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It’s small, cute, but packed with a ton of features. It’s also very easy to use. And that makes this powerful linux server with a tiny footprint a real winner.
One of the things that keeps Windows users from making the jump to a linux server is the perceived complexity. Yes, sometimes that is true. Learning bash commands can be laborious. But linux has come a long, long way since I first used it. The Bubba server gives users a GUI interface and plug and play functionality. This allows novices to set up complex services easily. And it gives more experienced users the ability to get under the hood and really tweak this thing. Here are the features:
• Torrent downloader: Turn off your computer and relax! Let Bubba download your large files instead of leaving your PC on all the time. Bubba also handles HTTP and FTP downloads.
• File server: Allows you to access all your files from work or school at all times. Time to live life smarter and forget about USB memories and other portable media.
• Streaming media server: Put your MP3 collection in the ‘music’ folder on Bubba, and all your music will be instantly available to all Itunes compatible (DAAP) players. Now also UPnP capable!
• Web, e-mail and FTP server: Fully featured server functionality allows you to turn off your PC .
• Central e-mail server: Bubba can retreive your email from various accounts, collecting them in one place. Check all your email at one place, via Bubba’s webmail or IMAP/IMAPS.
• Print server: Plug your USB printer in to Bubba, and share it to all your home computers.
• Easy to use: All pre-installed functinality is controlled via a simple web based interface.
• Linux device: Except for the above mentioned pre-installed functionality, Bubba is essentially a standard Linux computer, but with the advantages of being silent and small. Choose from 30000+ Linux Debian applications and configure Bubba to do whatever you want.
• Environmentally friendly: Compared to a always-on standard server PC, bubba uses 90-95% less energy! This also means that you save money, actually, Bubba saves you about 100 EUR every year just on the electricity bill, compared to having an always-on standard PC.
As you can see, it’s a pretty full featured device. And here are the specs:
Running Linux 2.6, Debian
Apache web server
Dovecot IMAP server (IMAP, IMAPS)
Postfix SMTP server
Fetchmail (for fetching email from other pop or imap accounts)
File server (http, samba, ftp)
Download manager (bittorrent, http, ftp)
Printer server, supporting all major brands
DAAP streaming media server (Firefly)
UPnP streaming media server (Mediatomb)
Internal Linux available for advanced users
Hardware
3.5”, 7200 rpm IDE disk drive
200 MHz ARM9 CPU
128 MByte internal RAM
LAN standard: 10/100BASE-TX
USB 2.0 (12 Mbps) type A to hub, printer, memory stick or USB disk
Size: 184 x 114 x 43 mm, weight: 1700 g
Noise: < 27 dB
Power: < 10W (active)
Bubba comes with different storage sizes ranging from 80GB to 750GB, with costs of $422 (322 Euro) to $693 (473 Euro).
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