NAS_Server_with_Raspberrypi_3

Step by Step Process of NAS (Network Attached Storage) Server With Raspberry Pi 3. This NAS Server can be accessed from all computers and mobile devices connected with the same WiFi Network.

Requirements:

1. Raspberry Pi 3
2. External Hard Drive
3. Micro SD Card (16GB above)
4. Ethernet Cable
5. WiFi Router

System Architecture

OS Burning on Raspberry Pi 3 Micro-SD card

1. Download "raspbian-strech-lite.zip" from the following link.
   https://howchoo.com/raspbian/raspbian-stretch-download#download-zip-file

2. Extract the zip file then you will see raspbian-stretch-lite.img file.

3. Format the Micro SD card using SD Card Formater Application. From here you can download SD card formatter. (https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/sd-memory-card- formatter-for-windows-download/)

4. Now, Burn the imag file on the SD card. You can use Win32DiskImager. (https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/)

System Setup according to Architecture

1. Firstly, Make sure your router is connected with internet connection properly as raspberry pi will require internetconnection for it's upgradation. Then, Connect all the necessary ecquipments as shown in system architecture.

Inside raspbian-stretch-lite

After booting up Login as

 User:  pi  
 Passsword: raspberry

Execute the following commands serially

Update all the Repositories:

 sudo apt-get update   (make sure internet is connected)

NTFS Package :

 sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g

Samba Package Installation:

 sudo apt-get install samba samba-common-bin

Creating a directory in root :

 sudo mkdir /External

Check all the connected drives and mount the specific one:

 lsblk
 sudo mount /dev/sda1 /External    

(Here /dev/sda1 is the External HDD part)

Configuring samba

 sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Go inside the file and at the bottom the file type

      [RaspberryPi NAS]
      comment = Pi Server
      public = yes
      writeable = yes
      browsable = yes
      path = /External
      create mask = 0777
      directory mask = 0777

Restating the Samba :

sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart

Access from Windows Computer

1. First Connect the desired computer with same WiFi network.

2. Go to Network Discovary and Enable Device Discovery.

3. Go to "Turn Windows features on or off" and check the following box

4. Then Restart Your Computer. Again bring the computer within the same WiFi Network. Hopefully, this will work.

Access from Android Mobile

1. First Connect the Android Mobile with same WiFi network.

2. Go to File Manager.

3. Find Remote option.

4. Add Remote Device, Select SMB LAN

5. Login through following credentials.

           User:  pi  
           Passsword: raspberry
   

Here it Goes!