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UNVR as NAS
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<span class="border-r border-gray pr-2 mr-2">March 15, 2024</span>634 words, posted in <a href="/articles/tag/how-to/">how-to</a>, <a href="/articles/tag/nas/">nas</a>, <a href="/articles/tag/networking/">networking</a> and <a href="/articles/tag/programming/">programming</a>
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<p>In this post, I’m going to show how to setup a Samba server on a Ubiquity UNVR so that it can be
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used as NAS (network attached storage). Be aware that this should be done with caution and may void
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any warranty on your UNVR as we are using it for purposes beyond it’s original intent. It’s also
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possible that this setup will break when / if updating the UNVR software. With that said, let’s jump
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in.</p>
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<p>This post follows along with
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<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/11o7v8l/how_to_use_the_unvr_as_a_nas_instructions/">this reddit post</a>,
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with some adaptations to get it to work on the latest Unifi-OS release of <code>3.2.12</code>.</p>
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<h2>Step One - Setup SSH & Login</h2>
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<p>In your unifi network console you need to enable the <code>SSH</code> login option and set a secure password
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for the root user to login to the UNVR.</p>
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<p><img src="/articles/images/2024-03-15-ssh.png" alt="ssh.png" /></p>
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<p>Once that is complete you can login to your UNVR using your terminal and the IP address of your UNVR
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on your network.</p>
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<p><code>ssh root@192.168.1.10</code></p>
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<h2>Step Two - Install Samba</h2>
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<p>First, we’ll update the package registry information.</p>
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<p><code>apt-get update</code></p>
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<p>Next, install samba.</p>
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<p><code>apt-get install samba</code></p>
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<h2>Step Three - Setup Samba</h2>
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<p>In order to edit the configuration we are going to need to install your terminal based text editor
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of choice (generally nano or vim), for me I will install vim.</p>
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<p><code>apt-get install vim</code></p>
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<p>Create a backup of the default configuration.</p>
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<p><code>cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.bak</code></p>
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<p>Open the configuration file to be edited.</p>
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<p><code>vim /etc/samba/smb.conf</code></p>
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<p>Just above the <code>Share Definitions</code> section of the configuration, I added some global settings to
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make the samba server act better for time machine backups.</p>
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<pre><code>#======================= MacOS Client Optimizations =======================
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vfs objects = fruit streams_xattr
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fruit:metadata = stream
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fruit:model = MacSamba
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fruit:posix_rename = yes
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fruit:veto_appledouble = no
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fruit:nfs_aces = no
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fruit:wipe_intentionally_left_blank_rfork = yes
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fruit:delete_empty_adfiles = yes
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</code></pre>
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<p>Also because we want users we create to be able to read and write to their home directories created
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on the samba server, we need to change the option under the <code>[homes]</code> share definition to be
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<code>read only = no</code>.</p>
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<p>That is our primary configuration. You can add more share definitions at the bottom of the file to
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suit your use case, there are decent examples of this in the original reddit post, linked in the
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beginning.</p>
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<p>Save and exit the file.</p>
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<p><code>:wq</code></p>
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<h2>Step Four - Start Samba</h2>
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<p>Use the following command to start the samba server.</p>
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<p><code>sudo service smbd start</code></p>
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<p>You can check the status, by running the following command.</p>
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<p><code>systemctl status smbd</code></p>
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<p><img src="/articles/images/2024-03-15-status.png" alt="status" /></p>
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<p>Enable the samba server to start on boot.</p>
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<p><code>systemctl enable smbd.service</code></p>
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<h2>Step Five - Create Users</h2>
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<p>Create a user with a home directory that they can use.</p>
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<p><code>useradd --create-home michael</code></p>
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<p>Give the user a password to login to the samba server.</p>
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<p><code>smbpasswd michael</code></p>
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<h2>Step Six - Login to Samba Server from Client</h2>
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<p>In the <code>Finder</code> app on macOS you can type <code>⌘k</code> to connect to a server.</p>
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<p>In the text field enter <code>smb://<USER>@<UNVR_IP></code> to connect to the samba server.</p>
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<p><img src="/articles/images/2024-03-15-connect.png" alt="connect" /></p>
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<p>You can also automatically connect to the server when you login to your client device, for this to
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work you need the credentials to be stored in your keychain (ticking the box in the step above when
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you first connect to the server).</p>
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<p>This is found in <code>System Settings -> General -> Login Items -> Open at Login</code>. Click the plus button
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and select the volume you would like to mount at login.</p>
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<p><img src="/articles/images/2024-03-15-login.png" alt="login" /></p>
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<p>Once you have it setup so that the server is connected on login, you can also set it up as location
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for Time Machine Backups. <code>System Settings -> General -> Time Machine</code></p>
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