Web Server BarracudaDrive Application Server

BarracudaDrive 3.9 Beta 3

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applicable to version 3.9.


Download the free BarracudaDrive 3.9 beta. It is not necessary to register when downloading the beta version as it includes a free license. The included license expires Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Consider joining our Beta Testing Program, which awards free perpetual BarracudaDrive licenses to active/helpful beta testers.

New BarracudaDrive 3.9 features:

  • New Content Management System with lots of cool themes.
  • Faster Electronic Bulletin Board with a new RSS feed.
  • Beta version 3 includes automatic port configuration for home/business routers and a new Dynamic DNS (DDNS) update client that keeps the DNS for your domain name updated if your IP address changes.


Installation instructions for BarracudaDrive (BD) 3.9 beta:

The beta version does not include an installation program. Installation must be done manually.

Download and extract:

  1. Download the self extracting archive: BarracudaDrive.3.9beta3.exe
  2. Start the self extracting archive BarracudaDrive.3.9beta3.exe after the download has completed
  3. A pop-up window appears with the text "Unpack all files to:"
  4. Erase the path in the popup window and type in: c:\bd
  5. Press the "OK" button. The server will now unpack to c:\bd

Installing by using a DOS command window:

  1. Open a DOS command window as follows: Click Windows start -> run -> type in cmd -> Press enter.
  2. In the command window, change directory to c:\bd by typing the following command: cd c:\bd.
  3. Test the server by running in the console by typing the following command: bd -console. If you get any errors such as ports in use, terminate the other program using the web server port(s). For example, if you are using Skype, terminate Skype.
  4. When the server is running in the console without any problems, terminate the program by pressing CTRL-C.
  5. Install bd in the command window by typing in: bd -installauto. This will install BD as a Windows Service.

Configuring the server, after installing it:

  1. Open a browser on the same computer your bd server is running on and type in: http://localhost/setup/. Note that the built in administrator and configuration pages are designed for Internet Explorer and Firefox.
  2. Follow the configuration wizard.

For firewall configuration instructions, read the Installation Instructions for BD 3.8.

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