{"id":99618,"date":"2024-08-06T09:12:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T09:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=99618"},"modified":"2025-06-18T05:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T05:48:26","slug":"raspberry-pi-5-nas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/06\/raspberry-pi-5-nas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a NAS with Raspberry Pi 5: Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"99618\" class=\"elementor elementor-99618\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1130fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1130fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147fb34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"147fb34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c527964\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">The Raspberry Pi is a powerful microcomputer, popular among tech enthusiasts. It can be used for various DIY projects, including setting up a Network Attached Storage (NAS). In this blog, we will explore the following aspects:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Is Raspberry Pi good for NAS?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">How to convert Raspberry Pi<\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\"> 5<\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\"> to NAS?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Common Issues and Solutions When Using Raspberry Pi as a NAS<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f9773 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"03f9773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this 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split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__03f9773\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__03f9773\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__03f9773\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a860b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91a860b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368895f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"368895f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c529fb7\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194fe5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"194fe5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c52ab0d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Raspberry Pi Good for NAS?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bae4b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bae4b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a280fad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a280fad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c52cdd1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Raspberry-Pi-1030x773.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-99620\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Raspberry-Pi-1030x773.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Raspberry-Pi-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Raspberry-Pi-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Raspberry-Pi-32x24.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Raspberry-Pi-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Raspberry-Pi.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe94be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbe94be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c52d5bd\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">The Raspberry Pi has strong processing capabilities and flexible configuration options, making it an ideal choice for building a NAS. Here are its advantages:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Cost-Effective<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">: The Raspberry Pi is relatively inexpensive compared to traditional NAS devices.<\/span><\/li><li><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Low Power Consumption<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">: The Raspberry Pi has very low power consumption, making it suitable for 24\/7 operation.<\/span><\/li><li><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Flexibility and Customizability<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">: You can install various operating systems and software to configure the NAS as needed.<\/span><\/li><li><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Community Support<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">: The Raspberry Pi has a large user community, providing abundant resources and technical support.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">However, there are some limitations to consider:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Performance Limitations<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">: The Raspberry Pi may have performance constraints compared to high-end NAS devices, especially when handling large amounts of data.<\/span><\/li><li><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Storage Limitations:<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\"> The Raspberry Pi itself does not have built-in large-capacity storage and requires external hard drives or SSDs.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25421b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25421b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c56350 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5c56350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c52e49f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4c5ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd4c5ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0d59a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb0d59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c52f31b\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Convert Raspberry Pi 5 to NAS?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21abffb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21abffb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757ed0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"757ed0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c53021e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<span data-font-family=\"default\">Converting the Raspberry Pi 5 into a NAS is not complicated. Just follow these steps:<\/span>\n<h3><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Step 1: Prepare the Hardware<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Raspberry-Pi-5-8GB-p-5810.html\"><span style=\"color: #1e70d3;\">Raspberry Pi 5<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-font-family=\"default\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Micro-SD-Card-Tool-Kit-p-5772.html\"><span style=\"color: #1e70d3;\">microSD card<\/a> (32GB or larger recommended)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-font-family=\"default\">A stable power adapter<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-font-family=\"default\">External hard drive or SSD<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Network connection (wired or wireless)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b71894 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b71894\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf872c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daf872c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c531103\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Step 2: Install the Operating System<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<span data-font-family=\"default\">1\u3001Use a tool like <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.com\/software\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1e70d3;\">Raspberry Pi Imager<\/a><\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\"> to write the OS image to the microSD card.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a10e577 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a10e577\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae10fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ae10fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c532aff\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/write-the-OS-image-to-the-microSD-card.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-99624\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/write-the-OS-image-to-the-microSD-card.png 675w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/write-the-OS-image-to-the-microSD-card-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/write-the-OS-image-to-the-microSD-card-32x23.png 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7895c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c7895c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0a1e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b0a1e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c533b36\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">2\u3001Select &#8220;<strong>Raspberry Pi 5<\/strong>&#8221; -&gt; &#8220;<strong>Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit)<\/strong>&#8221; -&gt; <strong>SD card<\/strong> (make sure to select the correct device to avoid data loss if other USB devices are connected), then click &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span data-font-family=\"default\"> Here is an example:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c962f6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c962f6c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6bbba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de6bbba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c5354ef\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/install.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-99625\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404b577 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"404b577\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a7b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3a7b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c5364d0\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">3\u3001Then, edit the settings. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Here\u2019s an example of the settings provided:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Enter your chosen hostname nas (recommended in this tutorial).<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Enter a username and password, which you will need later for authentication.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Check the box next to &#8220;Configure WiFi&#8221; so your Pi can automatically connect to Wi-Fi.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Enter your network SSID (name) and password.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Check the box next to &#8220;Enable SSH,&#8221; so we can connect to the Pi without using a mouse and keyboard.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54030fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54030fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9359a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9359a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c537e45\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/edit-setting.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-99626\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ec0f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3ec0f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a10c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a10c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c538d6f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">4\u3001After clicking &#8220;Save,&#8221; start flashing the image. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">The process may take some time. When it appears as shown in the image below, it indicates that the burning is complete.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbdc139 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbdc139\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50a2a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a50a2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c53ae73\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/write-sucessfully.