Home Server Plans
In response to our Jungle Disk 2.50 post, we’ve received a number of questions as to how this affects the Windows Home Server version of the software which is still officially in beta, and when an update might be expected. The good news is that the 2.50 release will lay the groundwork for our next major iteration of home server backup. The Windows Home Server version of Jungle Disk was originally a bit of an experiment, to help understand the demand and needs of the Home Server / Home NAS backup market. One of the most important things we’ve learned over the last year is that the Windows Home Server platform alone isn’t really large enough to justify a stand-alone product, but there is a large amount of interest in online backup from users with other brands of home NAS devices from Linksys, Netgear, Qnap, Drobo, and others.
Moving forward, we are focusing on a strategy that allows us to support a wide range of these devices in addition to Windows Home Server. The separation of the backup service from the GUI in the 2.50 release will be one key step in allowing us to do this. Porting the software to these other devices will also take some time, but we expect it will be made easier by the fact that we already support Linux and non-Intel (PPC) platforms. In the end, we plan to provide a unified online backup solution for the entire home server and NAS market.
Do you have a home NAS device you’d like to backup directly with Jungle Disk? If so, leave a comment with the brand and model.
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Mike said,
October 7, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
I have a 500GB LaCie Ethernet disk that I’d like to backup directly. Currently I use a Mac running Jungle Disk Desktop to back it up.
Stuart Pye said,
October 7, 2008 @ 1:16 pm
Netgear SC101 and 101T. They’re slow, but cheap, and if you format them with NTFS they work fine.
Brian Newhard said,
October 7, 2008 @ 1:29 pm
Yes! This is music to my ears! Please support the Infrant (Netgear) ReadyNAS series. Its got linux underneath, so its probably not a giant leap to get working.
and while we are on the topic of feature requests, please allow for backup of selected volumes or shares. I like to keep two volumes; one for data that I want backed up, and another for bulk media that I don’t need backed up. After all, keeping a full TB NAS backed up would get expensive very quickly.
Thanks Again!
David Moore said,
October 7, 2008 @ 1:40 pm
I have a drobo but already use JD to back this up to S3…. am i missing something?
George Herndon said,
October 7, 2008 @ 1:44 pm
+1 for support on the ReadyNAS platforms from Netgear. there are several requests for this in the forums too.
Ryan said,
October 7, 2008 @ 2:20 pm
I vote for Netgear ReadyNas
John said,
October 7, 2008 @ 2:28 pm
HP Media Vault (MV2020). Thanks!
Pablo said,
October 7, 2008 @ 2:33 pm
I have a ReadyNAS NV which I’d love to have JD on.
Drobo isn’t NAS, because the first N in NAS is network. Drobo does sell a NAS adapter but I don’t know very much about it.
Jungle Dave said,
October 7, 2008 @ 3:06 pm
@David - the idea would be you could install some software on the Drobo so that it backs itself up without your PC even running (I realize by default the Drobo connects to your PC and runs off USB, but it also has a NAS option).
Adam Ashley said,
October 7, 2008 @ 3:10 pm
I’d like to see support for the Synology NAS devices. Especially as an integrated package into the admin interface.
Bill Lozano said,
October 7, 2008 @ 3:34 pm
Have a Buffalo Terrastation Pro II and three D-Link DNS-323 units.
G Rose said,
October 7, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
WHS - please don’t lose the WHS Console installation
Paul said,
October 7, 2008 @ 4:23 pm
I would also really love to see JD support the Netgear ReadyNAS.
Thanks!
W said,
October 7, 2008 @ 4:49 pm
+1 for Synology
DS108J in my case
Jan Andersson said,
October 7, 2008 @ 4:56 pm
ReadyNAS NV+
Dan said,
October 7, 2008 @ 5:03 pm
Another vote for ReadyNAS NV+
Mark Barnes said,
October 7, 2008 @ 5:24 pm
I use a Maxtor Shared Storage II. But this feature is potentially so useful, I’d consider upgrading to a different model to get JungleDisk support.
Homer said,
October 7, 2008 @ 6:03 pm
D-Link DNS323 please!
