NFS How To

What is NFS?

The Network File System (NFS) is a protocol used to share files over a network.

Configuration

Server

1. Install NFS-Utils

   Ubuntu

    apt install nfs-utils
   

   Fedora/CentOS

    dnf install nfs-utils
   

2. Edit the Exports File

    nano /etc/exports
   

3. Add the Following line to /etc/exports for each file share

    /path/to/folder/to/share NetworkAddress/HostAddress(rw,sync,no_root_squash)
   

   Example

    /mnt/NetworkShare/Share1 10.8.0.0/24(rw,sync,no_root_squash)
   

4. Restart the NFS Server Service

    systemctl restart nfs-server
   

Client

1. Install NFS-Utils

   Ubuntu

    apt install nfs-utils
   

   Fedora/CentOS

    dnf install nfs-utils
   

2. Edit /etc/fstab

    nano /etc/fstab
   

3. Add the following for each file share

    ServerAddress:Path/to/Share /local/path/to/mount    nfs defaults    0   0
   

   Example

    10.8.0.1:/mnt/NetworkShares/Share1  /mnt/Share1 nfs defaults    0   0