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Open Media Vault is a comprehensive, open source, network-attached storage (NAS) solution that fully converts the host computer into a NAS, which in turn can support a wide range of protocols including FTP, NFS, SMB (Samba), and others. In this video, I will simply demonstrate an SMB NAS setup comparable to my Samba-only NAS tutorial previously posted.

As with Samba, the installation will be off of the Internet, so a download link wouldn't necessarily make sense here. This is the Open Media Vault developer site, though:

https://www.openmediavault.org/

I also use the Raspberry Pi Imager again to install Raspberry Pi OS Lite on the SDCard:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/%20downloads/

For the initial install of Raspbery Pi Imager and the Open Media Vault, most instructions specify the use of a monitor and keyboard, although it is also possible to install Raspberry Pi OS Lite, use "sudo raspi-config" to activate SSH, and then log back in over the network using SSH. This is, however, not what I do in the video, even if I demonstrate raspi-config again.

The video is really supposed to be what you use for instructions, but here are some very basic text instructions for reference:

-Install Raspberry Pi Lite OS on your SD Card using the Raspberry Pi Imager

-Log into the Raspberry Pi at the command line using a monitor and keyboard

-sudo apt update

-sudo apt upgrade -y

-sudo rm -f /etc/systemd/network/99-default.link

-sudo reboot

-Log back into the Pi

-wget -O - https://github.com/OpenMediaVault-Plugin-Developers/installScript/raw/master/install | sudo bash

-Wait 30 minutes for install

-Take down new IP address of Pi (this could change on reboot, but in this case turned out to be 192.168.0.102)

-Log in via your laptop or desktop PC using a web browser (username: admin password: openmediavault)

-Change the Open Media Vault password (see the video for details)

-Set up shared folder under Storage-Disks
-Mount the disk under the File System menu
-Create a shared folder and set permissions under Access Rights Management-Shared Folders
-Enable SMB/CIFS
-Add the Share "Public," giving the desired users access (In the video, I give full access to "Everyone.")

-On the laptop/PC, go to Network and Internet-Advanced sharing settings and turn on network discovery

-Then, This PC-Computer-Map Network Drive, and add the shared folder on the Raspberry Pi