This was WAY awesome! Exactly what I needed as a Raspberry Pi / Linux TOTAL neophyte. This for dummies approach was absolutely PERFECT! Thanks you for being so thorough.
All in all its not really a good tutorial. Video is nice tho, but i have some critique: 1.) There is A LOT of unecessary steps. U dont need SD Card Formatter. Just use Built in Windows tools for that, or let Balena do the Job. U also dont need to unzip the File. Balena does it. If u dont use the Desktop AT ALL, then why eat up ressources with the full blown 6GB Version of raspbian? Just use the "lite" one. 2.) Security Issues. You should NEVER use 777 for anything. If someone gets in your LAN, your files are pretty much gone. If its a "Cloud" even just locally, then secure it. Change the Default root Password. Set good permissions like 775 or even 750. Also use SMB V3 and dont support legacy devices with SMB 1 or 2 support, if you dont need to. 3.) Redundancy. You should explain what it does for you with your exact setup. Beginners could think its all fine and all of the sudden the drive is gone including all the files. At least say, that they need a seperate Backup of their files or explain how to setup a Raid1 even tho it does NOT work as a Backup plan. But redundancy is better than nothing. Video quality is alright tho. Hope you aren´t mad, thats just some thoughts i had.
If you take a fraction of the time you spent on the reply to read the description, you can infer that this video is not designed to do everything for you. It simply states you will "learn HOW TO build..." a NAS. Most people that will follow this would be beginners that SHOULD be doing more research than just doing what the creator did in the video. Although it would be helpful, he doesn't have to spoon feed you every bit of information. There are many different ways to go about this as well as different operating systems (which are also in the description). That being said, I do agree with you on being cautious with permissions. That would be something that a beginner might not be able to notice right away.
@@slimLine214 I agree with you that I should've read the discription, but most ppl will use this kind of videos as a step by step and IF u really are a beginner with little knowledge overall, then it may be a good idea to learn it the right way. You can't cover everything in a video, but here are really some points that aren't explained enough or are really unnecessary. And that's mostly what my comment is all about. Plus some "notes". But I agree that this video shouldn't be a spoonfeeding video. Maybe it would be nice, to say that in the beginning too. And as I said, I don't think it's bad overall, there are just some mistakes and it shows, that the creator is more familiar with Apple devices and MacOS in general.
@@slimLine214 I need to add something here: I quickly looked into the discription and as it seems like, at least for me, it's a step by step guide. That's why there are all the steps in the discription too. So, yeah as I said, not a bad video, but mistakes where made. My comment may be something the creator can learn from, if he wants to. It's feedback, not more and not less. I personally would appreciate it and it seems like that the creator does too, which is always a good thing, because learning is great! :)
I usually do not leave any comments and usually do not subscribe to any channels. But man you deserve this. I have gone to other channels and they are so confusing. Screw the idiots that say that there were many steps. I needed them all. Thanks a lot and I hope your channel blows up with subscribers. Good luck.
This is the perfect awesome tutorial for someone with an unused raspi around them. You could also upgrade your router, preferably to wifi 6 router with an usb slot, that way we get a NAS + upgraded router / network overall
SUPER NICE. Thanks. One question : Can this setup have 2 hdd or sdd in raid 0. That would be great to secure important stuff if one drive die. Thank you again
Can it be done using a GUI enabled Linux distro for pie? For not only sharing files but also running software directly from NAS? For example, I need to download files directly to my NAS using a torrent client and also seed the files for as long as the device is online. Is it possible here? Also, will it support RAID? Synology provides excellent NAS solutions but they are pretty expensive for me and I just need some basic functionality. So I was thinking if it were possible using Linux on pi so that I can run my desire software on it and also use it as cloud storage. If it can be done using Linux GUI, will you share a tutorial? Also, can it be used as a web server or can I host my website on this NAS (just for experiments)?
Great Video!. Tried to do a Samba NAS with other tutorials but your's was the best. And you explained which made it even more easy to understand. Have a good day!
I’m not a big RUclips channel but I’m looking for a solution to store and edit Videos on and would this be a viable solution for now until I get bigger?
thank for your NAS setup videos, by watching 3 videos of NAS, I created NAS server with two different user and attach single drive with two partition and given access to drive with specific user.
