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Setup NFS and SMB server on Raspberry Pi

#nfs #smb #raspberrypi

NFS server

  • Install server 
  sudo apt install nfs-common nfs-server
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  • Create directory you wanna share 
  mkdir /media/storage
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  • Edit file /etc/exports with below content 
  /media/storage 192.168.1.0/24(rw,all_squash,insecure,no_subtree_check)
  # <directory> <who_can_access> <options>
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  • Restart services 
  sudo service nfs restart
  /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart
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  • Connecting from client (MacOS) 
  mkdir /Users/username/nfs_shared
  sudo mount -v -o "resvport" 192.168.1.9:/media/storage /Users/username/nfs_shared
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Samba server

  • Install server 
  sudo apt-get install samba samba-common-bin
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  • Create samba password for system user 
  sudo smbpasswd -a pi
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  • Create directory you wanna share 
  mkdir /media/storage
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  • Edit file /etc/samba/smb.conf with below content 
  [PI]
  comment = Pi workspace
  path = /media/storage
  create mask = 0775
  directory mask = 0775
  read only = no
  browseable = yes
  public = no
  force user = pi
  only guest = no
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  • Restart service 
  sudo service samba restart
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  • Connecting from client (MacOS) 
  mkdir /Users/username/smb_shared
  mount -t smbfs //pi@192.168.1.9/pi /Users/username/smb_shared
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