How to Setup a Dedicated Home File Server Using Ubuntu Linux

[@enriqueramon2216]

Frank, the best video I have seen. Very clear, informative and and to-the-point!!!. Thank you so much.

[@gauravgrover2591]

I wanted to comment the same... :) Thanks..

[@NicolasHanna]

I want to say the same!!

[@Vampier]

Frank doesn't pretend everyone viewing the video is an idiot :) it saves sitting through endless droning about how computers work :) great vid!

[@lukemorrison]

I agree! I would love a separate video that focuses on troubleshooting. Maybe I'll make it once I figure out why mine isn't working.

[@vandehoek]

I agree!

[@nelsnelsen6741]

Nice presentation, extra points for talking and typing at the same time, moving right along with the content, getting it right so we all can do it. Thank you very much.

[@dipankarbiswas3805]

This might be the most useful video I have watched on this topic so far.

[@drewb3967]

Frank... I have been searching all over the net for a simple instruction set on how to do this... This video was AWESOME!!! Clear Concise and simple. Hope you have other video's out there for other things as I will be looking :)

[@fredneedle123]

I love this video. I must have watched it many times over the last 5 years since I found it.

[@4932gb]

15 years on linux and this is best samba setup I've seen!

[@bernielambillon9737]

I've watched a lot of videos showing how "easy" it is it share files between Windows and Linux but every one of them either left out a critical component or simply did not work. Your video changed everything for me. Clear, complete, and super simple. I now have a working server and am happily sharing files between all my computers. As an added bonus, I learned a lot of Linux command line stuff, as well. Thank you so much for this breath of fresh air, Frank. You are a lifesaver. You've gained a new subscriber!

[@peterpilnas9844]

This video will come in handy when I’m installing Ubuntu server on my old Mac mini soon. Thanks a lot 🙂

[@turismo4299]

Probably the best tutorial I've ever watched. Thank you so much!

[@SuperSkinnymoose]

Not just great instruction, but I have finally seen a walk through of a project; finally some of those CLI commands make immediate sense. Thanks for this

[@setorliguddah]

Four years later I am just watching this video Frank.. this is best video

[@oabdulsslam]

Frank, this the best step by step video I have seen, the sequence and sync of the video is unbelievable. Thanks for all.

[@philipkatana5397]

Great job, i was looking something this. My Wife takes many Photos and now i have found a solution for her Thanks

[@petersonhenrique5155]

Blakey Don't stop making soft. I wished I started as early as you. You have a lot of years to learn!

[@waiitwhaat]

just set up my very own home server with this amazing tutorial :) i wish the old youtube rating system was back because this video deserves a full 5/5 from me. Thankyou so much

[@sigiloso2006]

I just wish I could give you more thumbs up. Had to redo the setup again, but it was worth it, I was running in loops. Now it's done. Thanks!

[@internziko]

every Linux user: "it's easy!" *hundreds and hundreds of key strokes later* " and we're done!"

[@slipdip-gaming-djing-vlogs7015]

what about adding a folder? etc. It's easy, open a terminal and type mkdir FOLDER NAME. and we're done

[@nitsi9333]

But at least its possible to do it

[@nitsi9333]

Funny comment tho

[@ironblack5387]

Hundreds?

[@jsbent1967]

Paul couldn't have said it better (Easy server setup is limited to 7.3 keystrokes).

[@FrankMillerPsychMD]

From another Frank! A great video with complete step by steps... but it was so rapidly done in New territory for me, that I will have to happily boost your "views" significantly while taking notes to get it all down and then feel brave enough to do it on my own. Thanks again.

[@FranksHelpdesk]

+Frank Miller Thank you Frank. One of these days I'll get my website going and the steps will all be there. Until then just use pause and take a few notes and you should be good.

[@krish336]

had to follow this to get this working in 2024, even chatgpt couldn't help, thanks

[@wardles333]

This is an excellent tutorial, thanks for taking the time to make it. It has worked perfectly for me on an old PC. Awesome job!

