]
+* [[Filesystem|File system troubleshooting]]
-=Getting "Under the Hood"=
+= Community Tutorials =
-* [[How to Create a new Theme]]
+<strong>Contributed by the Amahi user community</strong>
-* [[Linux-hda_commands|Linux/HDA Commands]]: Common used command for linux and HDA.
+* [[Ubuntu Tutorials|Ubuntu related]]
-* [[Webapps | Creating web apps]]: how to make your own web apps, with your code or other's code
+* [[Fedora Tutorials|Fedora related]]
-* [[Hosting a website | Hosting web site]]: how to host your own web site on the web from your Amahi home server
+* [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Category:Apps Applications related]
-* [[Changing your DNS provider|Changing DNS provider]]
-* [[Configuring OpenDNS]]
-* Using [[How to use two HDAs on the same network| two HDAs on the same network]]
-* [[Post-Install_Hardware_Changes | Post Install Hardware Changes]]:  Steps for changing hardware on your Amahi server (i.e. mother board, network card, etc).
 = Roadmap & Development =
 The core team '''ONLY''' supports Ubuntu and Fedora development at this time.  All others are being  supported by the user community.<br />
 <br />
-<u>'''ACTIVE'''</u>
+<u>'''ACTIVE - Stable Released or In Development'''</u>
-* [[Ubuntu|Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS]]: Current Stable Release
+* [[Ubuntu|Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS]]
-* Ubuntu 12.10:  Not supported.
+* [[Fedora_18|Fedora 18/19]] (Development in progress, forthcoming release)
-* [[Amahi_7|Fedora 17]]: Development halted.
+* [[Fedora 14|Fedora 14]] (Maintenance support)
-* [[Fedora_18|Fedora 18]]:  Development starting.
-* Fedora 9, 10, 12, and [[Fedora 14|14]]: Maintenance support '''ONLY'''
 <br />
-<u>'''INACTIVE'''</u>
+<u>'''INACTIVE - Unsupported or Halted'''</u>
-* Fedora 15 and 16: Not Supported
+* Fedora 15 / 16 / [[Amahi_7|17]]
-* CentOS [[CentOS|5]] and [[Centos_6|6]]: Development Halted.
+* Ubuntu 12.10
-* [[Scientific_Linux|Scientific Linux 6.1]]: Development halted.
+* CentOS [[CentOS|5]] and [[Centos_6|6]]
+* [[Scientific_Linux|Scientific Linux 6.1]]
 =Contribute=
 * [[Translate Amahi]] to your language
+* [[How to Create a new Theme]]
 * [http://bugs.amahi.org Create a Bug/Feature/Support ticket!]
 * Contribute by [[Contribute|Packaging apps]] or [[Tester program|Testing apps]]

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