By far the best video I have seen to actually get this working. I will go from here as for security. I have watched other videos and followed all their steps and been left with, "why can't I connect to it even though I did exactly as they said?" Thank you!
This is a very nice tutorial and all the steps are detailled to make a basic local network shared hard drive cheap. Though even if it working seamlesly please warn your audience that this is not yet a secure solution. I would enjoy a sequel explaining how to secure this NAS. Keep up the good work! :)
Now I installed Nextcloud, wordpress and NAS on my pi 2 it works and also can access files outside network and it's like drop box or Google Drive. Nextcloud is free and open-source do lacks some features so it's easy to move folders via NAS it easy to access file using Nextcloud app. I tried this on Diet Pi not Raspbian lite, thank you bro I would request you to make a tutorial on this so that other subscribers can use this
Hi I followed your instructions and worked great with windows pc but when using with iphone the server is read only. Is there any way to make it writable?
Entirely personal preference of course, but rather than cluttering the root folder of the Pi with extra folders, I would suggest placing the PiServer folder (or whatever one has named the mount point) in the /mnt folder. Cleaner. A bit more "standard".
good video, i tried to find out how to repformat USB pen drive over 1TB on raspberry pi, and find this video, i got some new idea from your tutorials..thanks bro...
@@kskroyaltech I'm just happy you made this. There are so many videos with bad sound, image quality, editing or general incompetence that sometimes you start to get desperate. But yours actually helped me a lot. Programmed the pi, tested it, all well. Now just to find a good case to store 4 hdd's in.
@@unrealbot3027 NAS will only be accessible inside your Home network (devices connected to your router) but if you want to access files outside your network like when you are away from home Nextcloud is a good option you can use it like personal Google Drive ( but for nextcloud I recommend pi 4 with 2 GB RAM at least ) Nextcloud is also accessible inside the network and you can use the NAS setup and Nextcloud together(NAS when inside home network and Nextcloud when away). Open media Vault is also a good option, try all, tinker and decide which to choose, you will learn many new things1 ; )
@@AnilArya51 I plan on building a file server with wifi access points in a way that anyone within the range of my server can connect to my server access point that is the wifi and stream/download the files from my server and that too without internet. Is that possible?
@@unrealbot3027 everything is possible! we just need to figure out how, In this case, the NAS server as shown in this video will do your job, there is a better app for android than shown in this video. All options I mentioned above work both with the internet and without the internet. Upnp server is also an option. Good luck
Hi KsK Just now saw your video and is very informative. Planning to build one myself, but would like to know if more than one Harddrive be attached to the Pi and also be seen on the network as separate drives? Would appreciate a quick response. Thanks
@@CZARNYEU Set the DHCP address range in your router (assuming that is your DHCP server) and pick a range to be assigned so the static IP is outside of that range.
Thank you! I have to say thank to U, because this is the first tutorial I see that work's fine. You are really good to explain, and i have to say thank you again because it work's! (P.S. I'm italian and i don't know really good english ;P )
All in all, I appreciate it. I’m not a total n00b, except in the *nix world. Nice to have a step by step intro. I had a Pi laying around and a MyBookDuo so an afternoon’s fiddling staved off boredom and netted me a (hopefully) useful result. Now if I can just figure out why I can’t get at the files from a Mac. (IOS devices work fine.)
At the 16:45 mark, you're showing transfer speeds. Is it true that you're only getting a 10 - 12MB/s transfer speed? Is this a R-Pi4? I thought the speed would be faster with the improved USB and network ports. Please advise. Thank you. You may have just saved me $100, and alot of work.
Is it possible to build such NAS and also use the Rasperri Pi for watching multimedia contents on tv? I mean in the same distribution can be a NAS and a media center?
Hello KskRoyal, Kudos for a great video. I had absolutely no problems in following your steps and build the NAS server using a Raspberry Pi 3B+. I followed both the video as well as the written instructions and was successful in the very first attempt. I have used Wifi to connect the Pi to the router at the moment and plan to connect it via the Ethernet cable to improve speed subsequently. Now all my devices which include windows Laptop, Ipad,Iphone and Android phone are configured to to use the server. What else can i ask for. Thanks !! Incidentally, the same Raspberry Pi is also configured with the Magic Mirror project running simultaneously. Whoopie.
is there a certain part of the video that we would have to repeat to add another drive to the NAS? or is there a different route you have to go to add another drive?