[@syairahalwi1783]

One of the best tutorial videos I've ever watched (without any skip)! Thank you for helping

[@deveagle6193]

With your teaching ability, I would love to see some tutorials on how to automate server tasks (or something else) with scripts (preferably using Python).

[@mariocastelhano6375]

Plain and directly to the point. Thank you for your know how sharing and time spent to make this video.

[@fleischer444]

This is the best Ubuntu server video I have ever seen! Amazing! It’s such a chase you don’t make new videos.

[@7unkrat]

Best video out there! I was thinking about a Server but like u said, information in not all in check. Very good video! Good and clear voice, very well done!

[@tim79mc]

awesome description from many angles. quick and to the point.

[@racionator2668]

To setup static adress on local network i recomend to do it on a router, get a mac adress typing ifconfig in server console and search for the MAC adress after it just bi d an ip to mac adr on your router

[@daveabrahamcharles7983]

I dont have internet access so I can't ping and I can't update the server. I did the static ip configuration on the machine like he did . Maybe configuring the static ip address on the router, with the mac address, like you said , is the solution to my problem .

[@texastexan1457]

F A N T A S T I C how-to video. Simplistically stated and easy to understand, to follow and implement. Great Job, Mr. Frank !

[@rogzoo]

@Frank I hope all is well for you. I wanted to say this is probably the best tutorials I have ever viewed on KZbin. I hope you have new videos planned. My best, Roger

[@chabanefrancisco]

You explained very well. It's easy to understand. Thank you so much for your video.

[@yhungro5488]

Thanks you so much, I had search and ck document's on-line didn't get all the answer you video was very well down. just don't understand the people that give this video tums down, why, it's very well instructional video, the instruction to the point and worked for first time for me-thx again .

[@Project314]

Awesome tutorial, I followed this with Ubuntu 20.04 but used nano for editor and got my machine to do everything I needed it to do. Great job!

[@metalheadmalta]

Excellent video, everything crystal clear... Will be starting one up immediately and let you know how it went!

[@IrlymMylros]

First class video on Samba. Thank you

[@timeismoney2849]

What a great video tutorial. No need to buy an overpriced NAS anymore! Thank you so much!

[@chikendagr8994]

Paul I would still recommend a nas server because of the reliability and efficiency they provide.

[@joetucker1467]

Great job! Made it very simple to follow and easy to understand. Thanks

[@tylersims6264]

Great video. I am a Linux newbie. I have installed Linux Mint on my laptop. I plan to build a home lab to learn on and will install Unbuntu Server on an older PC. Again, very helpful video!

[@tylersims6264]

*Ubuntu

[@birenderveersingh277]

Great video, I set up mine, with virtual box and DHCP configuration rather than manual just for testing purpose and it works perfectly.

[@keblis]

Excellent video, thorough and comprehensive instructions.

[@effdpaul1815]

Another great video Frank, but a little too fast for me. I had a friend set up my fileserver several years ago, but he will not be around much longer to help me with repairs and maintenance. This video will help.

[@johnvanwinkle4351]

Very nice tutorial for setting this up. Thank you!

[@hoogintellekt5452]

Excellent video! I like how you keep everything clear and simple.

[@pradip7792]

Great explanation for beginners. Must recommend to everyone. Thanks for valuable information.

[@stevenmarin4362]

best concise summary. short, sweet, and works as described. thanks!

[@oneman9620]

Brilliant video! Simple, fast, easy, detailed. Please create more linux content!

[@ZaCaptain1229]

Probably one of the best videos I ever saw. Thank you

[@MrSolomon]

You Sir are the best teacher I've ever seen! Thank you!

[@FrankGreggmusic]

From yet another Frank... Thanks for this. I've been using Linux for some time, but have not yet gotten into servers. I have an extra machine that I will put to use. Awesome!

[@eins20]

Why are you verified?

[@christianzelaya6361]

This is great. Just made in on a virtual machine and I'm setting up a box to make it at home.

[@therealsocialgadfly]

Great job! Informative, helpful, step-by-step from start to finish.

[@schultzphotographic]

Excellent tutorial! So clear and concise. Much appreciated!

[@yadsarwat6325]

Thank you very much for the great lecture with practical tests.