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-99627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/write-sucessfully.png 669w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/write-sucessfully-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/write-sucessfully-32x23.png 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6ce3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c6ce3f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0a81b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd0a81b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c53c308\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Step 3: Remote Connection to the Pi<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">After inserting the SD card, power up the Raspberry Pi (if possible, connect it to the network via an Ethernet cable, but in this tutorial, we will use WiFi chosen during imaging).<\/span><\/p><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Open a terminal session on your computer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/how-to-ssh-into-raspberry-pi\/\"><span style=\"color: #1e70d3;\">access the Raspberry Pi via SSH<\/span><\/a> by running the following command, replacing <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">&lt;username&gt;<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\"> and <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">&lt;hostname&gt;<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\"> with the ones set during imaging:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ ssh @.local<\/code><\/pre><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">For example:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ ssh seeed@nas.local\n<\/code><\/pre><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">You will need to enter the password you created during imaging. Here is an example:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654e057 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"654e057\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edef71a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edef71a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c540108\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/enter-password.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99629\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5651cc9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5651cc9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cc8f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62cc8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c541578\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Now that we have completed the SSH connection, it\u2019s time to turn it into a NAS.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-804b6b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"804b6b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b296ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b296ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c542903\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Step 4: Install and Configure NAS<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<b><span data-font-family=\"default\">1\u3001<\/span><\/b><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Locate the Drive<\/span><\/b>\n\n<span data-font-family=\"default\">First, connect the storage device to the Raspberry Pi, then check the connected storage devices with the following command:<\/span>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ lsblk\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<span data-font-family=\"default\">You will see output similar to this:<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3825318 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3825318\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a648a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30a648a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c546ea2\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/locate-the-drive.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99631\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b1080 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61b1080\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609dea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"609dea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c5483f6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">In this output, mmcblk0 is your microSD card, and the first connected USB storage device appears as sda (Storage Device A). Additional devices will be sdb, sdc, etc.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b0873 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7b0873\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68bf588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68bf588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c5497e4\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">2\u3001<\/span><\/b><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Partition the Drive<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Next, partition the drive so that Raspberry Pi OS can recognize it as a single storage device:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo fdisk \/dev\/sda<\/code><\/pre><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Here are some relevant commands:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Create a new partition: n<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">List current partitions: p<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Delete a partition: d<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Quit without saving changes: q<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">In this project, we will proceed to create a fresh partition by entering \u2018<\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">n<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">\u2019 followed by pressing the <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Enter<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\"> key, and we will designate it as a primary partition by typing \u2018<\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">p<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">\u2019 and then pressing <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Enter<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">. For the remaining options, we will opt for the default settings by simply pressing <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Enter<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">. Should an existing partition be present, we will remove it by typing \u2018<\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">d<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">\u2019. <\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">Here is an example:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6743486 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6743486\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8085384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8085384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c54d69d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/create-a-fresh-partition.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99632\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aada236 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aada236\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060522e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"060522e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c54eb23\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">If the message &#8220;<\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">All space for primary partitions is in use<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">&#8221; appears, it means there are already four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition on the disk, and you will need to delete a partition (<\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">d<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfcc7f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dfcc7f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffbec5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffbec5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c54fe84\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><em>Note: If there are mounted partitions on the disk (like my sda1), follow these steps to unmount them:<\/em><\/p><ol><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Exit fdisk: Type q and press Enter to exit fdisk and avoid accidental modifications.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Unmount file systems: If there are mounted partitions on the disk, unmount them first. You can view the mounted partitions with the following command:<\/span><\/li><\/ol><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ mount | grep \/dev\/sda<\/code><\/pre><ol start=\"3\"><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Then unmount them using the umount command, for example:<\/span><\/li><\/ol><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo umount \/dev\/sda1<\/code><\/pre><ol start=\"4\"><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Run:<\/span><\/li><\/ol><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo fdisk \/dev\/sda <\/code><\/pre><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Here is an example:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e04f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05e04f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57a556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a57a556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c553f29\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/note-example.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99634\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c112b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8c112b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e6f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e6f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c55531e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Then, return to the partitioning step above.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37ae24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e37ae24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedb6a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aedb6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c5565cc\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">3\u3001Format the Drive<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Now that the drive has been partitioned, it&#8217;s essential to format it to ensure that the Raspberry Pi OS can access and manipulate data on it. To format your drive with the ext4 file system, use the following command:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo mkfs.ext4 \/dev\/sda1<\/code><\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4261030 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4261030\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f32cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00f32cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c559cbb\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Format-the-Drive.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99635\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccde73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dccde73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9ecf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e9ecf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c55b0f6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">4\u3001Mount the Drive<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Next, mount the drive to make it available in the Raspberry Pi&#8217;s file system:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo mount \/dev\/sda1 \/mnt<\/code><\/pre><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">And ensure that the drive is mounted every time the system starts:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo nano \/etc\/fstab\n<\/code><\/pre><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Add the following line to the end of the file:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/dev\/sda1 \/mnt\/sda1\/ ext4 defaults,noatime 0 1<\/code><\/pre><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Press <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Ctrl+X<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">, then <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Y<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">, and finally <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Enter<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\"> to save the edited file in nano. Here is an example:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8952b39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8952b39\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2684250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2684250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c55e89d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mount-the-Drive.