Tutorial Openmediavault

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Build your own NAS with

OpenMediaVault
8-10 minutes
OpenMediaVault is a Debian based special purpose Linux

Distribution to build a Network Attached Storage (NAS)
System. It provides an easy to use web-based interface,
Multilanguage support, Volume Management, Monitoring and
a plugin system to extend it with LDAP, Bittorrent, and iSCSI
capabilities. This tutorial describes the installation and
configuration of OpenMediaVault.
Prerequisites for this tutorial
PC with 32 or 64Bit Intel processor.
Min. 1GB RAM.
2 Harddisks (or one hard disk with 2 partitions).

OpenMediaVault requires a separate disk or partition for the
OS install and a separate disk or partition for the data.
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1) Download OpenMediaVault
The first step is to download the OpenMediaVailt ISO file from

Sourceforge.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/openmediavault/files/
The software exists in flavors for 32- and 64Bit Intel/AMD

processors and for some other platforms like Raspberry PI,
Odroid and Cubox i. I will choose the version for 64Bit
processors (amd64). The direct download link for the current
2.1 version is:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/openmediavault
/2.1/openmediavault_2.1_amd64.iso?r=&ts=1438327317&
use_mirror=netcologne
The ISO image can be used to install OpenMediaVault into a

virtual machine like VMWare or Virtualbox directly. To install
the software on real hardware, you need a boot media like a
CD / DVD or a bootable USB stick.
Burn the downloaded ISO file on a CD or DVD or load it on a

USB stick.
2.1) Create a bootable USB Stick on Linux
The following command can be used to write the ISO file on

the USB Stick on Linux
sudo dd if=openmediavault_2.1_amd64.iso
of=/dev/sdX bs=4096
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Replace /dev/sdX with the device name of the USB drive.

Please be careful, the dd command can cause severe
damage if you select a wrong drive as target.
2.2) Create a bootable USB Stick on Windows
When you downloaded OpenMediaVault onto your Windows

Desktop, then you can use e.g. unetbootin to prepare the USB
Stick.
http://unetbootin.github.io/
Insert the boot Media that you prepared for the installation into
the PC or Server were OpenMediaVault shall be installed and
start or reboot the system. It might be necessary to select the
correct boot media device in the BIOS.
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When the System booted successfully you will see the

following screen of the OpenMediaVault installer. Select the
"Install" option and press enter or wait until the installation
starts automatically.
Select the language for the installation process.
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And your location. The location will be used to define the

timezone in one of the next steps and to preselect the
keyboard layout.
Now select the keyboard Layout. In my case, I'll select

"German" as layout and press <Enter>.
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The installer starts to load some additional packages from

installation media.
Enter the hostname of your server. The domain name is

requested in the next screen, so the hostname here is the first
part of the fully qualified domain name. When the server shall
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have the fqdn "server1.example.com" then the hostname is

"server1".
Enter the domain name of the server.
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Enter the root password. This password is used for the shell
login, it is not the password of the OpenMediaVault Web
interface. Confirm the password by entering it again in the
next screen when requested.
Select the server time zone and press <Enter>. The time zone
is important for date / time in log files and for the timestamps
of saved files.
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The installer starts to copy the system files to Disk now.
Configure the location from where the apt package manager

will load the software packages. Choose a location near to
you.
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And then select the mirror server. You can just choose the first
one if none of the listed mirrors is from your Internet access
provider.
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When you use a http proxy to access the internet, then enter
it's details here. Otherwise press <Enter>.
Apt will now Download the packages.
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The installation is finished. Press <Enter> to reboot the server.
The Grub boot screen appears. Press <Enter> or wait until it

starts automatically.
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The System ready. You can now login to OpenMediaVault on

the shell as root user or in the Web interface.
4) Login details
Web interface
User: admin
Password: openmediavault
Client (SSH, console)
User: root
Password: <The password that you have set during

installation>
The server has been configured by DHCP. Login as root user

on the shell and run the command:
ifconfig
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to get the current IP address. In my case, the IP address is

192.168.1.30.
Open a web browser and enter http:// followed by your IP

address: http://192.168.1.30/ to go to the web login:
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Enter the default login details user: admin, password:

openmediavault:
And the OpenMediaVault Admin interface appears.
This chapter shows the steps to secure the login, enable an

FTP and SMB/CIFS share and how to enable access by SSH.
5.1) Change the web admin password
To change the web administrator password, go to "General