Nice tutorial but when checking or trying to open it using the Run box mine has a problem finding the IP address,something like (the remote device or resource won’t accept the connection) any thoughts on why is that happening and what can I do to fix it , this is the step on checking/connecting with a window pc. Thank you for your help , appreciate it.
Do you need internet connectivity to access this NAS? Like, if I turn my NAS access point into a wireless wifi will I be able to connect to that wifi and access the files without internet?
Its really beatiful in the way how you do it... Ksk have you tried Free Nas ? with that you can label units, and make partitions of it... also have web acces .. and all its local :)
excellent video. very well explained. I will definitely try this. I would like to take it two steps further. I would like to add a second drive then add raid across the drives to protect the data. I would also like to add remote internet access which should be possible also. These could be two valuable followup videos. Let me know if you do these as I like your teaching style.
Excellent, I like how you just go right through it quickly, let me pause and go at my pace instead of drawn out talking that others tend to do
This was WAY awesome! Exactly what I needed as a Raspberry Pi / Linux TOTAL neophyte. This for dummies approach was absolutely PERFECT! Thanks you for being so thorough.
All in all its not really a good tutorial. Video is nice tho, but i have some critique:
1.) There is A LOT of unecessary steps. U dont need SD Card Formatter. Just use Built in Windows tools for that, or let Balena do the Job. U also dont need to unzip the File. Balena does it. If u dont use the Desktop AT ALL, then why eat up ressources with the full blown 6GB Version of raspbian? Just use the "lite" one.
2.) Security Issues. You should NEVER use 777 for anything. If someone gets in your LAN, your files are pretty much gone. If its a "Cloud" even just locally, then secure it. Change the Default root Password. Set good permissions like 775 or even 750. Also use SMB V3 and dont support legacy devices with SMB 1 or 2 support, if you dont need to.
3.) Redundancy. You should explain what it does for you with your exact setup. Beginners could think its all fine and all of the sudden the drive is gone including all the files. At least say, that they need a seperate Backup of their files or explain how to setup a Raid1 even tho it does NOT work as a Backup plan. But redundancy is better than nothing.
Video quality is alright tho. Hope you aren´t mad, thats just some thoughts i had.
If you take a fraction of the time you spent on the reply to read the description, you can infer that this video is not designed to do everything for you. It simply states you will "learn HOW TO build..." a NAS. Most people that will follow this would be beginners that SHOULD be doing more research than just doing what the creator did in the video. Although it would be helpful, he doesn't have to spoon feed you every bit of information. There are many different ways to go about this as well as different operating systems (which are also in the description).
That being said, I do agree with you on being cautious with permissions. That would be something that a beginner might not be able to notice right away.
@@slimLine214 I agree with you that I should've read the discription, but most ppl will use this kind of videos as a step by step and IF u really are a beginner with little knowledge overall, then it may be a good idea to learn it the right way. You can't cover everything in a video, but here are really some points that aren't explained enough or are really unnecessary. And that's mostly what my comment is all about. Plus some "notes". But I agree that this video shouldn't be a spoonfeeding video. Maybe it would be nice, to say that in the beginning too. And as I said, I don't think it's bad overall, there are just some mistakes and it shows, that the creator is more familiar with Apple devices and MacOS in general.
@@slimLine214 I need to add something here: I quickly looked into the discription and as it seems like, at least for me, it's a step by step guide. That's why there are all the steps in the discription too. So, yeah as I said, not a bad video, but mistakes where made. My comment may be something the creator can learn from, if he wants to. It's feedback, not more and not less. I personally would appreciate it and it seems like that the creator does too, which is always a good thing, because learning is great! :)
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@@slimLine214 hey there you said there should be no spoon feeding then where can I learn these things please tell me
not sure if I have commented already but this worked a treat, fantastic work
This channel is getting better every day keep it up 💪💪
Shukraan
Ksk Royal I don’t get it. Use English so everyone can understand
You could easily guess it means "thanks" but I assume you had to act like a dickhead :)
@@kskroyaltech not booting after I unplugged the mount drive
Okay.
