How to made a NAS configuration like with ubuntu server

You can install openssh-server and connect securely and file transfer.

I though of this... but I need to make Ubuntu server work like hardware NAS, so that Windows based computers would see it the server as NAS. FreeNAS does it, but Id like to have it as an application on the server or configure the server to act like NAS.

I want to make it be seen as a NAS disk to be seen like separate network disk. OpenSSH wouldn't work, becayse the back-up software I use on Windows computers doesn't support SSH, but supports ftp and network disks.

Thanks! I'll try doing it this way. Good manual!

I'm still a bit confused... Will these folders be seen as FTP by my back-up software or would the server have to be configured as an FTP server like some other users say on the forum?

Would other users be asked for a password or any credentials when connecting to the network folder? Together with that, will it be in any way possible to configure folders in a way they will be seen as network drivers to each user? At the end of the manual above it says that it has to be configured with Samba in some way... Unfortunately I couldn't find anything straight-forward instructions online.

Also if I have two HDDs in the server and a few partitions on the HDD I intend to install Ubuntu on, can I make the second drive and other partitions also be seen on the network?

Thanks!

Paul

You can setup an FTP server if you need FTP. It's not very secure at all. SSH will give you SFTP functionality and will be secure.

You can use Samba to share folders and they will be visible as Windows shares, or you can use sshfs under Linux systems (and with 3rd party apps in windows).

You simply have to share the folders you want to share using any technology you choose.

Now I understand. This now solves the problem for Linux computers. Unfortunately my Windows back-up solution doesn't support SFTP. Only FTP. If it's not secure enough I guess I won't bother setting it up... Also files larger than 2Gb can't be handled by FTP.

 Is there any other way I can solve this? Having just a shared folders would be not safe enough. Is it possible to make a particular folder be seen only by particular computer? As I found online, having virtual network drives (like with hardware NAS) would completely solve the problem with Windows computers. I managed to configure shared folder.

But is there any way to make shared folders be seen as network drives?

Thanks!

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still having problem... Really need to create virtual hard drives to create clone copies of my existing desktop one for backup purposes!
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Got it solved! I'll create a shared folder. Thanks actionparsnip!

Solved it.

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.