Eric Meddaugh said,
October 7, 2008 @ 6:16 pm
The NSLU2, with SlugOS/BE on it. It’d be great if JungleDisk desktop were compiled with arm support for that.
Aaron said,
October 7, 2008 @ 8:33 pm
Another vote for the Readynas NV+.
They also have a plugin framework that JD should be able to use.
Jim Miller said,
October 7, 2008 @ 10:52 pm
Ready Nas NV+, Please!
adrian said,
October 7, 2008 @ 11:42 pm
D-Link DNS-323 (firmware V1.05)
kenmcn said,
October 8, 2008 @ 3:54 am
Apple Time Capsule please!
Tony said,
October 8, 2008 @ 1:03 pm
READYNAS NV+
Thecus N3200, N2100BM, N5200BR Pro
Synology DS408, DS508
This is truly exciting. Thank you!
ronald said,
October 8, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
QNAP TS-109 II with Debian GNU/Linux. A native .deb package would be great and should be compatible with Debian on other Orion-based systems, including some HP and Buffalo products (see http://www.cyrius.com/debian/orion/).
Saud said,
October 8, 2008 @ 1:18 pm
+1 for WHS Console…I’m all for multiple platform support, but having the WHS Console is super nice. I am actually using the WHS version instead of 2.0/2.50 for backup of multiple PCs, well at least the important documents from those machines. Right now WHS+JungleDisk has a better story for me than JungleDisk alone. I get baremetal restore from WHS, I get Amazon S3 geographically redundant backup for my critical documents however with high-speed local restore when needed.
Mark B said,
October 8, 2008 @ 1:43 pm
I have a Freecom FSG
Morten said,
October 8, 2008 @ 1:52 pm
I am today using your Home server interface.
Where does this new announcement leaves me?
Will you support Home Server in the future or shall i look for another vendor?
Timothy Lee Russell said,
October 8, 2008 @ 1:58 pm
I use the WHS version — depend on it — and will pay for it when it comes out of beta.
kwanghui said,
October 8, 2008 @ 3:58 pm
Qnap TS-109. Also Apple Time Capsule
It’s important for me that I know how much data goes back/forth as well as to be able to control what times of the day the backup is run. This is because I’m in Australia, and the ISP’s here all impose upload & download caps. There are no unlimited plans.
Preferably this would be available from jungledisk if I login to a website, rather than requiring me to login to the actual devices (which are not always accessible). Also helpful if the backup can resume where it left off automatically (to take care of unreliable adsl lines), or at specified times (to avoid clashing with periods of heavy use by other applications).
Thanks and keep up the great work!
Robert Stinnett said,
October 8, 2008 @ 5:05 pm
I current use Jungle Disk for WHS to backup my WHS and have done so for almost a year With ZERO problems. The cost is less than $7 a month, and is well worth it for piece of mind. I like the interface in WHS and hope moving forward that SOME type of support for WHS continues on. I will gladly pay for the WHS version.
John Tyra said,
October 8, 2008 @ 9:26 pm
I would *love* to see new/updated support for WHS (windows home server). That’s my ‘NAS’, and it would be great to get my scheduled backups uploaded via JungleDisk on a single box instead of on each of my workstations. =)
LOVE the product! Keep up the awesome work!!
Thomas said,
October 9, 2008 @ 2:24 am
+1 for Netgear/Infrant ReadyNas series. Specifically the NV+
kaiz.net said,
October 9, 2008 @ 2:49 am
Another vote for Synology!
I have a DS106 and if JD would work directly on that, it would save me buying a WHS. Would be more energy efficient, I think.
Tom said,
October 9, 2008 @ 7:38 am
I’ve got a Linksys NSLU2 running Debian and acting has a home fileserver. I would love to get JungleDisk running on this so it could just be automatically backing everything up. The NSLU2 has an ARM processor, so a version compiled for that would be great.
K.S. said,
October 9, 2008 @ 8:18 am
I have a vServer on which I have Ubuntu 8.04 LTS installed and I would LOVE to be able to easily back it and/or parts of it up to Amazon S3. I already own JungleDisk Desktop Edition and like others wouldn’t mind paying (a reasonable) extra for a different server version…
Mark Bender said,
October 9, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
The only reson we use Jungle Disk at work to back up our servers is because of the WHS beta. How much of your success is attributable to WHS? Don’t forget us.