Worked like a charm! Tried 4 different youtube videos , no one worked as expected. This one worked.Thanx!!!
Hey, thanks for a great tutorial. I found yours to be by far the most complete and understandable of many I looked at.
I echo those sentiments
Having watched tons of youtube samba clip, you are the BEST even explaining details and in depth, awesome!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great informative video, and I must say perfect use of background music, which is rare in a RUclips video!
Thank you so much jay . I appreciate that.
I usually do not leave any comments and usually do not subscribe to any channels. But man you deserve this. I have gone to other channels and they are so confusing. Screw the idiots that say that there were many steps. I needed them all. Thanks a lot and I hope your channel blows up with subscribers. Good luck.
Worked like a charm! Brilliant ! Thank you !!!
This is the perfect awesome tutorial for someone with an unused raspi around them.
You could also upgrade your router, preferably to wifi 6 router with an usb slot, that way we get a NAS + upgraded router / network overall
Well 11 months on I have just done this again with a new install of Bullseye and two ssd drives awesome video thanks again.
Amazing good to hear.
Awesome video 🔥
You said: it is much better than a OpenMediaVault NAS. Can you explain it?
Yes he said at the end.. but after watching this video, I liked Openmediavault more than this..
@@manishholla open media vault is just more known i feel like, i definitely feel safer using open media vault
Bro, Very helpful video Amazing content💥💥
SUPER NICE. Thanks. One question : Can this setup have 2 hdd or sdd in raid 0. That would be great to secure important stuff if one drive die. Thank you again
Can it be done using a GUI enabled Linux distro for pie? For not only sharing files but also running software directly from NAS? For example, I need to download files directly to my NAS using a torrent client and also seed the files for as long as the device is online. Is it possible here? Also, will it support RAID?
Synology provides excellent NAS solutions but they are pretty expensive for me and I just need some basic functionality. So I was thinking if it were possible using Linux on pi so that I can run my desire software on it and also use it as cloud storage. If it can be done using Linux GUI, will you share a tutorial? Also, can it be used as a web server or can I host my website on this NAS (just for experiments)?
Fantastic video! The raspberry pi really is an interesting little computer.
Indeed!
Great Video!. Tried to do a Samba NAS with other tutorials but your's was the best. And you explained which made it even more easy to understand. Have a good day!
You are welcome
I’m not a big RUclips channel but I’m looking for a solution to store and edit Videos on and would this be a viable solution for now until I get bigger?
It’s ok to store the data
Simple step by step explanations to setup the NAS.
thank for your NAS setup videos, by watching 3 videos of NAS, I created NAS server with two different user and attach single drive with two partition and given access to drive with specific user.
Dude! You are really a genious, this video is priceless...
Thank you So Much
By far the best video I have seen to actually get this working. I will go from here as for security. I have watched other videos and followed all their steps and been left with, "why can't I connect to it even though I did exactly as they said?" Thank you!
First Raspberry Pi project done! Thanks!
This is a very nice tutorial and all the steps are detailled to make a basic local network shared hard drive cheap. Though even if it working seamlesly please warn your audience that this is not yet a secure solution.
I would enjoy a sequel explaining how to secure this NAS.
Keep up the good work! :)
Hi. I followed this video and has setup a nas drive. Could you please direct me to making this secure? Thank You.
7:29 HOW does your thumb bend 90 degrees backwards...! That's insane. Great video by the way :)
LMFAO
mine does too
Wow Thanks
Thanks for a great video. Can't wait for my storage drive to show up so I can get started!
I can't believe it actually worked :-) THANKS!!!
Now I installed Nextcloud, wordpress and NAS on my pi 2 it works and also can access files outside network and it's like drop box or Google Drive.
Nextcloud is free and open-source do lacks some features so it's easy to move folders via NAS it easy to access file using Nextcloud app.
I tried this on Diet Pi not Raspbian lite, thank you bro
I would request you to make a tutorial on this so that other subscribers can use this
excellent video, clear and concise explanations, great work.
Best tutorial! Thank youuu!
Is the NAS surver can accessable from any where like a cloud storage???
You need a Public static IP address
Hi I followed your instructions and worked great with windows pc but when using with iphone the server is read only. Is there any way to make it writable?
Same
Ok tutorialnya, mantab akhirnya dijadiin NAS dan Torrent di raspi.