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99638\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3812958 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3812958\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a731db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a731db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c55fdef\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">5\u3001Create a Shared Folder<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Run the following command to create a shared folder on your drive:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo mkdir \/mnt\/sda1\/shared<\/code><\/pre><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Grant read, write, and execute permissions to all users on the Raspberry Pi with the following command:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo chmod -R 777 \/mnt\/sda1\/shared<\/code><\/pre><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Here is an example:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a7494d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a7494d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2087e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d2087e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c563814\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1752\" height=\"937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/create-a-shared-folder.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99639\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/create-a-shared-folder.png 1752w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/create-a-shared-folder-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/create-a-shared-folder-1030x551.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/create-a-shared-folder-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/create-a-shared-folder-1536x821.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/create-a-shared-folder-32x17.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/create-a-shared-folder-1024x548.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1752px) 100vw, 1752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958c1b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"958c1b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b191ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b191ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c564cc9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Step 5: Share the Drive Over the Network<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Run the following command to install <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samba.org\/\"><span data-font-family=\"default\"><span style=\"color: #1e70d3;\">Samba<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-font-family=\"default\">, a tool for sharing directories over a network:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo apt install samba samba-common-bin<\/code><\/pre><p>Here is an example:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1e33b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e1e33b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f40042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f40042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c569686\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/share-the-drive.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99640\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7884b93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7884b93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34d33c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a34d33c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c56ac1c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Then, configure Samba to share the directory over the network. We can instruct Samba through the Samba configuration file. Open the configuration file in an editor: <\/span><span data-font-family=\"default\">smb.conf<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo nano \/etc\/samba\/smb.conf\n<\/code><\/pre><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Add the following lines at the end of the file:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>[shared]\npath=\/mnt\/sda1\/shared\nwriteable=Yes\ncreate mask=0777\ndirectory mask=0777\npublic=no\n<\/code><\/pre><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Press <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Ctrl+X<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">, then<\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\"> Y<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">, and finally <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Enter<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\"> to save the edited file in nano. Here is an example:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aad0ad4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aad0ad4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f15ea12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f15ea12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c56e13e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/edit-file-in-the-nano.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99642\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10b931 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d10b931\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2a3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb2a3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c56f644\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Restart Samba to apply the configuration changes:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo systemctl restart smbd<\/code><\/pre><p>Here is an example:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c2922 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7c2922\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b9042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19b9042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c570bfa\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Restart-Samba.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99644\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e446d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2e446d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776a116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"776a116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c571f86\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Step 6: Grant access to the drive<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Finally, you need to grant access to the Samba share so that only authenticated users can access the files over the network. Run the following command to create a user to manage the Samba share, naming the username as pinas in this example:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo adduser <\/code><\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06bd083 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06bd083\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f83d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43f83d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c5752d3\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/grand-access-to-the-drive.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99646\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96ede3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f96ede3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df32cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7df32cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c5767fc\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-font-family=\"default\">Then, add a password for that user using the following command:<\/span><\/p><pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo smbpasswd -a <\/code><\/pre><p>Here is an example:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb542b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2eb542b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca8164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cca8164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c579fbb\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1720\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/grand-acess-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99647\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ec7e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62ec7e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a99bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3a99bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c57b744\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Step 7: Access and Use the NAS<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">From Windows<\/span><\/b><\/p><ol><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Open File Explorer and select &#8220;<\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Map network drive<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">&#8221; from the Computer menu.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Choose a drive letter and enter the folder path, using a domain name format to easily access the device even if the IP address changes (in this tutorial, the path is <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">\\\\nas\\pinas<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">).<\/span><\/li><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Enter the login <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">username<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\"> and <\/span><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">password<\/span><\/b><span data-font-family=\"default\">. Here is an example:<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3632b68 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3632b68\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7783e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7783e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c57eca7\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1116\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/from-the-windows.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-99648\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af6d3df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af6d3df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f44f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25f44f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c58048c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"4\"><li><span data-font-family=\"default\">Once logged in, you can access the files on the server.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2935cd0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2935cd0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9c954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b9c954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c5832fe\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nas.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-99649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nas.png 558w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nas-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nas-32x7.png 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ea7ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2ea7ac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5b902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f5b902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c584a86\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-font-family=\"default\">Next Step<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span data-font-family=\"default\">If you want to make your hard drive and Raspberry Pi look more organized and aesthetically pleasing, you can use a 3D printer to create brackets and enclosures to secure the Raspberry Pi and the external hard drive, and then assemble them together.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae15845 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae15845\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5f50d8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b5f50d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d795c58606e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7574124 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7574124\" 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