Heikki said,
October 9, 2008 @ 4:24 pm
Sounds great! I have a Buffalo LinkStation and would love to backup directly to it using Jungle Disk.
Adrian said,
October 9, 2008 @ 4:52 pm
Another vote for netgear’s ReadyNas series. specifically the Duo.
Jesse said,
October 9, 2008 @ 11:26 pm
This is wonderful news!!!
+1 for ReadyNAS NV+
PDXJoe said,
October 11, 2008 @ 3:01 am
+1 again for WHS. If your future product drops support for WHS console integration, I’ll just keep running the current JD beta until some future upgrade of WHS renders it inoperable. WHS with its awesome console along with JD is a match made in heaven.
jarod said,
October 11, 2008 @ 5:41 am
+1 for the WHS. Hadn’t really thought about backing up my WHS online but then i read about jungledisk on wegotserved.co.uk and got really interested. The screenshots from the addon looked awesome and very easy. Now I think I’ll wait and see what jungledisk decides to do regarding their WHS addon…
Scott said,
October 11, 2008 @ 8:24 am
+1 for Dlink DNS+323
JungleJim said,
October 12, 2008 @ 7:47 pm
Linksys NLSU2 running Unslung 6.8
Chris said,
October 13, 2008 @ 10:53 am
WHS Please! I love having JD there, and I bought the JD software for my mac. I would just much rather have it on my Home Server!
Frank Giuliano said,
October 14, 2008 @ 11:35 am
Netgear ReadyNAS NV+
blake said,
October 14, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
Netgear ReadyNas Duo
John Dunlop said,
October 15, 2008 @ 8:08 am
+1 WHS, love it to death.
All my PC’s are backed up to my WHS, then WHS is backed up with JD to S3.
The Beta works for me, I would love to see this supported until a new product is released. I will wait years for this as long as the current Beta runs as it does now.
JD.
Terry said,
October 15, 2008 @ 3:47 pm
Are there any known issues with just using remote desktop to get to the windows home server and then purchasing and installing the Jungle Disk’s Windows desktop software directly on the server rather than using the windows home server add-in?
It may not be as easy as the Home Server add-in but then you don’t have the all or nothing shared folder backup issue, etc. and can also use the desktop version built-in e-mail reporting features.
Jay said,
October 16, 2008 @ 4:36 pm
+1 for WHS. I only became a desktop customer because of the WHS product. I would hate to see this product never make it out of beta, but I’ll keep using it if it doesn’t until it stops working. I was really looking forward to the a little more granularity in the folder selection, keeping my fingers crossed.
Soulhuntre said,
October 17, 2008 @ 3:22 pm
+1 WHS Console - this is a super useful tool and one of the reasons I have been reccomending JungleDisk Desktop Edition to others with WHS.
beq said,
October 17, 2008 @ 4:43 pm
Netgear ReadyNAS (which seems to be the most popular series judging by the comments here).
I have a couple of ReadyNAS NV’s, but I’m also looking to get the ReadyNAS Pro with Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 100+ MB/sec read/write performance.
Infrant’s Add-on SDK and instructions are here:
http://www.readynas.com/?p=346
As others have said, there have been many Jungle Disk/Amazon S3 requests in the Infrant forum.
Robert R said,
October 17, 2008 @ 11:13 pm
Netgear ReadyNAS Duo support please.
Greg said,
October 17, 2008 @ 11:59 pm
I fully agree with prior comments:
+1 WHS, love it to death.
All my PC’s are backed up to my WHS, then WHS is backed up with JungleDisk to S3.
The Beta works for me, I would love to see this supported until a new product is released. I will wait years for this as long as the current Beta runs as it does now.
My only suggestion at this point would be to allow a user defined value of having XX amount of copies of a particular file. This way I could restore a file from 3 versions ago lets say.
Pete said,
October 18, 2008 @ 5:29 pm
Linksys NLSU2 running Debian 4.0
Jason said,
October 19, 2008 @ 9:30 am
+1 for WHS…I have ~160 GB through to Amazon right now. Do you have any kind of timing for 2.50 release?