Entirely personal preference of course, but rather than cluttering the root folder of the Pi with extra folders, I would suggest placing the PiServer folder (or whatever one has named the mount point) in the /mnt folder. Cleaner. A bit more "standard".
very well preseneted indeed. thank you
Thank you for this great video
It's an excellent way to illustrate. Transparent and clear vision of sharing the technical details.
Thank you For the Appreciation. Overwhelmed
good video, i tried to find out how to repformat USB pen drive over 1TB on raspberry pi, and find this video, i got some new idea from your tutorials..thanks bro...
This is a fantastic tutorial and worked first time for me as a Linux noob well done and thank you .
This is very pleasant to watch. Good job ! Edit: next to being very clear and informative ofcourse.
Awesome, thank you!
@@kskroyaltech I'm just happy you made this. There are so many videos with bad sound, image quality, editing or general incompetence that sometimes you start to get desperate. But yours actually helped me a lot. Programmed the pi, tested it, all well. Now just to find a good case to store 4 hdd's in.
very nice tutorial man
I can't write to NTFS mounted drive from my mac, can you do it with yours? ntfs-3g installed? Thanks
Wow great video I love your explanation
Very clear and detailed thanks!
Fantastic video. You are a genius sir.
It worked!!! thanks dude
I have a pi400. Worth doing on it?
You can
great video, clear and straightforward to understand. Once this is complete, what would be the next steps to enable remote access to the NAS or FTP?
I did show in the video right ?
Use the Raspberry pi address to connect to nas server
Great video thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and help others. Helped me out for SURE!
I made it work on Raspberry Pi 2 ,Good work bro : subscribed to the channel 👍
Do you need internet to access the files stored in your NAS?
@@unrealbot3027 NAS will only be accessible inside your Home network (devices connected to your router) but if you want to access files outside your network like when you are away from home Nextcloud is a good option you can use it like personal Google Drive ( but for nextcloud I recommend pi 4 with 2 GB RAM at least )
Nextcloud is also accessible inside the network and you can use the NAS setup and Nextcloud together(NAS when inside home network and Nextcloud when away). Open media Vault is also a good option, try all, tinker and decide which to choose, you will learn many new things1 ; )
@@AnilArya51 I plan on building a file server with wifi access points in a way that anyone within the range of my server can connect to my server access point that is the wifi and stream/download the files from my server and that too without internet. Is that possible?
@@unrealbot3027 everything is possible! we just need to figure out how, In this case, the NAS server as shown in this video will do your job, there is a better app for android than shown in this video. All options I mentioned above work both with the internet and without the internet. Upnp server is also an option. Good luck
@@AnilArya51 thanksss ❤️
Thank you so much. I have been having trouble with open media vault for months and was fed up with it just no working.
If anyone has the error "The ntfs volume is exclusively opened" then just use the *umount* command
Thanks. I unmounted on the Raspberry Pi os GUI. Then tried the mount command again and that worked fine.
@@MrSpencerJones glad to help!
OMG if sm1 is as blind as me then it's written " *u* mount " not unmount 🤦♂️
This is an awesome video and was really helpful for me! Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Hi KsK
Just now saw your video and is very informative. Planning to build one myself, but would like to know if more than one Harddrive be attached to the Pi and also be seen on the network as separate drives? Would appreciate a quick response. Thanks
Thanks for the tutorial. I would also recommend reserving that IP address in your router.
How do that?
@@CZARNYEU Set the DHCP address range in your router (assuming that is your DHCP server) and pick a range to be assigned so the static IP is outside of that range.
@@wallyshangle2905 thank you bro
my NAS is working now. thanks
Enjoy
Thank you!
I have to say thank to U, because this is the first tutorial I see that work's fine. You are really good to explain, and i have to say thank you again because it work's!
(P.S. I'm italian and i don't know really good english ;P )
Wow! Cool! Can i use flash drive instead of hard drive?
Every steps are precisely described 👍 thanks bro
best tutorial, tq
Nice tutorial.. Keep it up man :-D
Thank you very much!
All in all, I appreciate it. I’m not a total n00b, except in the *nix world. Nice to have a step by step intro. I had a Pi laying around and a MyBookDuo so an afternoon’s fiddling staved off boredom and netted me a (hopefully) useful result. Now if I can just figure out why I can’t get at the files from a Mac. (IOS devices work fine.)
