NAS + FTP Server + Boxcryptor

the_joey_o

Hello!
I'm about to purchase an FTP capable NAS, and my hope is that I can get Boxcryptor to work with said NAS. Here's all that I'd like to do: 1) I'd like automated backups from my Windows XP, Vista & 7 machines to go into an encrypted folder. 2) I'd like a storage area for documents, music and other files that I just want to keep available-but encrypted-on my network. 3) I'd like all of this to be available to me when I'm off-network (especially stuff from #2). 4) I'd like to back this all up to Google Drive. I can get numbers 1, 3 & 4 to happen without Boxcryptor (I could use CrashPlan or Duplicati for number 1, and my new NAS should be able to handle the rest.), but I was wondering:

Is anybody running a similar setup? Are there known issues when trying something like this?

I'm just hoping to get an idea of what to expect before I plunk down some cash on a new NAS. I prefer using opensource software, for security reasons, so I'd really like to use Boxcryptor with my setup. Any tips on which NASes play nice with Boxcryptor would also be very helpful!

Boris

Hello joey

you have to create a folder or network drive which points to your NAS. After that you can use BoxCryptor to encrypt your files and store them on your NAS (using the folder/network drive as source for the encrypted folder). So you can access your backups and your other files you want to store on the NAS. After that you can simply copy the encrypted folder to Google Drive as backup.
To access your files from outside your network you also have to create a folder or network drive which points to your NAS. Now you can BoxCryptor to work with your encrypted files.

Best regards
Boris

the_joey_o

Thanks for the tip, Boris. Will that setup create multiple copies of my backups and other files on the source hard drive (not the NAS, but on the computer getting backed up)? I'm just a little concerned about disk space on some of my older computers.

Boris

Hello joey

it' depending on the method you use to point to your NAS. As far as I know there are several programs which copy all files to the harddrive on your computer and others just create a connection. Most programs should be supported by BoxCryptor.

The fastest and best way is to copy files to the hard disk on your computer and synchronize them with your NAS using a program of your choice.

Best regards
Boris