[@mikechurcher9320]

Excellent video...will try it soon with an old computer. Thanks

[@hadrianopolis1968]

You made my server configuration easy ! Thanks very much for this great video.

[@lanceevans1689]

Frank (or should I call you Oscar?), Wonderful video tutorial. And I happen to be someone that used to make them for a living. I was just telling someone that all the info I find is exactly as you say. Either outdated or wrong. Or in terms of YT videos, in broken English. One thing you did not cover, and it is the thing I and many others have had problems with. While we have this issue with the desktop rather than server, it should be the same. The issue is with EXTERNAL USB drives attached to the Ubuntu server/share. These shared folders or drives are being seen on Windows, but you can't open them. I gather all your examples are folders placed onto the main drive, not external. The "solutions" I find are many and varied and mostly very complex. And mostly, from what I have read, don't resolve the issue. Plus, ultimately, I would like to be streaming to various Firestick like clients. Thanks!

[@xjavanicx]

Great tutorial! I have tried and tried using other videos and have not been able to successfully get my file server up and running. I was able with your help. I got my windows box connected no problem, but I'm having some difficulties getting the debian box to work. I will figure it out. Thanks!

[@emile4316]

Really helpful, explained all my questions, thank you!

[@QuantumByteHub]

a great video, exactly what i needed for VEEAM. will configure this this week.

[@robtj22]

This was a great video and very easy to follow.

[@tandy139]

Thanks for this tutorial it has proved to be very useful.

[@DDBAA24]

These files are being shared on the LAN the keyword was "Home" I missed that a little lol. I wanted to access the files remotely. I would need a graphical interface on the server end or just setup VNC. I think a good alternative is a proxmox virtual machine server you can run multiple virtual machines on the server or cluster them. They have a web GUI. This way you can see your files and folders, and access them on the fly if needed. The only way into this remotely is to configure ssh and for viewers not proficient in linux that is really hard, I would probably mess something up lol. Or you could use "webmin" it lets you do a raid zero (connecting multiple drives together as one mass storage device) and again gives you a easy to use web GUI. This tutorial was perfect from start to end though, you explained everything in detail at an easy to follow pace and with a pleasant temperament. Plus no annoying theme song , with no audio on the tutorial just a visual usually going way too fast. Always a big + for me. So this video did get me thinking I have an old Dell Optiplex 780sff with a core 2 duo that I will install the proxmox and but I will use Franks method with a Dell Dimension 3000 it has a Pentium 4 lol. If the tower in the beginning of this video can get this done then I am confident the Dimension will too. I was going to throw Lubuntu on there because its so light weight but so is this Samba Server version of Ubuntu,,,, With all this talk about Microsoft buying Ubuntu, I know the container is available on the Microsoft store which is scary.. Should I be concerned about an "invasion of privacy" from Microsoft's new spy lens. I know this video is from a while back so some things have changed with Ubuntu. I saw that you didn't use encryption, with all thats going on with privacy it might not be a bad idea. From the command line users can generate a private and public passkeys pretty easily & there are tons of tutorials on it. I mean unless there are just some kitty videos Microsoft can have fun watching those if they want ; )

[@johnh10000]

Thank you sir, I'd forgotten about browsable!! About to check it on my samba/emby server

[@tonyt8271]

Love the video walkthrough ! Wish you were around to do an updated 2020 guide

[@guerrillapodcasts]

Many thanks for all your hard work, exactly what i was looking for Nice One, Sorted & Cheers

[@0flyswatter0]

Good, clear, simple video. Thanks!

[@haydenmarine6510]

I have to say it was best I have seen. thank you

[@lepompier132]

Your video is complet, it's nice that someone did one complet video.

[@jestork1]

Nice video. Can't wait to build a my own home server. Thanks.

[@kjim221]

Excelente video, una explicación bastante clara, tanto así que el inglés no fue un impedimento a la hora de entenderlo..

[@Ahmed-sv9sy]

great tutorial but needs to update the static ip part for current ubuntu releases.

