Continuing the series where apalrd teaches proxmox skills through meaningful applications, today we are setting up a proper fileserver on our Proxmox system using Linux Containers. I've chosen to use a lightweight Linux Container (LXC) for this, so we can share the host's ZFS filesystem without adding the overhead of another virtual NAS operating system.

To manage shares and users using a web UI, I'm installing Cockpit, as well as some additional modules from 45Drives to deal with Samba. This should provide a pretty easy to use storage interface, keep all of our storage contained in the host Proxmox system without adding another layer of filesystem or a virtual machine, and run well on lower end hardware such as the Terramaster unit I'm using.

Link to the blog post:
https://www.apalrd.net/posts/2023/ult...

Links to Cockpit modules used in this video:
45Drives Cockpit File Sharing - https://github.com/45Drives/cockpit-f...
45Drives Cockpit Navigator - https://github.com/45Drives/cockpit-n...
45Drives Cockpit Identities - https://github.com/45Drives/cockpit-i...

This video is part of the Ultimate Home Server Megaproject, start from the beginning here:
   • Ultimate (Proxmox) Home Server Megapr...  

Buy the Terramaster F2-223 like I used in this project: https://amzn.to/3CgJwg4
You should also consider the quad-core versions if you want to do more virtualization, so you'd want a model with the -423 suffix (F2-423, F4-423, U4-423).

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:01 - Install the Container
07:39 - Install Cockpit
09:33 - Install File Sharing Modules
11:47 - Container Mount Points
13:11 - User Management
14:59 - Samba Shares
17:52 - Conclusion

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