The secret server

Step 8: Upload an access the first HTML page.

Use a ftp client to upload some HTML sites.
Type the IP address of your new server into the address field.
The page must be displayed.
Now try to access the SMB (WINDOWS) share.

OK? Yes? Congratulations you now have a secret server.......

If there are any questions, please ask.

Horatius Steam

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Phoenix17 says: May 3, 2013. 7:06 AM

Dumb Questions, I know, but I am totally new to html and web servers.

When you say "use an ftp client to upload some html sites."
What FTP client do you use, and how do you upload? And even what do you upload...? I could search for some sample html code to test it for now?

Horatius.Steam (author) in reply to Phoenix17May 5, 2013. 2:40 PM

Hi,

I am using SANDVOX for MAC. The FTP client is included.
You can use NVU and FILEZILLA for PC´s if you like.

Have a nice week,

Horatius

netneo says: Feb 11, 2013. 3:32 AM

I love the idea of this. I will replicate this idea with a raspberry pi. FreeNas won't run on the Pi but I am sure the same idea could be done with Samba and a LAMP stack, and as the Pi is much smaller there is probably enough space for more "bits" like a small USB hub and some external laptop drives. Keep the excellent ideas coming.

annguyen in reply to netneoFeb 11, 2013. 5:24 PM

This was a great ible, but TBH the first thing I thought about hiding a server in a book is heating and cooling problem. Hiding an external HDD in there will definitely present some of those. I'm gonna work on using Pi as a media server though.

Phoenix17 in reply to annguyenMay 1, 2013. 12:58 PM

If you are still concerned about it maybe look into Peltier cooling? It's active but silent. With a recycled heatsink from an old PC on both sides of the chip it just might cool enough. Just thinking out loud :)

Horatius.Steam (author) in reply to annguyenFeb 12, 2013. 12:51 AM

I just measured the temperature over night in a normal heated room.
It is this morning 28 C. I think this is OK. The specs. for the board are
around 35 C max. So, with a thin client, no temp. problems.
A normal MBT could cause problems. I agree.

Horatius.Steam (author) in reply to netneoFeb 11, 2013. 11:41 AM

This is a good idea.

Please look at this: http://elinux.org/R-Pi_NAS

Have a nice week,

H. Steam

netneo in reply to Horatius.SteamFeb 11, 2013. 2:19 PM

Yeah, I already have a Pi running Samba, but never thought about adding the LAMP stack for other things like the usual WEBDEV type of NAS. I use mine as a media server (and have another PI connected to my TV running XBMC as a player). Just love the idea of hiding the server bit in a book and popping it out the way on a shelf.