This is for Ubuntu Home Server

Install Samba Service

sudo apt install samba

Make a folder to share over Samba Server

• This can be any folder in the file system
• Just remember the path

Edit the Samba config

• open the Samba config

sudo vim /etc/samba/smb.conf

• Add the following config in the file at the end

[<url path>]
	comment = Samba Service Description on Ubuntu
	path = <path to the folder created from root>
	read only = no
	browsable = yes

• Save the file using vim command :x
• Start the server

sudo service smbd start

Add a Samba user

sudo smbpasswd -a <user_name>

• add a password in the following screen
• Please note that user name should already be a unix user on the Ubuntu machine

Using the server on windows or mac

• Open a network drive

//<ip address/<url path in the config>

At this point you should be able to access the shared Samba drive

Add to the startup services

sudo update-rc.d smbd defaults

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