RASPBERRY Pi 4 - How To Build POWERFUL NAS | ULTIMATE Raspberry Pi 4 NAS Server Setup 2020

Do you have Raspberry Pi 4 ? Then, convert your Raspberry Pi 4 in to NAS Server (Mini Cloud ) To Share your data across your home network.

Raspberry PI 4 is one of the fastest computer architecture ever From raspberry foundation. Raspberry Pi 4 is a credit card sized computer that can be used for your personal computing. It has the fastest ARM Cortex A-72 Quad Core Processor, 4 GB of Ram, all new Giga Bit ethernet port, Type C USB port For power supply & more. Raspberry PI 4 can be used for different projects. You can build Robotic instruments, Media Server, Air Server & most importantly !!!!!!

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Did you know that your Raspberry Pi 4 can be used to build a powerful NAS aka Network Attached storage. You read it, Right. Build Your Own local cloud server aka NAS Server using your Raspberry Pi 4 that allows to share & access files across your home network from multiple devices. There are many guides out there on the internet & this guide helps to successfully build your own nas server with Raspberry Pi 4. So, by the end of this Video, You will Learn HOW TO Build Powerful & Fastest NAS Server using your Own Raspberry Pi 4 & YES , it is much better than OpenMedia Vault NAS.

Uses Of Raspberry Pi 4 NAS Server
- Connect Your External Hard Drive To The Pi & Access all of the content in it across multiple devices on your home network.
- If you have more than 5 devices in your home, then backup is made simple. Dump all your data using raspberry Pi 4 NAS & access it from other devices.

To Build NAS Server With Raspberry Pi You need the following things

- An Ethernet Cable required to connect internet to your Raspberry pi 4
- An External Hard Drive Or SSD to store Data
- USB Type C power Supply
- A Faster Class 10 16 GB or Higher Micro SD

Note - You Can Use this guide to build your own raspberry pi NAS server. Works On Both Raspberry Pi 3 Or Raspberry Pi 4 To build NAS Server with Raspberry. In this video, I will show you building a powerful NAS server with raspberry Pi 4, so you can follow the same process for Raspberry Pi 3

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Command List :

First Update all Of the Repositories By
typing this Command inside Terminal

sudo apt-get update

Then Try To Install These Packages TO Add An Support For NTFS &
EXFAT File Systems With in the Raspberry PI

NTFS Package :

sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g

Exfat Package:

sudo apt-get install exfat-utils exfat-fuse

Samba Server Installation:

sudo apt-get install samba samba-common-bin

Creating a Directory inside the root

sudo mkdir /PiServer (You can use Any Name)

Change the Permissions to that Directory

Sudo chmod 777 /PiServer

Type LSBLK to check the mounting point of the connected drives

sudo mount /dev/sda{number} /PiServer

Configuring samba

[Server Name]
comment = "anyname"
path = /PiServer
browseable = yes
read only = no
writeable= yes
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777
public = no
force user = root

Adding user To Access Raspberry Pi NAS Server

Sudo adduser KSKROYAL

Sudo smbpasswd - a KSKROYAL

Restating the Samba -

sudo /etc/init.d/smbd restart
sudo /etc/init.d/nmbd restart

To Auto mount Drives upon Rebooting
sudo nano /etc/fstab & add the below line
/dev/sda1 /PiServer auto defaults, user 0 2

To Set A Static IP address For Your Raspberry Pi which means it will never change upon rebooting

static ip_address = 192.168.0.23/24
static routers = 192.168.0.1
static domain_name_servers = 192.168.0.1

Note : In the above line, I have set 192.168.0.23 as my default raspberry pi 4 NAS Server IP address you can use any series
Between 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.24

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[freakbiker]

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

[eie_for_you]

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.

[FlashTrouserman]

not sure if I have commented already but this worked a treat, fantastic work

[xxcrckzzxx]

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.

[mikaelwetterlundh]

Worked like a charm! Tried 4 different youtube videos, no one worked as expected. This one worked.Thanx!!!

[ykkim]

Having watched tons of youtube samba clip, you are the BEST even explaining details and in depth, awesome!

[bigkbron]

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.

[omarkhalidshohag]

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)?

[Abduux]

This channel is getting better every day keep it up 💪💪

[router]

Well 11 months on I have just done this again with a new install of Bullseye and two ssd drives awesome video thanks again.

[salzdorfer]

You said: it is much better than a OpenMediaVault NAS. Can you explain it?

[ataharkamal]

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?

[PeterCane]

Hey, thanks for a great tutorial. I found yours to be by far the most complete and understandable of many I looked at.

[blakecasimir]

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".

[clarckmonclair]

Dude! You are really a genious, this video is priceless...

[Youdontknow]

Thank you so much. I have been having trouble with open media vault for months and was fed up with it just no working.

[BadKarma]

I’m not a big YouTube 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?

[dogsmonkey]

I can't write to NTFS mounted drive from my mac, can you do it with yours? ntfs-3g installed? Thanks

[devinsolomon]

Fantastic video! The raspberry pi really is an interesting little computer.

[jayrowe]

Great informative video, and I must say perfect use of background music, which is rare in a Youtube video!