Graham said,
October 20, 2008 @ 7:08 am
+1 for Netgear SC101
Rickard said,
October 20, 2008 @ 8:29 am
+1 for WHS - currently using the beta and loving it. Will surely pay for it when it comes out of beta.
David said,
October 21, 2008 @ 6:12 am
What a kick in the nuts for those with WHS!
I was actually running (and paid for) JungleDisk Desktop on XP backing up my Buffalo TersStation NAS, but as I was low on disk I decided to “upgrade” to WHS, which as a product is awesome. I was hoping to stick with JungleDisk as I have been really impressed with your product to date. However this statement has me fumig (for over a week now!). I hope whatever replaces the WHS version can upgrade from the current beta and works well for WHS users.
In the meantime I’m off to investigate whether I can install the Desktop edition (looks lile I’ll be about as well provided for and supported as the WHS and it’s direction announced here) on WHS and also other online backup options/suppliers.
Aaarggghhhh!!!
Dan said,
October 21, 2008 @ 9:44 am
Please don’t drop support for Windows Home Server. I really like the product and depend on it. Thanks for continuing to support WHS.
Paul said,
October 21, 2008 @ 5:52 pm
I really don’t think they intend to drop the WHS support, in-fact the article states they would like to explore other platforms in addition….
“Moving forward, we are focusing on a strategy that allows us to support a wide range of these devices in addition to Windows Home Server. The separation of the backup service from the GUI in the 2.50 release will be one key step in allowing us to do this”
Jakob said,
October 22, 2008 @ 10:09 am
+1 for Synology support
CBick said,
October 22, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
+1 more for WHS
Please don’t force us to switch to Keep Vault!!!
Brandon said,
October 25, 2008 @ 2:47 pm
+1 for WHS. It has been very handy.
Bert Plat said,
October 26, 2008 @ 9:28 am
+1 for ReadyNAS NV+
Grant said,
October 26, 2008 @ 12:47 pm
ReadyNAS duo please
Jim said,
November 1, 2008 @ 7:37 pm
+1 For ReadyNas Duo
Rob said,
November 2, 2008 @ 5:06 pm
ReadyNAS NV+. I’ve got twp of them and would like to back ‘em up with JD.
Mike said,
November 6, 2008 @ 9:46 am
Please keep WHS up-to-date. I also have 500 Gb USB disk attached to an Apple Airport extreme. I back it up to WHS so that it gets backed up via Jungledisk to Amazon S3.
Rogier said,
November 9, 2008 @ 5:10 am
+1 for Synology (107+ in my case)
Ryan said,
November 10, 2008 @ 9:18 pm
+1 for WHS. Love it don’t know how I would live with out it.
Ntrepid8 said,
November 11, 2008 @ 12:00 am
Synology DS508 Please!
Nick said,
November 13, 2008 @ 1:31 am
+1 for ReadyNAS NV and Pro
Keith Kendall said,
November 15, 2008 @ 1:15 pm
HP Media Vault (MV2020)
fishyuk said,
November 27, 2008 @ 8:32 am
+1 for WHS. Please don’t lose the integration. Fantastic product and would be worth every penny when out of beta.
Larry Linville said,
November 30, 2008 @ 8:55 am
1+ for WHS - I have two WHS servers and love the JD server edition. Please continue to support the WHS market!
Stephen said,
December 1, 2008 @ 9:49 pm
I just picked up an HP Smartmediaserver running WHS. One of the major factors in making this purchase was your product. Anything you can do to enhance the WHS product will be a real plus!
Scott said,
December 3, 2008 @ 1:50 am
+1 for Readynas Duo support
Mark said,
December 3, 2008 @ 3:50 am
Windows Home Server please - there is no way I would even be thinking about JD/S3 if it wasn’t for Windows Home Server. Whilst it may seem like the market is small now, I expect that moving your product out of perpetual beta would win over a lot more users. After all who wants to backup their life with beta software? Not that many, but aI expect a lot are already doing it as there is no alternative. I would also bet that Microsoft gains greater market share in future…Is this softening in focus because you think Microsoft might release something with Azure?l that competes with JD and S3?