[@girumdemisse4313]

Thank you very much Frank, that helped me a looooot on my linux project

[@anderson51malveira]

You forgot to make a test using a Mac to final and mandatory test! lol... But the tutorial is very good, nice job Dude!

[@ohmedarick1]

Thank you Frank for this great video enjoyed watching. I will try it soon.

[@pnbalaji]

Excellent Video frank. It would have been better if you could include the router setup change also to instruct the router not to allocate the IP 192.168.0.100 to any devices via DHCP. Is this something you can upload a new video?

[@nevmass]

Muy buen video, a pesar que no hablo ingles pude entender todo el proceso que haz realizado. sigue haciendo videos como este!

[@deveagle6193]

Thank you for this video! You are an excellent teacher.

[@JessMN1974]

Love this, exactly what I needed! I only wish you had a file or something with notes for all these commands!

[@usamarasool8165]

hey! do you use direct LAN to LAN connection....or do you connect pc to router?

[@daveiooo]

Very enjoyable to follow along with. Thank you!

[@TheHopefulGuitarist]

Thank you so much! You are a life saver

[@johnpilbeam2]

you made this so easy to follow. ..thank you 😊

[@mathewschau9361]

Thank you so much for this informational video. It really helped me out

[@RobertTheHaunter]

Thanks for making this video! It was awesome to help me set up my server! Great job!

[@pcmedicbiz]

BEST explanation out there!! Thanks so much.

[@9665039]

Great video very thorough. i could follow even if I was green.

[@dwaynearthur1476]

Good stuff ! 👍🏽🔥Very detailed .I will try this to see how easy it Is to run . I’m Using a Nas right now but I’m interested in setting up on some older hardware.

[@pharohbender]

woah this actually worked on fedora....finally i can share a folder, wtf you're awesome

[@metalheadmalta]

Thanks to this video, I got everything working perfectly!!! Cheers.

[@matute75plus5]

Turning on Network Discovery on Windows computers connected to public networks is *not* a wise thing to do, make sure you're connected to (or set your network as) a private network. Very enlightening video!

[@rauzepe]

really nice video frank very informative about hot to fallow steps very well thanks, don't know if is to much to ask, but you shuld make more videos about hosting a server using linux not just for file sharing. again man thanks i will experiment with an old desktop computer i got

[@wwallace8865]

Frank, I like it! Including your nice hickory flooring. Is there an updated video for 2022?

[@williamhollamby4884]

Wow, this is so easy to follow!

[@AZSprocket]

Just stumbled upon this video. Thank you! Helped me out a bunch.

[@srinivasrayappa1450]

Very Informative Tutorial. Thanks

[@fjl05]

Thanks for this tutorial. It was one of the first linux tutorials I ever followed. Although I came back to this tutorial after diving more into running a linux server and noticed that while the information works, just like you mentioned that some of the information out there was oudated, well some of your information is now outdated or incorrect as well, or simply performed in a long winded fashion. Otherwise its a great quick tutorial. But I personally think it could use some more in depth information on some of the commands being used. Or maybe its just me that prefers to properly understand the commands I'm using rather than just typing in information blindly. I've noticed you havent released any new videos in years it seems. I hope you are doing ok and plan to release more informative videos in the future.

[@joemorganlauru2857]

Hey Frank, Thanks for the Very Informational tutorial. Can't wait to try it out :)

[@blakenorthrup]

Great vid man, and much appreciated. About to make this happen. Subbed.

[@χιση-ζ4ψ]

Very useful! At first I was confused but after a second time watching, it became more clear! I don't really need this for now but I will surely need it in the future, so this was really informative! Thanks!

[@rubenvlogs9214]

Thank you buddy this video is so clean and easy to follow...keep it up #subbed

[@micropanda7916]

"This is propably a way less typing than you think" *Next 15 minutes are constant typing*

[@williame.i7272]

ive done it so many times, i almost know it without watching

[@williame.i7272]

he also explains everything so its ok

[@vicyoslinuxofficial2607]

It's an Ubuntu "Server", what were you expecting? Hahahaha

[@lawnrebel]

Great video. Once set up, can users from Windows or macs create and manage sub folders and subsequent sub folders etc?