Setup OpenMediaVault on Raspberry Pi 3

OpenMediaVault can be configured from the web browser. Just open a web browser of your choice and visit the IP address of your Raspberry Pi 3 (In my case http://192.168.2.6). Now, type in the username admin and the password openmediavault and click on Login. You should be logged in to the OpenMediaVault control panel.

1. How do I turn my Raspberry Pi NAS into OpenMediaVault?
2. How do I start OpenMediaVault?
3. What is OpenMediaVault Raspberry Pi?
4. How do I turn my Raspberry Pi into a NAS?
5. Can a Raspberry Pi run a NAS?
6. Is a Raspberry Pi a good NAS?
7. Can you run OpenMediaVault in a VM?
8. What to do after installing OpenMediaVault?
9. How do you manage OpenMediaVault?
10. How do you make a Raspberry Pi 4 NAS?
11. What port does OMV use?
12. How do I uninstall OMV?

How do I turn my Raspberry Pi NAS into OpenMediaVault?

How to use your Raspberry Pi as a NAS box

1. Step 1: Download OpenMediaVault. ...
2. Step 2: Extract the disk image. ...
3. Step 3: Write the OpenMediaVault disk image to your microSD card. ...
4. Step 3: Connect everything and boot up your Pi. ...
5. Step 4: Set up OpenMediaVault. ...
6. Step 5: Mount your disks. ...
7. Step 6: Create shared folders. ...
8. Step 7: Enable SMB/CFIS.

How do I start OpenMediaVault?

The first installation screen of OpenMediaVault should appear on your screen. Select Install from the boot menu and press [enter] key to continue. 2. In the next screen, select the language that will be used for installation process and as default language for the installed system and press [enter] to continue.

What is OpenMediaVault Raspberry Pi?

OpenMediaVault is a networked attached storage (NAS) solution built on Debian that has support for the Raspberry Pi. Using this software, you can easily convert your Raspberry Pi into a powerful NAS that has built-in support for a variety of different services.

How do I turn my Raspberry Pi into a NAS?

Tutorial: how to set up Raspberry Pi as NAS?

1. Step 1: download and install OpenMediaVault. ...
2. Step 2: start the Raspberry Pi NAS and change the keyboard layout. ...
3. Step 3: change password and display IP address. ...
4. Step 4: logging onto the web interface. ...
5. Step 5: securing the web interface.

Can a Raspberry Pi run a NAS?

Now, thanks to the improved throughput of Raspberry Pi 4 with USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet, you can build a fully featured NAS for a fraction of the cost.

Is a Raspberry Pi a good NAS?

The Raspberry Pi, on the other hand, is such a versatile little board that it can act as a cheap trial NAS that—once you grow out of it—can be repurposed for something else. It isn't as rock-solid as, say, a Synology NAS unit, and RAID doesn't work particularly well on the Pi if you want data redundancy.

Can you run OpenMediaVault in a VM?

Installing openmediavault

You can either install openmediavault on a stand-alone server or as a virtual machine (VM). No matter which route you choose, you'll need to download the ISO image and burn it to disk, insert it into your server, boot up and install, or use the ISO image to create a new VM.

What to do after installing OpenMediaVault?

Things to do after installing OpenMediaVault

1. enable ssh.
2. Install some tools.
3. disable quota.
4. create links to the mounted drives with their label names.
5. install gpt.
6. install gparted.
7. install cifs-utils.

How do you manage OpenMediaVault?

Openmediavault supports all standard RAID levels, so you're good to go there. Configure your RAID in Storage -> RAID Management. Configuration is absurdly simple: Click the Create button, choose the disks you want in your RAID array, the RAID level you want to use, and a name for the array.

How do you make a Raspberry Pi 4 NAS?

Step by Step Instructions

1. Step 1: Update your system. ...
2. Step 2: Install Samba on our Raspberry Pi. ...
3. Step 3: Creating a sharing folder. ...
4. Step 4: Sharing folder using Samba. ...
5. Step 5: Define Details of share. ...
6. Step 6: Save changes. ...
7. Step 7: Make a user for Samba on the Raspberry Pi. ...
8. Step 8: Retrieve Raspberry Pi local IP address.

What port does OMV use?

As OVM default web interface runs in 80 port, the easiest way to access remotely is by opening TCP port 80 in your router. Only downside of this is you have to have static public ip.

How do I uninstall OMV?

apt-get remove --autoremove openmediavault will remove OMV.