FTP / File Server?

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I've been wanting to do a file server / FTP type of thing. Here's my situation:

I'm looking to so a file server / FTP box. It's going to host my:

Music
Movies
Documents

Basically, all my media so I can stream it throughout the house on the same network.

What I also want to do is set all my torrents and downloads to that box.

Also, I want the box to be accessible from where ever I am. For example, if I'm at a Starbucks downtown somewhere away from home, I want to be able to upload my photos or documents to my FTP so I have them on my server. Calls for FileZilla much?

My plan so far: Get a box (build or recycle, maybe run this off a External HD?) and throw on Ubuntu Server or WinXp. Throw on FileZilla Server and set that up. Then setup the FileZilla Client on my Laptop, future netbook and what ever I want to access it with. Lock it down with a common password that only I and close family + friends will know.

I got this idea after I was sparked during my research for a netbook. I wanted something like Box.com but didn't want to pay for it since I will be uploading over the limit.

So, for those server heads, any suggestions on software wise or solutions?
 
WHS is a great solution, you can easily add FTP function through an addon. Or if you want to use Linux you can use Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, etc and proftpd.
 
Pretty much any server OS you are comfortable can handle that. Just make sure you understand the risks involved with FTP. Everything is transferred unencryped, so if you're in that Starbucks someone can grab your user/pass and have access to all the files on your server, and perhaps more if you're not one to mix up passwords for things.
 
Well, would there be much a difference in between FTP vs SFTP in this case, in terms of hardware requirements?
 
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