Arch Linux File Sharing Guide

Complete beginner-friendly guide to file sharing on Arch Linux, including Samba (Windows file sharing), NFS, and network file sharing setup.

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Table of Contents

1. Samba Setup
2. NFS Setup
3. SSH File Sharing
4. Troubleshooting

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Samba Setup

Install Samba

Install Samba:

# Install Samba
sudo pacman -S samba

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable smb nmb
sudo systemctl start smb nmb

Configure Samba

Edit config:

# Edit config
sudo vim /etc/samba/smb.conf

Example share:

[share]
    path = /home/user/share
    valid users = user
    read only = no
    browsable = yes

Create Samba User

Add user:

# Add Samba user
sudo smbpasswd -a username

# Enable user
sudo smbpasswd -e username

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NFS Setup

Install NFS

Install NFS:

# Install NFS
sudo pacman -S nfs-utils

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable nfs-server
sudo systemctl start nfs-server

Configure NFS

Edit exports:

# Edit exports
sudo vim /etc/exports

Example:

/home/user/share 192.168.1.0/24(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)

Export:

# Export shares
sudo exportfs -ra

Mount NFS

Mount share:

# Mount NFS
sudo mount -t nfs server:/home/user/share /mnt/nfs

# Auto-mount in fstab
server:/home/user/share /mnt/nfs nfs defaults 0 0

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SSH File Sharing

SSHFS

Install SSHFS:

# Install SSHFS
sudo pacman -S sshfs

# Mount
sshfs user@server:/path /mnt/ssh

# Unmount
fusermount -u /mnt/ssh

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Troubleshooting

Samba Not Accessible

Check firewall:

# Allow Samba
sudo ufw allow samba

NFS Mount Issues

Check exports:

# Show exports
showmount -e server

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Summary

This guide covered Samba, NFS, and SSH file sharing setup.

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Next Steps

• Arch Linux Networking - Network setup
• Arch Linux Security Configuration - Security
• ArchWiki Samba: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Samba

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This guide is based on the ArchWiki. For the most up-to-date information, always refer to the official ArchWiki.