How to Install and Configure an NFS Linux Server and Client

In this video, ‪@LearnLinuxTV‬ teaches how to set up your own NFS (Network File System) server and client and also how to configure Auto FS which enables you to mount things like NFS on demand for more control.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Create NFS Shares
3:10 Install NFS Server
4:10 Configure the NFS Server
4:56 Examine the /etc/exports file
6:03 Create a fresh /etc/exports file
8:38 Restart the NFS Server
9:25 Test the NFS Server
10:40 Configure the NFS Client
10:50 Install NFS Client App
11:30 Test Server Connectivity
12:56 Create Parent Directory
14:20 Mounting NFS Exports
16:00 Unmounting NFS Exports
16:30 How to auto-mount NFS Exports
18:50 Configure autofs
24:18 Config file demonstration
25:50 Restart and check our configuration
28:44 Verify mounts are actually unmounted
31:10 Conclusion
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[@embain269]

Dude, you saved my life, I was struggling so hard before I saw this video, great tutorial!

[@nickm8134]

Brilliant, extremely thorough and very clear - than you!

[@jim7smith]

Good Morning, Jay.... a long time subscriber....So if I want to enable nfs shares for my home network, where do I set the permissions to allow access for non admin users? You mentioned in the video that permissions were not important yet, but afaik you never mentioned permissions again. Thanks in advance. Jim Smith Sr

[@Moses_coder]

Great content. Thank you

[@pr0jectSkyneT]

Is there a way to secure the NFS share via authentication (username/password)? Is there a way to mount the NFS share via the /etc/fstab file?

[@Cyber_realm]

Thank you for this amazing content

[@josephtucker9612]

autofs is not working correctly for me. When I go to the nfs folder it shows the folder is there but when I list what is in that folder it says 'no such file or directory.' df -h does not show the folder. But I have no trouble mounting the folder without using autofs and listing its contents.

[@Shutermagic.photos]

Hello, great video! Could you do a tutorial on how to secure an NFS server? Best regards

[@MohamedELSayed-to9jj]

great tutorial!

[@user-ql3ic9rm2t]

very great video,but i want to ask a question ,how i can add function of support nfs v2 in ubuntu 22.04，thanks

[@MR-vj8dn]

Nice. Thx.

[@levent21]

Is it possible to put a symbolic link in the server folder and reach the content of it from client side? Thanks

[@AkamaiDeveloper]

According to the article linked below, symbolic links can be used with NFS, although they take a fair amount of configuration and planning. docstore.mik.ua/orelly/networking_2ndEd/nfs/ch06_04.htm Additionally, this post from Stack Exchange has some useful information regarding symlinks and NFS: unix.stackexchange.com/questions/135048/how-to-follow-symlinks-in-nfs

[@levent21]

@@AkamaiDeveloper Thanks a lot🙋‍♂

[@AlienShine]

Stale file handle still happens. How can this be fixed, it's annoying to say the least.

[@DanielSMatthews]

So I can use autofs to mount user home directories? But how do I control who can mount an nfs share for a home directory on a machine that is allowed to mount any share from the server hosting those home directories?

[@rishiraj2548]

Thanks

[@l30n.marin3r0]

There is no nfs-kernel-server package in Arch...I don't get it... :/

[@user-gn4rw6sk6n]

yay -S nfs-utils

[@ganeshputtige]

Sir, can we access NFS shares from Android and IOS devices? If yes, how? Thanks in advance.

[@AkamaiDeveloper]

In short, yes. Although Android makes use of the Linux kernel (and is arguably a Linus distro itself), this seems to be easier done on iOS. Connecting to an NFS server/mount seems to require you to recompile the kernel on Android so your results may vary and require some in-depth troubleshooting. Here are some guides to point you in the right direction: - NFS Mounting for Android: android.stackexchange.com/questions/200867/how-to-mount-nfs-on-android-with-correct-permissions && androidforums.com/threads/download-files-from-linux-nfs-share-to-android-device.1307711/#post-7894369 - NFS Mounting iOS: support.apple.com/guide/iphone/connect-external-devices-or-servers-iph8d8f0f1a0/ios

[@adimascahyaning9202]

Great video! I have a query though, can we specify the NFS size on the server?

Is it possible to enable compression on a nfs share to save bandwith?

[@josefsmolik5991]

Hello, I really liked your tutorial. I am using openSUSE Leap 15.4 and I have a problem with the firewall. What ports must be open on the server and client side. Thank you very much for your reply and I wish you all the best.

[@peterbrown6224]

It might just be me, but I've had problems on the client when the nfs server goes offline for some reason. I am referring to RHEL 7 and Fedora. In the case of RHEL, it was at work and the blighters needed to be rebooted after hours.

[@AnibalEvangelista]

Great tutorial, but you could say its for a specific dsitribution (I think its debian for this vid).

[@LA-MJ]

Take it to the next step and configure krb5

[@crvivekshuklaUp75]

What is solution of linode signup cancellation

[@AkamaiDeveloper]

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[@shanold7681]

What about security? this seems like anything on the network could access this

[@fakename8670]

Followed and got it all to work accept when I list just parent directory: ls -l /mnt/nfs then: df -h it dosen't show mounts but it still mounts if I say: ls -l /mnt/nfs/backup

[@andrewr7820]

Um, this is not ripping off @LearnLinuxTV?