Hey Everyone,
So, here's the idea. Unraid isn't really bound by RAM or CPU. But, RAM and CPU are cheap ... I have a Core 2 Duo with 4 GB of RAM as my unraid server, and those components cost me under $300, including the everything but the case and drives. You can install quite a bit of software into the ram drive, without having to worry about using the disk. With 4 GB, you can easily install 1-2GB of software. Even a 512MB stick lets you keep a lot of compressed slackware packages
So, here's something to make it very easy to install packages. I call it "Dirt Simple Packages"
To Install:
1. unzip the attached zip file in the root of your unraid flash share.
2. add the following line to the end of your \\unraid\flash\config\go script:
"/boot/customizations/pkginst"
To add packages to unraid:
1. Go to http://packages.slackware.it/,
2. Search for the packages you want
3. Download them to \\unraid\flash\customizations\packages\
To customize the configuration files (optional, make sure you save text files as "unix" files, not "dos" files):
1. Simply create the new config files under \\unraid\flash\customizations\configs\
For example, you can create a resolv.conf in \\unraid\flash\customizations\configs\etc\resolv.conf
That's it! If you choose any server packages, they will be started automatically.
To apply the packages, either restart unraid, or else telnet in and run /boot/customizations/pkginst
Feedback welcome!
PS:
Some packages I like, for example, are:
- wget, for downloading from the command line: http://packages.slackware.it/search.php?v=current&t=1&q=wget
- ssh, to replace telnet: http://packages.slackware.it/package.php?q=current/openssh-5.0p1-i486-1
- AppleTalk file sharing: http://packages.slackware.it/package.php?q=current/netatalk-2.0.3-i486-1
- file, for identifying files: http://packages.slackware.it/package.php?å=current/file-4.21-i486-1
- snmp, for network monitoring: http://packages.slackware.it/package.php?q=current/net-snmp-5.4-i486-6
- subversion, source control for hosting repositories natively; http://packages.slackware.it/package.php?q=current/subversion-1.4.6-i486-1