Settings" and change to the tab "Web Administrator Password:
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Enter the new password and press on the "Save" button in the
upper left corner of the input form.
Services like FTP, SMB and SSH are disabled by default. In

the next step, I will enable FTP and SMB (Microsoft Windows
Share).
5.1) Enable FTP
Go to Services > FTP and enable the "Enable" Checkbox.
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Press the "Save" button in the upper left corner.
And click on "Apply" in the yellow bar that appears above the
the form.
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Finally, confirm that the changes shall really be applied.
5.2) Enable SMB / CIFS
Now go to Services > SMB/CIFS and enable this service like

you did with FTP.
5.3) Enable SSH
Same procedure for the SSH service. Go to Services > SSH

and enable the service.
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5.4) Create a file system as data storage volume
OpenMediaVault needs a separate hard disk or partition to

store data (storage volume). In my case, I'll use a second hard
disk /dev/sdb. Click on Storage > File Systems > Create to
add the second hard disk as a storage volume. The name of
tmy storage volume is "data".
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The final list of storage devices shall look like this. Select the
"data" volume in the list and click on the "Mount" button to
mount the volume. Only mounted volumes will appear as
option in the shared folders volume list.
5.5) Add a user
Now we can add a user to access your file shares. Click on

"Access Rights Management" > "User" > Add:
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Enter the user details: username, email address, and

password. Then confirm the changes.
To store files on the NAS drive, we need a file share that can
be accessed by our user. Click on "Access Rights
Management" > "Shared Folders" > "Add".
I will add a folder named "Documents" with the path

"Documents/" on the data volume.
The next step is to grant read/write permissions to the user

"till". Click on the "Documents" share in the list and then on
the Icon "Priveliges" in the menu above the list. This will open
the priveliges Window, enable "Read/Write" for the user and
press save.
Finally add the share to the services that shall be able to use
them. To enable the share for FTP, go to Services > FTP >
Shares, Click on "Add", Select the "Documents" share and
press save. Confirm the changes.
Use the same procedure for SMB/CIFS: go to Services >

SMB/CIFS > Shares, Click on "Add", Select the "Documents"
share and press save. Confirm the changes.
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Now you have a NAS device with a Documents folder that can
be accessed by your user with FTP and with the SMB/CIFS
protocol.
6) VMWare / Virtualbox Image
The resulting setup of this tutorial is available as ready to use

virtual machine image in ovf format (compatible with VMWare
and Virtualbox) for Howtoforge subscribers.
The Login details of the VM are:
Root password on the shell: howtoforge
OpenMediaVault Web interface
Usernam: admin
Password: howtoforge
Dont forget to change the passwords!
7) Links
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Build your own NAS with

OpenMediaVault is a Debian based special purpose Linux

Prerequisites for this tutorial

PC with 32 or 64Bit Intel processor.

Min. 1GB RAM.

2 Harddisks (or one hard disk with 2 partitions).

The first step is to download the OpenMediaVailt ISO file from

The software exists in flavors for 32- and 64Bit Intel/AMD

The ISO image can be used to install OpenMediaVault into a

Burn the downloaded ISO file on a CD or DVD or load it on a

2.1) Create a bootable USB Stick on Linux

The following command can be used to write the ISO file on

Replace /dev/sdX with the device name of the USB drive.

2.2) Create a bootable USB Stick on Windows

When you downloaded OpenMediaVault onto your Windows

When the System booted successfully you will see the

Select the language for the installation process.

And your location. The location will be used to define the

Now select the keyboard Layout. In my case, I'll select

The installer starts to load some additional packages from

Enter the hostname of your server. The domain name is

have the fqdn "server1.example.com" then the hostname is

Enter the domain name of the server.

The installer starts to copy the system files to Disk now.

Configure the location from where the apt package manager

Apt will now Download the packages.

The installation is finished. Press <Enter> to reboot the server.

The Grub boot screen appears. Press <Enter> or wait until it

The System ready. You can now login to OpenMediaVault on

Client (SSH, console)

Password: <The password that you have set during

The server has been configured by DHCP. Login as root user

to get the current IP address. In my case, the IP address is

Open a web browser and enter http:// followed by your IP

Enter the default login details user: admin, password:

And the OpenMediaVault Admin interface appears.

This chapter shows the steps to secure the login, enable an

5.1) Change the web admin password

To change the web administrator password, go to "General

Services like FTP, SMB and SSH are disabled by default. In

5.1) Enable FTP

Go to Services > FTP and enable the "Enable" Checkbox.

Press the "Save" button in the upper left corner.

Finally, confirm that the changes shall really be applied.

5.2) Enable SMB / CIFS

Now go to Services > SMB/CIFS and enable this service like

5.3) Enable SSH

Same procedure for the SSH service. Go to Services > SSH

5.4) Create a file system as data storage volume

OpenMediaVault needs a separate hard disk or partition to

5.5) Add a user

Now we can add a user to access your file shares. Click on

Enter the user details: username, email address, and

I will add a folder named "Documents" with the path

The next step is to grant read/write permissions to the user

Use the same procedure for SMB/CIFS: go to Services >

6) VMWare / Virtualbox Image

The resulting setup of this tutorial is available as ready to use