If I want to do this on an older pc or laptop instead of on a RaspberryPi what do I need to do differently?
I did end to end following your video!!! You made my day.. Thanks much!!!!
You are so welcome!
But what is that adapter cable used to connect raspberry pi and ssd
@@lilunboxer4615 seta to usb adapter
Can I just connect to wifi wirelessly or do I HAVE to use Ethernet
Any Ethernet would be Best
@@kskroyaltech no like do I have to use ethernet or can I just connect the raspberry to wifi wirelessly
Thanks, this works for me!!! you're awesome
At the 16:45 mark, you're showing transfer speeds. Is it true that you're only getting a 10 - 12MB/s transfer speed? Is this a R-Pi4? I thought the speed would be faster with the improved USB and network ports. Please advise. Thank you. You may have just saved me $100, and alot of work.
Great video! Thanks :)
Great video. For those who are lazy like me just get a router with USB port 😁
But the speed is slow as fuck
What cable runs from the HD to the Pi? Is there a hardware list for this instruction? Thanks!
I like your video. It is clear and easy to understand. Thank you!!
Dont you think the ethernet will bottleneck the ssd?
Is it possible to build such NAS and also use the Rasperri Pi for watching multimedia contents on tv? I mean in the same distribution can be a NAS and a media center?
I used this video to make a server with an odroid xu4. Great video.
Thank you
does it need to be a 4g ram, can I use 2g ram?
Best Video i have ever seen. Thank you.
And can you make video about i mean same thing but using laptop and it's drive. With ubuntu server
do you know how to automatically create backups? i would like to connect two storages, like 1 SDD (Main NAS SDD and a Backup HDD)
Have you covered Raid setup somewhere else. NAS needs to have a raid configuration. Please let me know.
Can I access data over internet behind office firewall and proxy
What about the read and write speed.. Is file transfer need active internet connection or not?
Speeds depend on WIFI router and no active connection is needed.
Hello KskRoyal,
Kudos for a great video. I had absolutely no problems in following your steps and build the NAS server using a Raspberry Pi 3B+. I followed both the video as well as the written instructions and was successful in the very first attempt. I have used Wifi to connect the Pi to the router at the moment and plan to connect it via the Ethernet cable to improve speed subsequently. Now all my devices which include windows Laptop, Ipad,Iphone and Android phone are configured to to use the server. What else can i ask for. Thanks !! Incidentally, the same Raspberry Pi is also configured with the Magic Mirror project running simultaneously. Whoopie.
Raghu but how did you connect the wad sata ssd .... I see some circuit board and cable
very useful. i did it as per this video. i can browse my hard drive photos from phone easily. Thank you very much.
Thank you man . I am glad it helped
But how did you connect the ssd drive? Isadspter required
Amazing! Thank you!!
is there a certain part of the video that we would have to repeat to add another drive to the NAS? or is there a different route you have to go to add another drive?
Nice tutorial but when checking or trying to open it using the Run box mine has a problem finding the IP address,something like (the remote device or resource won’t accept the connection) any thoughts on why is that happening and what can I do to fix it , this is the step on checking/connecting with a window pc. Thank you for your help , appreciate it.
Good work bro
You server does not using the gigabit Ethernet. Only using 100mbps. Because of your router ?
need help as i a unable to connect the pi to my router my laptop is getting connected with the same cable what could be the reason
Can I use it with old router where I need to access it I will connect to old router and I can access the content
Do you have to reformat the hard drive?
better to format in EXFAT if possible.
Amazing Video dude Thanks
Welcome
Do you need internet connectivity to access this NAS? Like, if I turn my NAS access point into a wireless wifi will I be able to connect to that wifi and access the files without internet?
Its really beatiful in the way how you do it... Ksk have you tried Free Nas ? with that you can label units, and make partitions of it... also have web acces .. and all its local :)
Does raspberry Pi support a 6TB external HD?
excellent video. very well explained. I will definitely try this. I would like to take it two steps further. I would like to add a second drive then add raid across the drives to protect the data. I would also like to add remote internet access which should be possible also. These could be two valuable followup videos. Let me know if you do these as I like your teaching style.