Having your own network drive is AWESOME. It allows you to easily share files across devices on the network, not to mention park your files where you have your BIG storage (i.e. perhaps a RAID array mounted on your server!).

This is an easy to follow tutorial where I guide you through creating the network drive service in Linux, determining the path that you want to be able to map a drive to, and setting permissions as needed.

For a step by step guide, see: thomaswildetech.com/home-server/network-drive/

#selfhosted #networkdrive

-- Timeline --
00:00 Intro
00:31 Create a User Group
01:52 Designate Drive Path | Assign Permissions
04:43 Install Samba
05:20 Configure Samba
06:33 Set Samba User Password
07:23 Note IP Address of Server
07:51 Allow Samba in Firewall
08:15 Map network drive on client
10:21 Final Thoughts
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