Home server and nas using raspberry PI

The growing demand in the market for increased storage capacity is mainly because of our dependency on the Internet. Network Attached Storage (NAS) provides a dedicated file server to manage all kinds of files. It is an independent Storage device which is connected directly to the network. Due to its availability on the network it can be easily accessed by any number of heterogeneous clients. The Network Attached Storage devices readily available in the market these days are highly overpriced and do not provide much scope for enhancements, another aspect which is to be taken into consideration is that in most instances these devices consume a fair amount of power. This proposed approach aims at providing a low cost NAS system which is easy to use and configure. It also comprises of added security features and Web Server capabilities. It enables you to have round the clock available storage device which is handy as well as power saving and allows accessibility to data on and off the network.