This is why the security of SMB is not critical. Without it, you'd only be able to access your SMB Share when at home. It'll only allow a device which is not on your home network, to access the network, just as if it was connected to your router at home. WireGuard will not access files, it doesn't handle file sharing or anything else. You'll need a VPN (WireGuard) to provide access to the local network, this is where security is important because it's the entrypoint, all the network traffic to access the SMB Share will go through WireGuard when you're not at home. I suggest using SMB If you plan on accessing your files from a Windows computer, otherwise you could just use NFS. Regarding security of the SMB protocol, it doesn't really matter as long as it is only available on the local network, meaning not accessible from the Internet. I believe the Pi 3 should have enough ram for this. Regarding the 16gb of ram, you definetely don't need that to run a SMB Server, not even close. The guide I shared was in case OMV wasn't sure, I should've made that clearer, my bad. i have this ridiculous plan to convert all the lights in my house to low voltage DC, and run them with ESPHome, with some old E-bike batteries as a backup for power outages. which lead me to a curiousity, and ridiculous conclusion. If OMV supports SMB out of the box, then you wouldn't need to install and manage Samba yourself. so, ive been sick from work all week, and ive used the moments of energy to tidy up my desk. From what I've read, OMV supports SMB natively, so why do I need Samba? I also assumed that WireGuard will do the access to the files, do I need SMB at all? I am mostly asking because a few people mentioned SMB is not a good choice because of its low security and I also saw that it requires 16GB of RAM which my Pi 3 is far from. I am a little confused about something, though.

Sounds like a solid start, is this the right order to do the installations:ĭietPi > PiVPN > WireGuard (seems to be much newer and faster) > OpenMediaVault > Samba There are already many guides available, so I suggest trying to follow one, and if you run into issues then come back here with more specific questions which will be easier to help you with.įor example, here's one that seems ok to setup the Network Share part

However it should be easy to install with DietPi. I think OpenMediaVault may be a good option to manage the Disks and Network Share, if you don't want to spend much time on the Terminal, but I haven't personally tried it. Regarding the VPN, you can choose between OpenVPN or Wireguard, either way you can use PiVPN to manage that, ĭepending on how familiar you are with Linux and command line, the difficulty may change. Which minimises having to fiddle with configurations and dealing with implementation details. I suggest installing DietPI as the OS, because it has plenty of pre configured packages and helpful documentation. And WireGuard, to remotely access the local network, should be enough.Īs for the RAID part I haven't investigated that part, on my setup I just settled for a nightly rsync for backup but maybe it's possible to have raid, I really don't know. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings.If your goal is simply to share files, 'simply' configuring a NFS or SMB share, for file access. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma.I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. Screens- 3 ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it.

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